Tax & Accounting Blog

The OECD’s latest Tax Talks webcast held on June 26, 2017 covered the latest developments on the international tax agenda, including BEPS and tax transparency. On BEPS in general, Pascal Saint-Amans, Director, OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, said that more than 95% of the world’s economy had committed to, and was implementing, BEPS measures. … Read More

June 23rd marked a year since the United Kingdom voted[1] its withdrawal from the European Union, now commonly known as Brexit. As a quick recap, the British believed they were being held back by the EU which according to them set too many rules on businesses and charged billions a year in membership … Read More

A new email is circulating that’s requesting a “validation” of your login credentials to “add new security measures.” It’s designed to look like a valid email from your tax and accounting software provider, and contains language about valid security updates implemented over the last year. This phishing email is another example of bad actors using … Read More

As of June 26, 2017, the IRS has signed bilateral competent authority agreements (CAAs) on the exchange of country-by-country (CbC) reports with the following jurisdictions: Canada – signed on June 7, 2017; CAA not yet available. Denmark – signed on June 21, 2017; CAA not yet available. Guernsey – signed on June 22, 2017; CAA … Read More

As an audit professional, you face many challenges — including rising staff turnover and fast-changing standards that make it difficult to stay in compliance and stay competitive. Let’s examine three of these pressures, along with some solutions to help make your audit practice a healthy and happy one! Problem: An Unstable Workforce It’s more challenging … Read More

The annual SYNERGY Aumentum User Groups Conference is a rich environment for the robust exchange of knowledge — knowledge that will empower users to fully leverage the software on behalf of our communities in the coming year. This year, SYNERGY will be in Fort Worth September 17-21. Since you are the heart of our … Read More