Nigeria going after tax defaulters who say ‘catch us if you can’

Nigeria’s finance minister plans to drag tax defaulters who don’t make use of an amnesty to court as she seeks funds to plug the nation’s $25 billion infrastructure gap.


Trump says ‘America First’ to benefit world and plugs tax law in Davos speech

President Donald Trump said Friday that U.S. economic growth promoted by his policies would help the world, seeking to square his “America First” agenda with globalism.


UHY Advisors acquires Bright Point Consulting

UHY Advisors, Inc. has acquired Bright Point Consulting, a finance and accounting software implementation firm based in Raleigh, N.C.


Robots still can’t find questions to ask

Inclusion is being celebrated at the World Economic Forum at Davos, and this is hardly surprising. Inclusivity and diversity have been staples of corporate life for many years now.


Biz2Credit lending software now available through AccountantsWorld

Small business loan approvals are up, and the partnership is meant to help this trend continue.


How AI is driving a new era of accounting

Artificial intelligence is on a fast track to peak-hype status.


The top 10 small-biz regulatory issues for 2018

Paychex identifies the main regs, laws and proposals business owners and their advisors should be paying attention to this year.


Bloomberg Tax offers guide to new tax law

Bloomberg Tax released its 2018 Tax & Accounting Outlook, focusing on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that Congress passed last month.


PCAOB mourns former chairman William McDonough

William J. McDonough, the original chairman of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board after the PCAOB was created by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and a former president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, died Monday.


Thomson Reuters offers help coping with new tax law

Thomson Reuters has released several resources to help tax and accounting professionals deal with the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.