AICPA CEO Melancon sees priorities in Senate tax reform plan

The American Institute of CPAs is reacting to Senate Republicans’ tax reform plan with its own set of priorities.


ACCA further examines 'Generation Next' in new report

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants polled over 1,300 young professionals at small and medium-sized firms on their career aspirations.


Art of Accounting: Easing tax season workload compression

Last week I conducted a breakfast meeting of the Withum Partners’ Network and I was asked a question that was not answered, so I’ll answer it in this column.


These unruly GOP tax factions will put Senate’s plan in question

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is about to face a legacy-defining test of whether he can keep his unruly caucus in line to deliver President Donald Trump’s coveted goal of “massive tax cuts” in 2017.


Tax debate update: Latest studies may confound Trump's message

The Senate tax-writing committee plans to start hammering out the details of its tax cut proposal on Monday. The House may vote on its bill as soon as Thursday. Here are the latest developments, updated throughout the day.


Accountants need to plan their technology transformation

Thomson Reuters’ Jon Baron warns that roughly a third of accounting practices are likely to disappear.


Non-traditional mergers in accounting

CPA firms aren’t just merging with other CPA firms any more – they’re scouting out practices in HR, IT, engineering, financial planning and many other areas, according to Transition Advisors’ Bill Carlino.


Tax debate update: House, Senate set to clash over state break

The Senate tax-writing committee plans to start hammering out the details of its tax cut proposal on Monday. The House may vote on its bill as soon as Thursday. Here are the latest developments, updated throughout the day.


Intuit updates Lacerte, ProSeries and ProConnect Tax Online

The company has responded to some popular user requests.


Senate matches House’s 1.4% tax proposal for college endowments

The Senate version of the Republican tax bill would tax wealthy private college endowments at 1.4 percent of net investment income, the same levy as the House proposal introduced last week.