Firm files patent on service contract and warranty accounting
Kerper Bowron LLC filed U.S. and international patent applications for the Kerper-Bowron Method of forecasting liabilities for warranties and service contracts.

D.C. mayor signs pathways bill
Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed a bill to establish an alternative path to CPA licensure. The legislation must now undergo a 30-day congressional review, after which it will become law.

Billionaire Mark Cuban blasts 'insane' Ro Khanna wealth tax proposal
The Democratic lawmaker proposed that the government should lend money to billionaires with large paper fortunes to help them pay wealth taxes.

Entrepreneur networking groups for practice leaders
With all the challenges you face building your firm, isolation may be the toughest.

Rogue agents: When AI won't listen
AI specialists share their experiences with an AI agent doing something they did not want it to do — and how they fixed it.

Hiring for small firms
A firm's first full-time employee requires more thought and planning that you might expect, according to Rebecca Himango of illuminHR.

Eide Bailly expands in California, Hawaii, Nevada
The Top 25 Firm Eide Bailly will acquire accounting and advisory firm MUN, expanding its footprint with five offices in key markets.

IRS-CI probes illegal sports gambling
The Internal Revenue Service's Criminal Investigation unit has been stepping up its enforcement efforts targeting financial crimes tied to illegal gambling.

On the move: CalCPA honors members
Plus, Hitendra Patil releases a new book; Koltin Group and Bennett Thrasher make Inc. 5000; and other firm and personnel news from across the profession.

Sales tax rates hit a 10-year high
The combined average U.S. sales tax rate rose for the first time in four years to a 10-year high of 10.1881%, according to a new report.