Expertise and uncertainty for accountants

In the accounting profession, the “product” isn’t always tangible.


Paychex sees wages pick up in August

Paychex reported Tuesday continued momentum in wage growth at small businesses in August, even as employment growth at those businesses dipped slightly for the sixth month in a row.


IRS warns of new ransomware scam

The Internal Revenue Service sent an urgent warning Monday about a new phishing scheme in which a scam email purporting to originate from the IRS and the Federal Bureau of Investigation is actually part of a ransomware effort to take computer information hostage.


Art of Accounting: First-time partners and client equity

Reducing client load is important for a partner to grow. A problem with this is that the reduction of or loss of the relationship lessens the “client equity” of a partner. It also lessens chargeable time.


Happy Tax acquires Opportunity Tax and Insurance

Happy Tax has acquired Opportunity Tax and Insurance, a franchise network of eight storefront tax preparation and insurance sales offices in North Carolina, Georgia and Florida, and announced a partnership Monday with Santa Barbara Tax Products Group, a subsidiary of Green Dot, to provide refund advances and refund transfers.


Hurricane Harvey: Advice on tax planning, rebuilding costs

The cleanup goes on long after the storm has passed. Here’s how financial planners can provide advice for one of clients’ most expensive traumas.


Tipalti introduces touchless invoice data capture

Accompanied by AI-driven approval routing technology, the new tools are designed to fully automate the accounts payable process.


Denmark targets deep cuts to ease planet’s heaviest tax burden

Denmark’s government proposed a broad range of tax cuts that will hit all income groups, make it cheaper to save toward retirement and reduce levies on cars.


Parsing the future of tax reform: ‘A world of unknowns’

Tax experts examine Republicans’ Joint Statement for clues to possible changes.


Tax Strategy: Tax reform crawls forward

The framework issued by the ‘Big Six’ is thin on specifics.