By David Lifson, CPA January 2018 In order to meet legislative rules that would have required some bipartisan support, the Republicans have passed historic and comprehensive tax reform legislation that is already in need of comprehensive reform. This version of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) will almost certainly not last long; it is designed to […]
An Historical Perspective on the Passage of TRA ’86 By Walter Primoff, CPA/PFS, CGMA January 2018 Editor’s Note: The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the most significant overhaul of the federal tax system since the Tax Reform Act of 1986 (TRA ’86), recently passed Congress and was signed into law by the President. This occasion presents […]
A Tax Reform Law for Our New Normal Publisher’s Column By Joanne S. Barry, CAE January 2018 In The CPA Journal‘s December 1986 issue, authors Stanley Rier and Leonard Goodman summed up their analysis of how that year’s major tax reform bill would affect individuals this way: “It appears that under the banner of tax simplification, Congress […]
By Michael Cohn Published January 22 2018, 12:29pm EST The Securities and Exchange Commission charged six CPAs Monday who were former senior officials at KPMG and ex-staffers at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board with participating in a scheme to misappropriate and misuse information on the PCAOB’s planned inspection of the Big Four firm. The […]
By Edward Mendlowitz Published January 08 2018, 1:09 pm EST Back in 2010, I wrote a book called “Power Bites,” containing some concise management, leadership and lifestyle advice I give to my clients. I was recently asked to update the book, but after rereading it, I still like it the way it is. Here are […]
By Ranica Arrowsmith Published January 12 2018, 11:05am EST The Accounting and Finance Show, New York, is under new management, and this year will feature six different tracks for attendees to follow. Accounting professionals will be able to attend sessions on technology, tax management, wealth management, practice management, and funding, bookkeeping and payroll. There will […]
By Maureen Schwartz Technology is being seen as a solution for time management, labor shortages, communication and collaboration — and accounting firms are no exception. Based on feedback from more than 85 member firms during BKR International’s Worldwide Meeting in London, here are the top 10 technologies that accounting firms plan to embrace or enhance in 2018. […]
By Edward Mendlowitz Published January 01 2018, 3:38pm EST All of the accountants I know and interact with are nice caring people and I like them. However there is one area where I believe they are being shortsighted and neglectful—when they have not made arrangements for the continuation and sale of their practice should they […]
By Michael Cohn Published December 20 2017, 4:56pm EST The tax reform legislation that Congress approved Wednesday has a number of complexities that could prove problematic for tax professionals and their clients. “In the international tax arena, the 100 percent exemption for foreign source portion of dividends received from a 10 percent owned foreign corporations […]
By Sidney Kess, JD, LLM, CPA and Walter Primoff, CPA/PFS, CGMA December 2017 In the wake of the Equifax computer breach—in which key personal information of 145 million Americans was stolen—it may be correct to assume that anyone with a credit history is affected. In the words of noted cybersecurity expert Brian Krebs, “Assume you’re compromised, and take […]
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