QuickBooks will actually increase the market for bookkeepers.

Amazon.com Inc. walked away from billions of dollars of public subsidies when it announced Thursday it was abandoning plans for an office complex in New York. But it can still qualify for federal tax breaks intended to help distressed communities by building a new Virginia data center in America’s wealthiest county.

A Warren Averett staffer is named Atlanta Habitat chairperson; Friedman LLP participates in a local Equinox Cycle for Survival charity ride; and the Bonadio Group donates to two local Habitat for Humanity chapters.

Firms are now diversifying their offerings with additional services that support clients throughout their lifecycle.

The top firms long ago figured out that it’s smart business to pass the baton from senior partners to the next generation.

Some EA registrations were due to expire at the end of March, but the partial government shutdown delayed processing.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued a proposed accounting standards update Thursday on the recognition and measurement of deferred revenue in business combinations.

The bakery chain was rescued by an Irish private-equity firm after an accounting scandal pushed the U.K. cake baker into insolvency.

Florida’s Chief Financial Officer was quick to jump on Twitter Thursday, after Amazon.com Inc. scrapped its plan for a headquarters in New York City, reminding the company about the state’s tax policies and good weather.

The Treasury Department is defending the declining numbers of tax refunds, saying taxpayers already saw the benefits of the new tax law in their paychecks.