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New York CPA gets 33 months for stealing refunds

10/15/2009 - 08:44 - 1735 reads - 1 comment

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A Chappaqua-N.Y. based CPA has been sentenced to 33 months in prison for pocketing more than $320,000 of his clients' tax refunds over 11 years, acco...

INSIDE Public Accounting announces its annual Best of the Best Firms

10/15/2009 - 08:19 - 2134 reads

INSIDE Public Accounting’s Best of the Best Firm’s recognition honors 25 firms annually for their wise management and superior operational performance in fiscal and management metrics based on over 50 criteria.

PwC releases new guide to taxes and wealth management

10/15/2009 - 05:33 - 995 reads - 1 comment

PwC's Guide to Tax and Wealth Management has been restructured to focus on wealth management strategies and tools that are most instrumental to building an effective plan.

The IRS Whistleblower Program: a government program that works

10/15/2009 - 05:24 - 1121 reads

There is no shortage of government programs, and few can claim to be genuinely successful. The IRS Whistleblower program may be an exception.

New hiring credit: Probable law or packed with pitfalls?

10/15/2009 - 02:31 - 1344 reads

Next up on the Obama administration’s agenda could be an incentive to hire, with the goal of jobs creation.

Scammers calling themselves Coopers & Lybrand try to sell worthless investments

10/15/2009 - 02:06 - 1357 reads

The value of a reputation associated with a name was made evident recently when individuals claiming to be from an organization called Coopers & Lybrand tried to sell shares in worthless companies to investors.

AICPA experts find exceptional opportunities for estate plans in 2009

10/15/2009 - 01:56 - 4061 reads

Accountants need to reach out to their clients as soon as possible to alert them to the opportunities presented by the highest exemption in estate tax history.

6 Quick and easy tips for improving your Web presence

10/14/2009 - 10:47 - 1606 reads

If you have a Web site, or if you are advising clients who have a Web site, there are steps you can take to improve that site's rankings in the search engines.

QuickBooks 2010 for Mac offers the simplicity of a Mac with powerful new tools

10/13/2009 - 13:13 - 1757 reads - 1 comment

QuickBooks 2010 for Mac gives small business owners powerful new tools that help them be more productive and profitable with the simplicity they expe...

Favorite QuickBooks tips and tricks

10/13/2009 - 13:05 - 2223 reads

Having worked with QuickBooks for over 13 years, I’m always on the lookout for helpful hints and time saving tips.

Going green with QuickBooks

10/13/2009 - 11:52 - 1477 reads

AccountingWEB QuickBooks columnist Joe Woodard shares some of his favorite tips for taking QuickBooks to the next level - and staying green in the process!

Intuit announces release of QuickBooks 2010

10/13/2009 - 09:51 - 3048 reads - 1 comment

Intuit has announced the release of QuickBooks 2010 financial software with new online capabilities designed to help small businesses save and make money.

A simplified explanation and example of SFAS 123R's calculated value method

10/11/2009 - 23:32 - 1219 reads

With the implementation of SFAS123R, the calculated value method is now required for nonpublic companies without an internal market for its stocks or options.

Oregon CPA admits to filing false tax return for bookie

10/11/2009 - 14:35 - 1369 reads

A Redmond, Oregon-based CPA has pleaded guilty to assisting in filing a false tax return on behalf of a client who admitted to running an illegal gambling operation, the Department of Justice announced.

New per diem rates released for travel expense reimbursements

10/09/2009 - 11:24 - 3682 reads

The IRS has updated the rules for determining the amount of an employee's ordinary and necessary business expenses for lodging, meals, and incidental expenses while traveling away from home.