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Tax Accountant Blogs
- Tax Pro Center
- AICPA Insights
- Accounting Today
- The Accounting Onion
- National Society of Accountants Blog
Tax-related blogs are a terrific method for tax professionals to keep themselves current with topics like tax news and world events that could impact taxes and accounting. It’s a way for accountants to network with others and see what’s going on in the world of accounting on a daily basis, not just what’s reported in the major news outlets.
Tax Pro Center
This blog is a place where the tax professional can stay current on tax laws and news surrounding taxes. When there’s been big news in the world, this blog will write about how that can impact taxes whether it’s for businesses or individuals. For example, wildfires tearing up homes in certain states can have an impact on when people can file their taxes in those areas. Tax accountants who want to be kept informed and understand the broad impact of world news on the world of taxes will want to stay on top of this blog. It’s an Intuit property, which is the same company that brings you Quickbooks.
AICPA Insights
The American Institute of CPAs brings this blog to the community of tax professionals as well as other accounting fields. It’s meant to be a place for tax accountants, accounts for small businesses and small business owners too. They want to provide information for anyone who wants to stay current and knowledgeable about financial matters. They have categories for the accountant like Financial Reporting, Advocacy and Ethics while there are also topics for business owners like Financial Literacy and Management Accounting.
Accounting Today
This website has a variety of topics and categories for the accounting professional, but the Tax section is perfect for tax accountants who want to stay up-to-date on the laws and news today. It covers tax reform, tax-related court cases and tax preparation. There’s a section for tax tools that will help when it comes to preparing a client’s taxes each year. The tax professional isn’t limited to the tax section. There are other areas of accounting covered on the blog like auditing, financial planning and technology that will help the tax accountant provide good advice to his or her clients.
The Accounting Onion
The blog is written by Tom Selling. He spent many years at the US Securities and Exchange Commission before becoming a professor. He spent 43 years teaching accounting in various schools. He writes the blog to continue the process of teaching accounting without having to spend all his time in the classroom since he’s partly retired. The blog is almost 9 years old with hundreds of posts for the accounting professional to read. He discusses accounting concepts, ethics in the world of accounting as well as specifics like “Introducing Shareholder Oriented Financial Accounting.”
National Society of Accountants Blog
The NSA blog covers a variety of topics that matter to accountants. They report recent news that involves the IRS as well as providing their own analysis of what it means for tax professionals. They also report on other agencies like the Financial Accounting Standards Board that has a direct influence on the accountant. The blog covers news from the current government bodies that could impact the accountant too.
Whether you’re a new tax accountant, hoping to start in your career soon or a seasoned professional, these blogs will have news you need in your life. The tax professional has a responsibility to stay current in all news that could impact their clients.
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