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The Taxpayer Advocate Service’s Centralized Case Intake program should make some changes to provide better customer service for taxpayers, according to a new report. The report, from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, noted that during fiscal year 2017, the CCI program responded to more than 60,000 telephone calls from taxpayers. The Taxpayer Advocate […]
Squar Milner LLP, a Top 100 Firm based in Newport Beach, California, is combining with Boas Boas LLP, a firm based in San Francisco, effective Jan. 1, 2019. As part of the deal, Boas Boas’s 10 professionals and staff members will be relocating to Squar Milner’s existing offices in San Francisco, including partners David Arrick […]
Every year I speak with CPAs who bemoan the chaos and rush to file taxes for many of their business clients. While these professionals get the job done for their clients, it often takes more time (and increased cost) with a less than ideal product. The CPAs I speak with would prefer to have more […]
UHY Advisors and UHY LLP expanded Thursday in the Northeast by acquiring Flynn, Walker, Diggin CPA PC, a firm in Saratoga Springs, New York, effective Nov. 8, 2018. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. UHY Advisors, based in Chicago, ranked No. 32 on Accounting Today’s 2018 list of the Top 100 Firms, with […]
Pay increased for middle-market CEOs and CFOs by an average of nearly 5 percent in 2017, according to a new study by BDO USA. The BDO 600: 2018 Study of CEO and CFO Compensation Practices of Middle Market Public Companies examined total direct compensation for middle-market executives in eight industries, looking at the correlation between […]
The results of Tuesday’s midterm elections will lead to Democrats taking control of the House’s tax-writing Ways and Means Committee in January, but with Republicans retaining control of the Senate and the White House, the Democrats aren’t likely to get their way on tax policy. “They can’t get any legislation passed because it’s not going […]
Software developer Intuit named Canada-based Cloud Bookkeeping Services its Global Firm of the Future at its QuickBooks Connect conference, held in San Jose, California, this week. One of several finalists, Cloud Bookkeeping Services will receive $30,000 in cash prizes as the firm that “best embraces the future to help their small-business clients succeed and prosper.” […]
Each year, Accounting Today and Best Companies Group select the Best Accounting Firms to Work For in three categories: Small, Midsized and Large. This slideshow includes the best in the Small Firm Category (firms from 15-49 employees), with their rankings and select information on the firms, as well as photos the firms submitted themselves (or, […]
As we head into the new year, a question I keep hearing from CPAs is: “How do I start raising my fees?” When I hear that my first reaction is: “Great. What are you going to be providing to justify the increase?” Usually they point to things like their rising overhead and cost of living. […]
The 2019 enrollment renewal period for Enrolled Agents is now open through Jan. 31, 2019, according to the IRS. EAs are required to renew their status during this time if their Social Security number ends in 0, 1, 2 or 3. Without renewal, enrollments will expire on March 31. Enrollment renewal applications and payments can […]
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