Federal Tax Planning Strategies for Individuals and Small Businesses By: Warren M. Bergstein, CPA, AEP Published Date: Jan 1, 2017 Every year, to minimize their overall liability, taxpayers should start giving consideration to moves that may either lower their current year tax bill or equalize their tax liability over a two-year period. Some of the […]
CPA Firms Urged to Increase Diversity
/in Blog, News/by CherylB Michael Cohn July 27 2016 New Jersey Society of CPAs CEO and executive director Ralph Albert Thomas is encouraging CPA firms and other businesses to expand their diversity and inclusion efforts. During a speech Wednesday in New York at a meeting of the Accountants Club of America, Thomas stressed that CPA firms need […]
Club Members Nominated by the NYSSCPA
/in Members in the News, News/by CherylTwo of our Accountants Club of America members have been nominated by the NYSSCPA Nominating Committee for 1-year terms beginning June 1, 2017 Jan Herringer has been nominated for president-elect Candice Meth (Accountants Club of America Governor) has been nominated for vice-president
Art of Accounting: Becoming an Expert Generalist
/in Blog, Members in the News, News/by CherylBy Edward Mendlowitz Published January 23 2017, 2:16pm EST This is a follow-up to my previous column, where I suggested larger firms have a specialization as a generalist. This will illustrate some ways of accomplishing that. A generalist has to be knowledgeable in most areas, but possibly expert in none. A generalist should be […]
Accounting Today: AICPA CEO Melancon Anticipates Major Tax Reform
/in Blog, Members in the News/by CherylBy Michael Cohn January 24 2017 American Institute of CPAs president and CEO Barry Melancon is expecting Washington to pass major tax reform legislation during the Trump administration, and some Democrats may even cross the aisle to help Republican lawmakers enact it. Speaking Tuesday in New York at a meeting of the Accountants Club of […]
Joanne Barry: Five Ways CPAs Can Build a Stronger Democracy | Accounting Today
/in Blog, Members in the News/by CherylBy Joanne Barry January 23 2017 Donald Trump being sworn in on the steps of the Capitol Building. Bloomberg News Some people love him. Some people hate him. Regardless of what anyone feels about him, New York City real estate mogul and TV reality show star of The Apprentice Donald J. Trump has been sworn […]
CohnReznick Recognized for Women Leadership Initiatives
/in Blog/by CherylBy Sean McCabe January 05 2017 Top 100 accounting, tax, and advisory firm CohnReznick announced this week that they are a recipient of the Winner’s Circle Award for “Women in Leadership.” Part of the Winning Is Everything Conference, the Winner’s Circle Awards recognized CohnReznick for its inclusive firm culture that has promoted the advancement […]
Federal Tax Planning Strategies for Individuals and Small Businesses
/in Blog, Members in the News/by CherylFederal Tax Planning Strategies for Individuals and Small Businesses By: Warren M. Bergstein, CPA, AEP Published Date: Jan 1, 2017 Every year, to minimize their overall liability, taxpayers should start giving consideration to moves that may either lower their current year tax bill or equalize their tax liability over a two-year period. Some of the […]
Bitcoin Trounced the Dow This Year | Wall Street Journal
/in Blog/by CherylBitcoin Trounced the Dow This Year If bitcoin’s momentum continues, one new digital coin could be worth as much as an ounce of gold by next year. By Telis Demos and Paul Vigna Updated Dec. 30, 2016 10:11 p.m. ET Bitcoin has often been dismissed as a niche, a fad or worse. But in 2016, […]
Expanding Your App-titude
/in Blog/by CherylA monthly look at apps and websites that can make the CPA’s job and life better. By Greg LaFollette, CPA/CITP, CGMA December 1, 2016 I seem to always be working with an out-of-date to-do list and am unable to control the tasks that somehow appear there—and those that don’t. There has to be a technological […]
Blockchain in 2017: The Year of Smart Contracts
/in Blog/by CherylBy Rob Marvin December 12, 2016 The first-ever Smart Contracts Symposium brought some of the world’s foremost blockchain experts together in one room to demystify the technology and discuss all of the ways smart contracts will change the way we work. If you think about a blockchain as a distributed operating system (OS) for data, […]