Accountants Confidence Index — November 2017

The Accountants Confidence Index dipped slightly for the month.


Private-jet owners poised to get tax break under Senate GOP plan

Senate Republicans say their tax bill will bring big tax cuts for middle-class families and businesses. If you own a private jet, you’ll also get a break.


EY and other Times Square tenants that replaced porn make their own retreat

New York’s Times Square, which moved past its era of porn and squalor by luring companies to new skyscrapers, now faces defections by some of those very tenants.


Accountants rank high for return on equity

Accountants are in fourth place in a new ranking of how different industries fare in terms of return on equity.


Need a new website for your firm? Skip the RFP

While an RFP does have the benefit of forcing your firm to think through its needs, at least superficially, there’s no guarantee that you are asking the right questions.


People on the move: Hantzmon Wiebel appoints first female CEO

Crowe Horwath elects 10 partners and principals; Rea & Associates promotes 28 in 14 offices; and other recent hires, promotions and personnel news from firms across the country.


Firms on the move: Rodman CPAs president bikes for charity

Anders CPAs + Advisors coaches two local startups to competition victory; the AICPA honors a host of forensic and valuation accountants; and more news from CPA offices across the country.


Your college football team is very worried about GOP tax reform

For more than 30 years, colleges and universities have leaned on an obscure tax rule that allows sports boosters to make tax-deductible contributions to their teams. Athletic fundraisers around the country say that’s an advantage that generates millions in annual revenue—and one that’s threatened by Republican tax legislation.


Singing CPA Steven Zelin merges with Newman & Cohen

Steven Zelin, a New York City-based CPA who performs music as the “Singing CPA,” is merging his firm, Steven Zelin CPA LLC, with Newman & Cohen, CPA, P.C., effective Thursday.


Intuit gets into the money lending business

Intuit has introduced QuickBooks Capital, a funding solution for small businesses.