Press Room: Accounting Methods

May 14, 2015

New Election Provides Flexibility and Opportunities for Tax Accounting Methods in M&A Transactions

The New Rules Tax risk related to a target company’s methods of accounting is often identified by the buyer either as part of the due diligence process or subsequent to a ...

July 22, 2015

Three-month Window Period for Filing Accounting Method Changes Opened July 15

Taxpayers and tax return preparers frequently identify impermissible accounting methods as part of the tax return compliance process. The new accounting method change procedures issued earlier this year provide opportunities to remediate impermissible ...

December 01, 2015

2015 Top Ten Year-End Opportunities

Factors that influence year-end tax planning this year include a concern over whether traditional tax incentives, which expired December 31, 2014, will be retroactively reinstated for 2015. Companies returning to profitability after the economic downturn ...

April 29, 2016

Duffy & Hawn to Speak at Revenue Recognition Accounting Update

Accounting Conferences and Seminars LLC (ACS) is a professional training organization dedicated to providing the most effective continuing education experience for CPAs in industry and public accounting. Mary Duffy and Jessica Hawn will ...

December 02, 2016

2016 Top Year-End Tax Accounting Method Considerations for Businesses

As we approach the end of the 2016 calendar year, year-end tax planning is a subject that is undoubtedly garnering attention. Historically, planning has focused on concern over whether expired tax incentives would be ...

April 06, 2017

Andersen Sponsors Tax Executives Institute Meeting

Tax Executives Institute (TEI) is an international association of business executives responsible for the tax affairs of their employers. TEI has nearly 7,000 members who represent 3,200 of the leading businesses in the United States, ...

June 04, 2019

Andersen to Present at 2019 TEI Region VIII Conference

Andersen will sponsor and speak at the upcoming Tax Executives Institute Region VIII conference that will take place June 26-30, 2019 in Hilton Head, South Carolina. On Friday, June 28, Kevin Kiyan, a Managing ...

November 21, 2019

Top Year-End Tax Accounting Method Considerations for Businesses

As we approach the end of the 2019 calendar year, the tax implications of tax reform and both ASC 606 and 842 adoption are still being evaluated and year-end tax planning has never been more important. ...

December 03, 2019

MacNeil Quoted in Tax Notes Article on Dealing with IRS

Andersen Managing Director Ellen MacNeil was recently quoted in a Tax Notes article. In the article, Ellen provided her insight on taxpayers and their business plan when working with IRS. Ellen ...

September 29, 2020

IRS Releases Proposed Regulations on Simplified Rules for Small Businesses Under the TCJA

Treasury and IRS issued proposed regulations (REG-132766-18) offering guidance on the changes under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) to simplify tax accounting requirements for certain businesses having average annual gross ...