Accounting watchdog group objects to GASB proposal

Truth in Accounting wants pension and retirement benefit costs included in state and local government reporting.


House Democrats propose to extend tax-filing deadline 5 weeks

A pair of House Democrats has introduced a bill to extend the tax-filing deadline until May 20 to give taxpayers more time to file their taxes.


More things to know about the federal opportunity zone program

What types of businesses don’t qualify for QOZ investment, and which types of taxpayers are best suited for the program?


U.S. adds 20,000 jobs in February, including 4,100 in accounting

The unemployment rate fell two-tenths of a percent to 3.8 percent and average wages also increased.


Product News: AccountingSuite now integrates with Timesheet Mobile

Tipalti introduces currency conversion solution, and Fugue adds PCI compliance to its suite of offerings.


Inside the CFO mind: The most important tech solutions

CFOs are on the front lines of optimizing company processes, and that usually includes selecting the best technology for the job.


ACCA marks International Women’s Day

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants is offering a special tribute to its first female member while celebrating the role of women in accounting.


Average tax refunds are up as total payments continue to slide

The average tax refund check is nearly identical to last year’s average refund, increasing less than 1 percent to $3,068 in 2019.


The SALT cap isn’t going anywhere, right and left agree

Politicians from New York, New Jersey and other high-tax states may be making a lot of noise, but the new $10,000 limit on deductions for state and local taxes, or SALT, isn’t going anywhere any time soon.


Manafort caught sentencing break for tax and bank fraud, but soon faces tougher judge

The president’s former campaign chairman won leniency from a federal judge who sent him to prison for less than four years, but next week he’ll be sentenced in a second case.