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September 3, 2021

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Building an accounting career: One size does not fit all

By Sean McCabe       7 min read

When it comes to building their careers, young accountants face the paradox of choice. Read story →

Is it too hard to become a CPA?

By Daniel Hood       3 min read

With college so expensive and the exam turning off prospective candidates, should the profession rethink the barriers of entry to its premiere credential? Read story →

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New risks are piling up for accountants

By Roger Russell       8 min read

Changes in practice and the business environment generated by the pandemic have broadened the areas of liability for accountants.  Read story →

The sad state of accounting standards

By Baruch Lev       5 min read

NYU accounting professor Baruch Lev on three ways standard-setters can significantly improve their agendas. Read story →

Int’l agreements spur move to global minimum tax

By Roger Russell       6 min read

After years of discussions, position papers, proposals, negotiations, and re-proposals, the world is rapidly approaching a serious milestone in tax. Read story →

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Tax Strategy: More states enacting SALT limit workarounds

By Mark A. Luscombe       3 min read

The IRS has blessed at least one approach to getting around the TCJA limitation — the entity-level tax. Read story →

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BF Borgers leads in new SEC clients for Q2

By Daniel Hood       2 min read

In a slow quarter for new engagements, EY and Gries & Associates also made good showings. Read story →

Boomer’s Blueprint: Simplify, then multiply

By L. Gary Boomer       4 min read

Successfully managing digital transformation is as much about mindset as it is about technology. Read story →

Leading business owners to the exit

By John P. Napolitano       6 min read

Clients need to start planning for a potential sale of their business now. Read story →

With a Roth conversion, there’s a surprising trick to biting the tax bullet

By Lynnley Browning       5 min read

Using RMDs to pay the taxes due on a rollover can ease the psychological pain of forking over money to the IRS. Read story →

Generational Viewpoints: Developing people developers

Accountants of different generations from Casey Peterson share what they think are the important attributes of great people developers. Read story →

IRS overlooked billions in taxes from S corp execs

By Michael Cohn       3 min read

The Internal Revenue Service has stepped up efforts to collect employment taxes from S corporation officers, but business owners are still getting away with avoiding billions of dollars in taxes. Read story →

Remote work brings tax issues for employees and employers

By Michael Cohn       13 min read

States seek to recoup costs borne due to the COVID-19 pandemic see taxing out-of-state workers as painless. Read story →

IRS regulation of tax preparers gains steam

By Roger Russell       3 min read

Legislation is on track to give the service the authority it needs, with tax pro groups supporting it. Read story →

IRS permanently allows e-signatures on dozens of tax forms

By Michael Cohn       3 min read

The Internal Revenue Service has extended the ability to digitally sign a wide variety of tax forms indefinitely, enshrining a temporary grant of relief for the pandemic into a more permanent policy. Read story →

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