Accounting June 28, 2025
Nominations Open for 2025 Innovation Awards
The Innovation Awards highlight technologies that are shaping the profession and small businesses through increased collaboration and productivity.
May 20, 2014
Payment System BlueSnap Partners with Avalara for Sales Tax, VAT
Global payment gateway BlueSnap today announced an integration with Avalara, a leading provider of cloud-based software that delivers a broad array of compliance solutions related to sales tax, VAT and other transactional taxes.
May 19, 2014
CPA2Biz Rebrands Itself as CPA.com
CPA2Biz, a subsidiary of the American Institute of CPAs, has changed it's name to CPA.com to more closely align the business with its mission of "empowering CPAs and businesses for the digital age."
May 18, 2014
IRS Gives Up On Tax Preparer Licensing, RTRP Lawsuit
For many years, states and local governments have been trying to rein in unlicensed income tax preparers, and the Internal Revenue Service joined a few years ago with the idea of a national testing and regulatory system that the agency would oversee. So, it created one.
May 15, 2014
The Secret Sauce to Beating the Competition
His firm has seen around 70 new clients since it opened, and business increased by 50% last February. James says that much of his success lies in his team’s terrific focus on giving his customers what they want, something he feels is often overlooked in other firms who are too busy chasing the next prospect.
May 15, 2014
Intuit Acquires Online Accounts Payable System Invitbox
Intuit announced late Wednesday that it has acquired Invitco. The Australia-based company is the developer of Invitbox, an online system for managing accounts payable. Intuit is the company behind QuickBooks, TurboTax, Quicken, Mint and many other small business and financial management systems.
May 14, 2014
Intuit Marks First “Accountant Day”
On May 8, Intuit market the first-ever Global Accountant Day (Twitter: #accountantday), bringing the company's more than 250 accountant-facing employees a challenge to put aside their day-to-day work to reach out and interact with an accountant.
May 13, 2014
Bitcoin Users: IRS Throws Monkey Wrench Into the Works
After several years of head-scratching, the IRS has finally offered guidance on the tax treatment for virtual currencies like Bitcoin (IRS Notice 2014-21). In brief, taxpayers have been advised to treat Bitcoin as property for U.S. tax purposes. But accountants, particularly those with small business clients, are still struggling to get a better handle on…
May 13, 2014
Holistic Accounting – A New Approach
In quiet conversations, the concept of holistic accounting is being examined and considered as the next major trend in client services. In a nutshell, holistic accountant addresses the client as a complete entity and seeks to help in meeting all of their business needs.
May 13, 2014
Tools for Helping Shoebox Clients Get Organized
When I look back on my time in practice, some of the biggest lies I ever told myself related to shoebox clients ever getting more organized on their own. I always wanted to believe that the client wanted to have a more structured organization system for their finances.
May 12, 2014
LEAN up Your Firm’s Tax Season Debriefing
Another busy season is under our belts and one of the most productive things a firm can do in the next few weeks is to take time to formally debrief the past few months, acknowledging what worked well and identifying where there were bottlenecks that could be improved upon.
May 12, 2014
Looking Back at TY 2013 and a Look at What Lies Ahead
Intuit takes a look back at Tax Year 2013 and projects what changes lie ahead for the tax profession and its products.
May 12, 2014
Get Intentional About Innovation in Your Firm
Innovation and growth are directly linked, and it should be no surprise that the most successful accounting firms commit focus, time, energy, and money to innovative services, processes, and technology.