Accounting
Are Your Business Clients Ready for the New Section 179 Expense Rules?
As part of end-of-year tax legislation by Congress, the half-million dollar maximum deduction was retroactively preserved for 2014, as were a couple of other related provisions. But these extensions authorized by the Tax Increase Prevention Act ...
AICPA Personal Financial Planning Conference Starts Next Week
Economic and political uncertainty, the effects of the Affordable Care Act, and estimating the true cost of retirement are just some of the factors creating a complex and challenging financial landscape for Americans. This year’s AICPA Advanced Personal Financial Planning Conference, held at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas January 19-21, will give planners the necessary […]
Michael Maher Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from AICPA
Michael Maher, Ph.D., has been awarded the 2015 Lifetime Contribution Award by the AICPA.
AICPA and CIMA Honor Accounting Professors for Research
The American Institute of CPAs and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants on Friday recognized three professors for research into bias that affects investment decisions, underscoring the significance of the work and its implications for ...
PwC Launches Online Platform to Help Students Prepare and Launch Careers
The Big 4 U.S. and international accounting firm PwC has launched CareerAdvisor, a free, interactive and customizable tool designed to help students discover their interests and professional goals as they prepare to enter the job market.
Research Shows Local Governments Struggling on Financial Overhaul Efforts
Local government leaders globally are overhauling operations to achieve more efficiency and better service, but nearly 1 in 3 struggles to demonstrate a financial benefit and a majority of business executives see no value from their efforts.
Flowtivity Merges into Boomer Consulting, Enhances Lean Six Sigma Expertise
The accounting consulting firms of Boomer Consulting, Inc., and Flowtivity, LLC have announced that they have merged, effective January 6, 2015. The newly-combined consultancy will continue to operate under the Boomer Consulting brand.
Wolters Kluwer Partners with Firm to Produce New Corporate Tax Point of Sale Solution
In partnership with DuCharme, McMillen & Associates, Inc. (DMA), a leading corporate tax and technology consulting firm, the sales and use tax content from Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting will become a key component of DMA’s Tax Interchange for Retail ...