Pull vs. push: Evolve into trust marketing

Traditional approaches to marketing and lead generation are becoming less and less effective for accountants. Build trust first.


Key GOP senator skeptical of Trump effort to strip GM tax break

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch questioned President Donald Trump’s call to end a tax break for electric cars made by General Motors Co. and others following the company’s announcement that it would lay off workers and close plants.


In final tax push, GOP’s best shot is extending industry breaks

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady has given up on an additional round of tax cuts. Now, the only tax item he might be able to get passed this year is something he hates: the annual renewal of prized industry tax breaks.


Corporate America gets some reprieve in IRS’s foreign tax rules

U.S. companies won some concessions from the Internal Revenue Service following proposed regulations that would soften the blow of a new foreign tax — but the rules didn’t go as far as the business community had hoped.


Rate expectations: How much tax pros are hiking fees – and why

Preparers are looking at new forms, new regs, new laws — and new prices.


CAQ issues request for 2019 audit research proposals

The Center for Audit Quality has made its 11th annual call for independent research topics focused on the auditing profession.


Gender discrimination lawsuit against KPMG alleges sexual harassment and assault

More than 1,100 women are seeking class-action certification in a lawsuit against the Big Four firm.


Stop deducting medical expenses. Here’s what to do instead

In today’s age of lost tax deductions many accountants are looking for new tax deductions they can offer their clients.


Tax Fraud Blotter: 1, 2, 3 and 30 months

Sunset for a tax scheme; $4,000 in phony refunds per return; aging badly; and other highlights of recent tax cases.


Surgent CPA Review releases CPA Exam readiness product

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