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Just as no ship would sail without navigational tools, no successful professional services firm would attempt to grow their business without a solid sales and marketing strategy. Any accounting firm without a well-thought-out plan in hand will likely founder and fail, but an accounting firm with a solid idea of how to go about developing […]
Doing business in a sustainable or environmentally oriented manner is an issue and topic that is increasingly dominating the marketplace. Whether it is focused specifically on the implementation of sustainability ideas, the business angle of sustainable business models, or the development of entirely new business models, the overall trend is clear. Doing business in a […]
Cloud prep, phony name; sending the money out; Bay State bilked of $1.38 million; and other highlights of recent tax cases. LaPlace, La.: Preparer Shawanda Nevers, 49, has pleaded guilty to four counts of preparing fraudulent returns. According to court documents, Nevers, a.k.a. Shawanda Hawkins, Shawanda Bryant and Shawanda Johnson, operated a series of businesses […]
We have less than 200 days to go until the 2018 effective date for public companies for the new revenue recognition standard, and many accounting and finance professionals are in high gear preparing their organizations and clients for the transition. With so much focus on implementation, I wanted to share some lessons learned from three […]
Delaware Whisman Giordano merges in Haggerty Haggerty Details: Whisman Giordano Associates, LLC, a firm based in Newark, Del., has merged in Haggerty Haggerty, P.A., one of the oldest public accounting firms in Delaware, effective Aug. 1, 2017. As part of the deal, James R. Zdimal and Vincent S. Barbone have joined Whisman Giordano as directors. […]
EY has combined its Tax Performance Advisory and Tax Technology and Data Analytics Services teams to create a Tax Technology and Transformation group across the globe. The dedicated group of more than 1,000 tax technology and performance improvement professionals will work at EY member firms around the world helping businesses revamp their tax functions by […]
Nearly three-quarters of tax, finance and business professionals are not confident that comprehensive tax reform will be passed in Congress in 2017, according to a recent Deloitte poll, while nearly half are doubtful about tax reform’s prospects. When asked how confident they are that a comprehensive tax reform bill will be enacted this year, 49.1 […]
Corporate shareholders shouldn’t expect a big payout if the U.S. moves to a territorial system where multinationals can repatriate their foreign profits without paying heavy taxes on them. A study in the July/August issue of the American Accounting Association’s journal The Accounting Review by Professor Michelle L. Nessa of Michigan State University investigated the impact […]
Starting a practice; recruiting only gets tougher; deducting vacation; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers. Debt and taxes Backtaxeshelp (http://www.backtaxeshelp.com/tax-blog/): What Are the Odds? Dept.: “This spring, the IRS started working with some private debt collection companies. The program is in its early stages, but there are already reports of problems.” If your […]
Two University at Buffalo accounting graduates have been honored with the Institute of Internal Auditors’ Esther R. Sawyer Research Award, given to the winners of the Institute’s annual research manuscript competition. Notably, this year marked the first instance that two students of the same university received the award in the same year. Kyle Januszkiewicz (BS […]
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