Receipt Bank aims for real-time accounting

Receipt Bank has been adding features to its cloud-based accounting software as it works to become a leader in bookkeeper productivity.


Deceptive non-GAAP financials will lead to future SEC whistleblower awards

Individuals who expose accounting violations can earn substantial payouts.


PCAOB inspection head Helen Munter steps down

Helen Munter, director of registration and inspections at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, plans to leave the PCAOB at the end of May.


IRS issues new advance pricing agreement template

The Internal Revenue Service has issued a new template that corporate taxpayers need to use when asking for an advance pricing agreement with the IRS.


Why your marketing isn’t working: Implementation vs. impact

There are lots of potential missteps that can trip you up along the road to making your firm more visible to the right prospects.


Schools may try to dodge endowment tax, Cleveland Fed study says

Private colleges facing a new endowment tax may “behave strategically” to avoid paying it, according to a study published Thursday by a senior researcher at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.


Apple to fight EU Irish tax case without U.S. support role

The U.S. lost a bid to help Apple Inc.’s court fight against the European Union’s order to pay Ireland a record 13 billion euros ($15.3 billion) in unpaid taxes.


Firms on the move: Mercadien hosts personal finance competition

MSCPA appoints 17 members to board; AAM presents 29 awards for marketing excellence; and more news from CPA offices across the country.


People on the move: Wipfli names new CHRO

EY appoints Portland managing director; Dixon Hughes Goodman admits 13 partners; and other recent hires, promotions and personnel news from firms across the country.


Apple’s $1.8B tax arrears payment eases pressure on Ireland

European authorities indicated they are open to dropping a case against Ireland for failing to collecting Apple Inc.’s tax arrears quickly enough, as the company paid over a first tranche of cash.