Insights

Despite sophisticated security measures, email scams continue to cause harm to unknown numbers of individuals and businesses. Recently individuals and businesses that use Intuit’s QuickBooks or TurboTax software have increasingly become the target of phishing scams.

In a recent article published in Hypepotamus, Stephen Bradshaw provides guidance to three Georgia tax credits that can benefit technology startups, saving their founders and any investors money.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has provided an updated definition of a business combination to assist financial statement preparers in determining whether certain transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions of assets or of a business.

“[The European Commission] is effectively proposing to replace Irish tax laws with a view of what the commission thinks the law should have been…Using the commission’s theory, every company in Ireland and across Europe is suddenly at risk of being subjected to taxes under laws that never existed.” Apple CEO Tim Cook’s reaction above epitomizes the sentiment among leaders of many US multinationals who are collectively conveying a tone of disapproval and worry after the European Commission’s latest ruling on state aid claws back approximately €13 billion in historical tax benefits previously granted by Irish Tax and Customs to Apple.

The AICPA recently published a tax guide that helps to inform taxpayers of legislative changes that could affect their 2016 tax returns. The guide discusses the changes affecting higher-income taxpayers, gift tax requirements and the Affordable Care Act’s potential impact on small businesses, individuals and families

Employee retention has long been a challenge for businesses of all shapes and sizes. One of the biggest hurdles in keeping employees occurs when an employee has a child.

Restaurant Hospitality recently published an article highlighting Stephen Bradshaw and Michael Kee’s guidance on how taxes affect a restaurant if someone is buying or selling.

Bennett Thrasher is pleased to announce the release of our 2016-2017 Tax Guide. The guide is intended to familiarize readers with recent key tax law changes and highlight certain tax savings opportunities.

The recent election of Donald J. Trump as the next US president, combined with renewed Republican control of both the House and Senate, has created the possibility for the broadest tax reform the country has seen in decades

This week is International Fraud Awareness Week. If you’ve ever taken an accounting or finance class chances are you’ve probably heard of Crazy Eddie. Crazy Eddie is a fraud case study that has been taught to aspiring accountants for decades