Going Concern

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Sikich has a $250 million investment from Bain Capital to play around with so we don’t expect they’re done gobbling up other people’s established contracts in Washington. The post Mr. Sikich Goes to Washington (Again) appeared first on Going Concern.

Washington

CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Make it official — and secure stakeholder buy-in You’ll also want to document your plan in writing to ensure clarity and accountability. Steve Saah is the executive director of the finance and accounting permanent placement practice at Robert Half , the world’s first and largest specialized financial talent solutions service.

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Withum

MARCH 17, 2025

For importers of raw materials or finished goods, Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 330: Inventory requires that all costs necessary to bring a product to its saleable state should be classified as inventory. Are Tariffs Considered Inventoriable Costs?

financial statements

MyIRSRelief

APRIL 11, 2025

Seattle, Washington, is a bustling hub of innovation, commerce, and culture. IRS Levies and Garnishments : When taxpayers fail to address their tax liabilities, the IRS can take aggressive collection actions, such as levying bank accounts or garnishing wages. These actions can disrupt personal and business finances.

Tax

Withum

JULY 4, 2025

Therefore, PTET deductions for both Specified Service Trades or Businesses (SSTBs), such as accounting and law firms, as well as all trades or businesses that utilize the 199A deduction, are allowed to be deducted for federal income tax purposes.

income tax

CPA Practice

JUNE 30, 2025

From tax prep to asset management, invoicing and portals, and auditing to remote CFO functions, the services the accounting and tax pros provide are dependent on the technologies they use. The awards highlight the most useful technology for firms and clients.

Technology

Going Concern

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

HR Dive discusses the recent CPE situation at EY : A recent scandal involving online training at Ernst & Young has pulled back the curtain on the time and ethical pressures accountants and finance teams are under to balance the demands of client work with ongoing professional training requirements.

Account

CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

These recipients have stood apart from their peers throughout their careers and this past year contributed valuable expertise to strengthen the accounting profession. Sansone previously led RSM’s S Corporation Federal Specialty Tax Services Group as a member of the firm’s Washington National Tax office. Sansone, CPA – 2024 Arthur J.

Tax

Accounting Today

JULY 28, 2025

Prosperity Partner CEO Jeremy Dubow Jesse Sutton "Its always the people challenge in accounting right now," shared Jeremy Dubow, CEO of Chicago-based Prosperity Partners, the No. Our profession needs a 4% increase in accountants to be sustainable, yet were experiencing a greater than 1% decline since 2019," he explained.

Technology

CPA Practice

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Top 25 accounting firm Cherry Bekaert has acquired DeBlanc, Murphy & Murphy, a Waldorf, MD-based CPA firm specializing in accounting, tax, and advisory services. This acquisition aims to strengthen Cherry Bekaert’s position in the greater Washington, D.C. Financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.

Maryland

Accounting Today

JUNE 20, 2025

It also applies to 2024 contributions to IRAs and health savings accounts for eligible taxpayers and to estimated tax payments normally due on April 15, June 16 and Sept. All rights reserved. 3 deadline for both states applies to individual income tax returns and payments normally due on April 15, 2025.

Mississippi

CPA Practice

JULY 7, 2025

Surett earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Siena College in Loudonville, NY, and an MBA in finance from the State University of New York at Albany. Leslie Jordan is a finance operations and practice management leader based in Kansas City, with a career at the firm spanning more than 35 years.

North Carolina

CPA Practice

MAY 29, 2025

The Washington-based ERP provider said on May 29 it has signed an agreement to be acquired by Vista Equity Partners, the global investment firm that purchased Avalara in 2022.

Washington

Accounting Today

JULY 22, 2025

Stated bluntly Withum ( [link] ): Washington Gov. Wiss ( [link] ): What to remind them about the key benefits of outsourcing accounting services. All rights reserved. individuals from the former citizen: an explosive and yet unexplored topic. Both aim to fill a large gap in the states budget.

E-commerce

TaxConnex

JULY 24, 2025

Some solutions provide an “auto-file” capability to file returns, which sounds effortless until you realize that a true filing and remittance compliance process requires expertise and human oversight to watch for errors and account for ongoing changes in your business and your ever-evolving sales and use tax compliance landscape.

Sales

Going Concern

MARCH 13, 2025

Cornerstone Research has put out their SEC Accounting and Auditing Enforcement ActivityYear in Review: FY 2024 report [ PDF ] and then they put out a press release highlighting the important parts so we don’t have to spend all day reading it. Supreme Court’s decision in SEC v.

audit

CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

a Minneapolis-based public relations and marketing firm serving the legal and accounting professions, has been named a gold winner in two Strategic Communications categories of the prestigious MarCom Awards. Edge Marketing, Inc., The agency was named a gold winner in the Marketing/Promotion Campaign for a Special Event category.

Connecticut

Withum

MAY 5, 2025

Get the Latest Tax and Legislative Developments Withums National Tax Policy and Legislative Updates Resource Center is the go-to hub for the latest changes in tax laws and legislative developments from Washington, D.C. However, meticulous accounting and legal documentation are vital for correctly allocating income and losses among partners.

Real Estate

CPA Practice

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Visual Lease, a software platform for integrated lease management, accounting, and reporting, is being acquired by CoStar Group, a provider of online real estate marketplaces, information, and analytics in the property markets, the companies said on Oct. Financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. based CoStar Group, said in a statement.

Real Estate

CPA Practice

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Small and midsized businesses are facing growing staffing challenges, as rising business costs and economic conditions are prompting potential layoffs, according to the Fall 2024 Main Street Index from top 15 accounting firm CBIZ. While the top tactics remain the same as the accounting firm’s Summer Main Street Index, there was a 4.1%

Healthcare

CPA Practice

JULY 28, 2025

OBannon TIAG (The International Accounting Group) and TAG Alliances have added four independent accounting firms across three continents in the last two months, further strengthening the global footprint and multidisciplinary capabilities of the global alliance. Thanks for reading CPA Practice Advisor!

accounting firms

CPA Practice

JUNE 26, 2025

David Sites , national managing principal and head of the Washington National Tax Office and International Tax Solutions, said CFOs might be more optimistic about the legislation if polled today. Gail Cole Accounting June 25, 2025  Remitly Launches International Business Payments for U.S. debt on the economy. Customers U.S.

Finance

Accounting Today

JULY 24, 2025

Washington City, Utah: Business owner Phyllip Hallman Heaton has been sentenced to five months in prison and 18 months of supervised release (including six months of home detention) after not paying taxes for six years. All rights reserved.

Tax

Withum

JUNE 24, 2025

Trades or businesses that are subject to this phase-out include businesses involving the performance of services in the fields of health, law, accounting, actuarial science, performing arts, consulting, athletics or financial services.

Tax

CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

By Kemberley Washington Bankrate.com (TNS) Taxes may not be the first thing on your mind following the presidential election, but there’s no doubt that tax policy will play a key role in the year ahead, given that the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) is set to expire at the end of 2025.

tax planning

Going Concern

JUNE 20, 2025

Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. Comments are closed on Friday Footnotes and the Monday Morning Accounting News Brief by default. Technology Multiplier, founded by ex-Stripe exec, nabs $27.5M

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Accounting Today

JUNE 5, 2025

Washington, D.C.: Trifilo worked in compliance for several large accounting and finance firms and recently was managing director at a tax firm where he specialized in transaction structuring and advisory service, tax compliance and tax due diligence. All rights reserved.

Tax

Accounting Today

JUNE 9, 2025

Dan Hood (00:03): Welcome to On the Air with Accounting Today. As youve probably heard, theres a lot going on on the tax front in Washington, D.C., All rights reserved. Transcription: Transcripts are generated using a combination of speech recognition software and human transcribers, and may contain errors. Im editor-in-chief Dan Hood.

Washington

CPA Practice

JULY 28, 2025

O'Donnell, who served two separate stints as acting chief of the IRS before leaving the agency in February, has joined KPMG as a senior managing director within its Washington National Tax practice.

Washington

Accounting Today

JULY 25, 2025

CONNECTICUT FASB, GASB and FAF logos on the wall at headquarters in Norwalk, Connecticut Courtesy of GASB The Financial Accounting Foundation board of trustees announced it is seeking nominations for new members to join the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council for an initial one-year term beginning Jan. All rights reserved.

Rhode Island

Accounting Today

JUNE 13, 2025

GEORGIA NABA president and CEO Guylaine Saint Juste (left) and Bennett Thrasher partner Durran Dunn RTW Photography Bennett Thrasher, Atlanta, announced its philanthropic arm, the Bennett Thrasher Foundation, made an investment in the National Association of Black Accountants. All rights reserved. Read the full story.)

Technology

CPA Practice

JULY 10, 2025

OBannon Crunchafi , a provider of cloud-based SaaS products built for accounting and financial professionals will present in two key accounting conferences this month, offering actionable strategies to navigate the ongoing complexities of ASC 842.

Technology

Accounting Today

JULY 15, 2025

EDT 10 Min Read Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email President Donald Trump displays the signed bill during a ceremony for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C All rights reserved.

Tax

MyIRSRelief

OCTOBER 11, 2024

This might include contributing to retirement accounts, making charitable contributions, and taking advantage of tax credits. This might include setting up retirement accounts, making charitable contributions, and taking other steps to reduce taxable income. This includes understanding their income, expenses, assets, and liabilities.

tax services

Accounting Today

JULY 21, 2025

Aaron Dawson, CEO of Vancouver, Washington-based Opsahl Dawson, named it as the "biggest thing that we attribute growth to," and his fast-growing peers would agree. All rights reserved. Most of this years honorees mention being deliberate in their strategies for achieving exceptional revenue numbers over the last year.

Technology

CPA Practice

DECEMBER 2, 2024

AICPA News is a round-up of recent announcements from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. These recipients have stood apart from their peers throughout their careers and this past year contributed valuable expertise to strengthen the accounting profession. Dixon Memorial Award and Annette Nellen, CPA, CGMA, Esq.,

CPA

Going Concern

APRIL 7, 2025

” When Republicans cut taxes in the past, they did so only temporarily, bowing to Washingtons arcane budget rules that limited how much they could add to the federal deficit. billion accounting error in South Carolina’s finances. Friday, the citys accountant firm quit. The State continues to cover that $1.8

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