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EisnerAmper Joins Forces with Silicon Valley-Based Sherwood Partners
Sherwood Partners, which specializes in assignments for the benefit of creditors, restructuring, and fiduciary services, will be combining with top 15 accounting firm EisnerAmper i…
Read more →TaxStatus Launches New Capability That Turns Tax Records Into Planning Opportunities
TaxStatus unveiled Planning Observations, a new capability that automatically identifies advisory opportunities and advice gaps from a client’s own tax records.…
Read more →The 30-Million-Client Problem Hiding in Your Schedule C Stack
Firms that serve this segment profitably do not work harder in March. They change the setup so the mess never reaches the return.…
Read more →Fischer Cunnane Adds Kalos Hutchings & Co.
Chester County, PA-based CPA firm Fischer Cunnane & Associates Ltd. has acquired Kalos Hutchings & Co. LLC, an accounting, tax and advisory firm in Montgomery County, PA.…
Read more →Fetterman Says He Will Open Trump Accounts for His Kids, Urges Others to Do the Same
Sen. John Fetterman—who did not vote for the GOP-led initiative last year—said he was urging families in deeply Democratic Philadelphia to look past Trump’s name on the program.…
Read more →AI Giants May Soon Enter Your Retirement Portfolio. Should You Worry?
The expected IPOs of OpenAI and Anthropic could give retirement savers a stake in the AI boom—and expose them to trillion-dollar risk.…
Read more →New Boston Tax Rule Shields Seniors From Losing $1K-$2K Tax Credit
A change to the senior property tax exemption, which was signed into law by Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, is expected to help homeowners on fixed incomes with housing costs.…
Read more →New York City Ranked Worst Place to Start a Career, Study Finds
A recent analysis from WalletHub ranked New York City as the worst of 182 U.S. cities to start a career in, based on 25 metrics including the availability of entry-level jobs, the …
Read more →Column: Want to Work From Home? Make Sure Your Boss Isn’t a Narcissist
A newly released research paper finds that a boss’ objection to working from home is more likely to be driven by ego and a thirst for control and status than it is anything else.…
Read more →Some Republicans Join Missouri Democrats in Push Against Income Tax Phaseout
At least 10 Republican lawmakers, including state Rep. Tony Harbison, publicly have signaled their opposition to the plan by either voting "no" on the legislation or issuing statem…
Read more →Sales tax advice for the second half of the year from former state auditors
If you run an e-commerce business, the second half of the year is when sales volume peaks, and when sales tax compliance gets complicated. Prime Day, back-to-school, Black Friday, …
Read more →2026 mid-year compliance update: The tax changes every business needs to know for the second half
Most businesses brace for tax changes at the start of the year. But taxing authorities don’t operate on a single annual calendar, and the first half of 2026 made that... Read…
Read more →2026 sales tax holidays
For consumers, sales tax holidays feel like a win—a rare chance to snag back-to-school gear, emergency supplies, or energy-efficient appliances without the added sales tax charge. …
Read more →July 2026 sales tax due dates
July is a hectic filing month, with almost all sellers having sales tax due in July. If you want to avoid the chaos, AutoFile automatically submits returns and remittances on... Re…
Read more →Don’t mistake fluency for fact: The reality of AI tax research
AI tools can scan a jurisdiction for relevant rules and structure a tax argument in minutes, tasks that used to anchor a tax professional to their desk for hours. The... Read more …
Read more →2026 sales tax software comparison: Find the right tool for your business
With over 11,000 taxing jurisdictions in the US and state tax laws that shift often, like Alabama releasing a two month grocery item exemption or Kentucky removing their transactio…
Read more →Navigating the AI question: Understanding the difference between AI agents and tax engines
In the world of tax technology, we’ve been trained to love rules. We thrive on precision, logic, and the comfort of knowing that if you input data into a tax... Read more …
Read more →Scaling tax compliance: How TaxJar and Stripe Tax work together
Since it was founded 13 years ago, TaxJar has remained the gold standard for SMBs seeking accurate, reliable US sales tax management, including calculations, tax obligations monito…
Read more →What’s the difference between use and sales tax?
Sales tax compliance comes in many forms, and use tax is one of them. You may see the term “sales and use tax” when applying for a sales tax permit... Read more » The post Wha…
Read more →Sales tax nexus for multi-channel sellers
Today we’re looking at a common sales tax mistake that could end up costing you a chunk of money out of pocket. Here’s the scenario with our hypothetical seller, Joe:..…
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