AICPA presents 2018 'Medal of Inspiration'

Jeffrey Deyoe, an undergrad accounting student at the University of Colorado, Boulder, was recognized for achieving success in the face of hardships.


A top Swiss bank settles tax evasion dispute a decade after secrecy began to crumble

About a decade after Swiss bank secrecy laws started to crumble under the impact of a U.S. investigation, one of the last large lenders still entangled in the matter agreed to settle the dispute.


The cost seg/1031 exchange combo is even more important under tax reform

Changes in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act have made this strategy even more attractive to real estate investors.


Top five TCJA tax planning opportunities for individuals in 2018

As we enter into the tax planning stage of the year, the focus shifts to helping clients understand the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and optimize their tax positions.


SOX compliance costs rising thanks to rev rec standard

Compliance hours and costs for the Sarbanes-Oxley Act have risen in the past year for many companies, in part due to the new revenue recognition standard, according to a new survey.


Bankers, celebrities sue over film deals turned tax avoidance

Bankers, athletes and celebrities are suing Ingenious Media Holdings Plc, saying that they were misled about investments in the film industry that were later branded tax avoidance by the U.K. government.


The flawed economics of admitting new partners

New methods of allocation value in the firm may help overcome hurdles in expanding a partnership.


The once and future audit

The AICPA’s Chuck Landes looks both back and ahead to track where this core service has been — and where it’s going.


Marcum merges in Yarlas, Kaplan, Santilli, Moran

The New York-based Top 100 Firm has expanded its New England presence by adding a firm in Rhode Island.


Bitcoin investing is creating tax predicaments for hedge funds

Dozens of hedge funds investing billions of dollars in cryptocurrencies don’t know if they’re calculating their taxes correctly, which may be a problem now that U.S. authorities have said they’re going to be scrutinizing virtual currencies.