Ted on Tech: Can you hear me now?

Voice augmented accounting could be a reality right now. Here’s what accountants should look out for in devices that listen.


3 key small business questions CPAs must be able to answer

Accounting professionals have the potential to become their clients’ most trusted advisors. Here’s how to achieve that trust.


Trump's path to a balanced budget paved with accounting gimmicks

Presidents have long used creative math and budget gimmicks to create the illusion that the trillions of dollars in spending they propose will somehow wind up reducing the deficit. Donald Trump’s $4.1 trillion budget is especially ambitious: It combines many of the tricks his predecessors tried over the years, and adds a few of his own.


AICPA advises on cybersecurity risk management

The association has published a guide on the subject to help CPAs figure out whether their clients’ web security programs are working or not.


IRS services down over Memorial Day

The IRS will conduct its annual Memorial Day systems maintenance beginning Friday, May 26, at 6 p.m. EDT and ending on Tuesday, May 30, at 5 a.m. EDT.


Members selected for IRS Tax-Exempt Committee

Three new people are ready to advice the Internal Revenue Service on nonprofit issues.


Companies spurned by top court on $1B Michigan tax change

The U.S. Supreme Court refused to question a Michigan tax change that companies including IBM Corp. and Procter & Gamble Co. say will hit them retroactively with a $1 billion bill.


In the blogs: Gray areas

Attorneys and leeches; poker, pro sports and debt; effects of IRS tardiness; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.


Mnuchin cites border-tax concern as House panel seeks tweaks

House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady said he’s open to reviewing parts of the House Republican tax blueprint as Congress looks for a path forward on trying to make U.S. businesses more competitive globally—even as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin offered his most direct criticism of the plan yet.


Mnuchin says no guarantee tax reform won't benefit the rich

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that he can’t guarantee that the White House’s goal of no tax cuts for the wealthiest earners will survive the legislative debate.