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Financial vs Tax Accounting

SMBAccountant

One type of accounting that is well-known is tax accounting. According to Investopedia, tax accounting is “a structure of accounting methods focused on taxes rather than the appearance of public financial statements”. Tax accounting applies to individuals, businesses, and corporations.

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IRS Highlights New Payment Options Within Business Tax Account Tool

CPA Practice

When fully developed, business tax account (BTA) will allow many types of business taxpayers to check their tax history, make payments, view notices, authorize powers of attorney, and conduct other business with the IRS. Within BTA, business taxpayers can now: View and make a payment toward a balance due by using a bank account.

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Bloomberg Tax & Accounting Launches Innovation Studio

CPA Practice

Bloomberg Tax & Accounting this week announced the launch of its Innovation Studio, which the research and technology solutions provider called “an ideation environment” that offers access to new tools, including generative AI-powered capabilities, that are currently under development for the Bloomberg Tax platform.

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IRS Starts Business Tax Accounts

CPA Practice

20 that it has launched new business tax accounts , with the initial version geared toward sole proprietors. As part of its continuing effort to improve taxpayer services and make the agency more technology-friendly, the IRS said on Oct.

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The CPA Firm Growth Strategy: From Compliance to Consulting

Speaker: Rita Keller - President of Keller Advisors, LLC

You've worked diligently and have built a glowing reputation grounded in your excellent skills in tax, accounting, and auditing. You're known as the “go-to” person when a client is faced with tax and financial decisions. You have a very successful firm -- but that’s not enough.

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Cash or Accrual Accounting: What’s Best for Tax Purposes?

RogerRossmeisl

Your businesses may have a choice between using the cash or accrual method of accounting for tax purposes. The cash method often provides significant tax benefits for those that qualify. Therefore, you need to evaluate the tax accounting method for your business to ensure that it’s the most beneficial approach.

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IRS expands business tax accounts

Accounting Today

Individual partners and individual shareholders of S corps can now get a business tax account.