Tax Fraud Blotter: Mild diversions

Higher education; tough stains; don’t Betta on it; and other highlights of recent tax cases.


How to build the team that will replace you

Many CPA partners and owners would like to see their firms remain independent and become a potential home for others.


Senators unveil bill to impose minimum standards on tax preparers

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ben Cardin, D-Md., introduced legislation Thursday to require minimum standards for paid tax preparers and rescind Preparer Tax Identification Numbers of incompetent and fraudulent practitioners.


The accounting professional's power port jungle

From the office desk to the car or train, to the home desk, to bedside, ports are ubiquitous for the various devices needed to keep personal and professional lives in order.


Avenatti indicted for embezzling money from disabled client and tax fraud

Celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti, who made his name as a fierce critic of President Donald Trump, was indicted by a federal grand jury in California on three dozen charges, including a new claim that he stole millions of dollars from a paraplegic client’s settlement.


Automation: Don't panic!

Are midsized accounting firms prepared to race to the technological finish?


IRS cracks down on payroll tax cheats

Revenue officers visited nearly 100 businesses suspected of having serious issues with employment tax compliance.


IRS offers safe harbor for pro sports teams trading players and draft picks

The revenue procedure gives teams a safe harbor when doing trades of their athletes, staff contracts or draft picks.


Union warns against proposed IRS budget cuts

The National Treasury Employees Union is worried about the impact of proposed budget cuts on the agency’s ability to deal with taxpayers.


Withum opens Learning Lab at University of Central Florida

The Top 100 Firm’s new center features state-of-the-art tech, tutoring and a collaboration space for accounting majors.