Getting the best tax use from a vacation home under today's rules, Part 1

Despite the uptick in interest rates, an improved economy may lead to a resurgence of interest in vacation or second homes.


Practice Profile: More conversation, more action

Top 100 Firm Dixon Hughes Goodman builds trust with transparency, even on taboo topics.


A ‘Fight Club’ remake, starring only accountants

A battle over who should be Deloitte LLP’s next U.S. chief raises awkward questions about the governance of Big Four partnerships.


ADP finds private sector added 177,000 jobs in June

Private sector employers added 177,000 jobs in June, according to payroll giant ADP, as tax cuts and the booming economy continued to add jobs despite the threat of a looming trade war.


Accountants to Watch: Cortlon Cofield

The Chicago CPA/PFS shares why he started his own financial planning services firm for millennial clients.


Oregon Society of CPAs announces 2018-19 scholarship recipients

A total of $101,925 was awarded to 48 deserving students pursuing their CPA licenses in the state.


Securing buy-in from stakeholders in marketing your firm

It’s one thing to take the time and effort to create a well-conceived marketing program designed to grow your accounting firm and it can be quite another to get critical stakeholder buy-in.


Tax pros need to focus on data security: ETAAC

An advisory committee report worries the IRS will focus more on tax reform than on cybersecurity.


The contribution of Helvering v. Bruun to the construction of taxable gain

One of the most fascinating things about the field of tax law is the way in which it often compels us to carefully analyze many terms that are used casually in everyday conversation.


Being the bookkeeper of the future

New tools and new technologies are rapidly changing this core accounting role.