Collins says news coverage of her tax vote ‘unbelievably sexist’

Republican Senator Susan Collins ripped news coverage of her decision to vote for the GOP tax-cut bill as “unbelievably sexist” on Tuesday.


The Accountants’ Full Employment Act?

The GOP tax reform act will create plenty of work for practitioners.


White House says Trump could benefit from business tax cuts

President Donald Trump could benefit from some of the business provisions in the tax bill that could be headed for his signature this week, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Tuesday.


Tax bill opens Arctic refuge for oil; years of delay may follow

Congress is close to lifting a 40-year-old ban on energy development in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, but drilling for oil in that frozen wilderness may still be years away as the effort faces exhaustive environmental reviews and likely lawsuits.


5 tips for managing an accounting firm in 2018

It’s tough to run a successful accounting firm, and it’s getting more difficult with the war for talent and the commoditization of accounting firm services.


Eide Bailly to merge in Heider, Tanner & Dirks

Eide Bailly LLP, a Top 100 Firm, is expanding in Denver by adding Heider, Tanner & Dirks, Inc, effective Jan. 15.


GASB offers implementation guide on standards for retiree health care and other post-employment benefits

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board has released a new Implementation Guide with questions and answers about GASB’s new standards on accounting and financial reporting for postemployment benefits other than pensions, such as retiree health care.


AICPA announces inaugural 'High School Scholarship' winners

The American Institute of CPAs recognized 10 college-bound students who have completed advanced courses.


What the largest tax overhaul in 30 years means for companies

The impact of the biggest overhaul of the U.S. tax code in three decades will spread far and wide starting next year, highlighted by a cut in the corporate rate to 21 percent from 35 percent, fully allowable deductions for capital expenses and lower levies on repatriating overseas profits.


Cohn says tax plan's unpopularity is surprising, but will change

White House economic adviser Gary Cohn said he was dumbfounded by the unpopularity of the Republican tax bill, and claimed that President Donald Trump fought unsuccessfully to strip a provision that mostly benefits wealthy investors.