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Family businesses in the U.S. are more confident about their growth prospects than their global peers93 percent versus 81 percentand are poised to capitalize on new opportunities, according to a new survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
January 7 -
Ray Bigley of Avalara and Joe Woodard of Woodard Consulting Group discuss why accountants should embrace the cloud and other forms of technology to grow their firms.
January 7
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The Internal Revenue Service said Monday that its Modernized eFile system has begun accepting business tax returns.
January 7 -
Tax forms from the federal government and many states may be delayed in the aftermath of the fiscal cliff legislation, one of the largest tax preparation chains warned.
January 7 -
A Nevada federal court has barred Benyam Tewolde from preparing tax returns for others, the latest in a series of legal efforts against preparers affiliated with the Instant Tax Service chain.
January 7 -
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The IRS has posted a Frequently Asked Questions page regarding Electronic Filing ID Numbers.
January 4 -
For the third year in a row New Jersey-based CPA firm WithumSmith+Brown took to video format and social media to help encourage its staff and promote its firm culture in a three-day shoot that resulted in communicating its current state of the firm.
January 4 -
The Internal Revenue Service has issued proposed regulations to create a new taxpayer identifying number known as the IRS Truncated Taxpayer Identification Number, or TTIN, that can be used instead of a Social Security number in response to the growing problem of identity theft-related tax fraud.
January 4 -
The Internal Revenue Service could significantly increase the revenues it collects from taxpayers by targeting its enforcement resources better, especially by using correspondence exams, according to a new report.
January 4 -
Switzerlands oldest bank, Wegelin & Co., has agreed to pay $74 million to the United States to settle charges that it conspired to evade taxes with its U.S. clients, in the first-ever guilty plea to tax law violations by a foreign bank.
January 3 -
Office relocation, fiscal cliff tax briefing and Hurricane Sandy relief efforts
January 3 -
The IRS has updated income-tax withholding tables for 2013, reflecting this weeks changes by Congress. The tables, issued after President Obama signed the changes into law, show the new rates in effect for 2013 and supersede the tables issued on Dec. 31, 2012.
January 3 -
Gross, Mendelsohn & Associates, PA has merged with Cox Ferber & Associates LLC of Cockeysville, Md.
January 3 -
Peterson Sullivan LLP expanded its Seattle practice with the addition of Davenny & Associates PS.
January 3 -
President Barack Obama signed the legislation that enacts a last-minute budget deal and averts income tax increases for most U.S. workers, marking an end to a yearlong impasse.
January 3 -
Even though President Obama indicated only last Friday that the fiscal cliff deal likely to be produced by the January 1 deadline would be a basic package, lawmakers managed to come out with a surprisingly comprehensive set of tax provisions, some with long-lasting effects.
January 2 -
Top 100 Firm, Kahn, Litwin, Renza & Co. Ltd., has agreed to merge with Fay & Associates.
January 2 -
Seems like a timesaver in tax season: Scan all documents and let software auto-fill information from clients forms. Selecting scanners, however, means gambling that a hardware investment will, in fact, pay off, and that can mean carefully examining your client base and information flow.
January 2 -
The House passed a deal to avert an income tax rate increase on middle-class families on Tuesday night, following a New Years Eve vote by the Senate, sending the bill to President Obama for his signature.
January 1
