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How to develop your career and aim for the C-suite
8+ hour, 57+ min ago (417+ words) The route to CFO or CEO involves calculated risks that take you beyond your comfort zone " a decision-making reputation and strategic networking can help, too. A good way of doing this is to look at the backgrounds of the C-suite…...
How will accountants learn new skills when AI does the work?
8+ hour, 57+ min ago (1750+ words) As entry-level tasks are automated, the focus of training will shift to judgment, simulation, and continuous upskilling. One of the first things Carl Mayes, CPA, said he did when he started his career as an auditor 20 years ago was to…...
March 2026
8+ hour, 57+ min ago (155+ words) As entry-level tasks are automated, the focus of training will shift to judgment, simulation, and continuous upskilling. Online games allow students of all ages to deal with ethical dilemmas in real-world scenarios. AI tools are frequently used in data visualization…...
Holding Foreign ESOPs? Here’s How To Cut Your Tax From 40% To 12.5%
17+ hour, 37+ min ago (285+ words) A reader who works with a company listed on the London Stock Exchange is facing this exact situation. With retirement approaching, the employee wants to transfer ESOP shares from the employer-provided international demat account to a personal account and avoid…...
February 2026
20+ hour, 58+ min ago (121+ words) Just as for other businesses, tax considerations come to the fore when CPA practices combine. This article delves into some of the possible entity deal structures for CPA firm mergers and acquisitions and the potential tax issues they present. Deductibility…...
Partner redemptions from ‘dry’ partnerships
20+ hour, 58+ min ago (141+ words) Editor: Greg A. Fairbanks, J.D., LL.M. The first and perhaps simplest method of funding the redemption of a partner from a dry partnership is for the corporation to distribute funds to the partnership, which in turn uses the cash to redeem its partner....
IRS removes associated-property rule from interest capitalization regulations
20+ hour, 58+ min ago (154+ words) Editor: Greg A. Fairbanks, J.D., LL.M. Including the basis of associated property in production expenditures results in the capitalization of more interest to improvements to designated property under Sec. 263A(f), as the adjusted basis increases the base of production expenditures for calculating the amount…...
Practical tax issues related to qualified reopenings
20+ hour, 58+ min ago (448+ words) Editor: Greg A. Fairbanks, J.D., LL.M. If the additional debt is a qualified reopening of the original debt, the original debt and the additional debt are regarded as fungible and treated as a single debt for tax purposes. If the additional debt is…...
Deductibility of transaction costs incurred by an indirectly acquired entity
20+ hour, 58+ min ago (165+ words) Editor: Greg A. Fairbanks, J.D., LL.M. In connection with the transaction, the taxpayer engaged a financial adviser to assist in investigating and pursuing the transaction. The financial adviser's fees were contingent upon the successful closing of the transaction, and the financial adviser was…...
IRS issues guidance on treaty application to reverse foreign hybrids
20+ hour, 58+ min ago (372+ words) Editor: Greg A. Fairbanks, J.D., LL.M. The IRS concluded that such a reverse hybrid entity may qualify for a reduced rate of BPT under the applicable U.S. federal income tax treaty on the portion of the entity's dividend equivalent amount (DEA) corresponding to interests…...