Thomson Reuters reports on state taxes on e-commerce

Thomson Reuters released a report Tuesday examining how states are imposing corporate income taxes on out-of-state e-commerce sites.


GASB issues guidance for implementing standards

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board has released implementation guidance with questions and answers to explain and elaborate on some of its recent standards.


Sage integrates PayPal

Accountants can now use the payment software within the Sage 50Cloud accounting platform.


In the blogs: Feedback loops

Facebook dinged in California; New York State of workaround; SEC spoof; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.


Biggest rollback of bank rules since Dodd-Frank clears house

The U.S. House has approved a sweeping overhaul of bank regulations, sending to President Donald Trump a bill that will give him a chance to make good on his vow to “do a big number” on the Dodd-Frank Act.


Silicon Valley wants to tax big tech just like Seattle did

Seattle levied an annual tax of about $50 million on big companies last week to help solve the city’s homeless problem. The tax was watered down from the original proposal but it was controversial and pitted the city against its most powerful corporate resident, Amazon.com Inc.


Reports of Excel's death are greatly exaggerated

Based on a flawed 1998 study, the war on spreadsheets continues unabated.


Rich college endowments may get tax break if they spend enough

A New York Republican introduced legislation in the House that would waive the new tax on about 30 wealthy college endowments if they spend 25 percent of their annual investment earnings on reducing the cost for middle-income students.


Intuit upgrades QuickBooks payroll services for small businesses

The new direct deposit offerings allow employers to pay contractors faster, and employees on the same day.


Prenups might be in jeopardy as tax law kills alimony break

President Donald Trump’s tax overhaul could wreak havoc on prenuptial agreements across the country — and maybe even his own.