NASBA announces Accounting Education Research Grants for 2017

This year’s topics, ranging from high school education to unconscious bias, will receive $25K in funds.


Senate GOP health bill to break with House on key points

The measure would eliminate Obamacare’s tax increases, including a 3.8 percent net investment income tax, a 2.3 percent levy on medical device sales, a 0.9 percent Medicare surtax and a 10 percent indoor tanning tax. But a tax on expensive “Cadillac” employer-provided plans would be delayed, as in the House measure.


Senate Republicans brace for release of health bill Thursday

Senate Republicans are beginning to learn the details of the health-care bill they may be asked to vote on next week, with senators saying the measure envisions a more gradual transition away from Obamacare than the House-passed version.


How time and attendance technology can benefit your small business clients

Accountants and other financial advisers know better than most how busy small business owners are and how much they value any advice, resources or tools that can help them save time, particularly on administrative tasks.


Walt Frazier meets the accountants

The NBA legend says star athletes need solid financial advice.


In the blogs: Therefore I scam

Madoff victims still wait; suing the IRS anonymously; where tax dollars go; other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.


House passes mobile workforce tax simplification bill

The House passed legislation Tuesday to simplify state income tax rules for employees who travel across state lines.


CFP Board drafts revised code of conduct

The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards has proposed a set of revisions to its Standards of Professional Conduct setting ethical standards for CFPs.


NSA Scholarship Foundation names 2017 recipients

The National Society of Accountants has now awarded over $1M to college students since 1969.


Avalara teams with Wiley on Customs Duty & Import Tax for Dummies

Avalara, a provider of cloud-based tax compliance automation business software, has teamed up with the publisher John Wiley & Sons to produce “Customs Duty & Import Tax for Dummies,” an e-book that’s part of Wiley’s “for Dummies” line of instruction guides.