Accounting & Tax

Bank Of America Revenues Rise 11%, Shares Rally Premarket

Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) reported Q4 EPS of $0.15, may not be comparable to estimates for $0.13. Bank of America’s revenue, net of interest expense on a FTE basis, rose 11% to $25.1 billion. Chief Executive Officer Brian Moynihan said, “We enter 2012 stronger and more efficient after two years of simplifying and streamlining our company. We built our capital ratios to record levels during 2011 on the strength of our core businesses and by shedding those that are not core to serving customers and clients. I am proud of our team and their ability to serve our customers well while transforming the company.” Shares of Bank of America are trading 6.6% higher premarket, to $7.25.

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Burr Pilger buying San Jose tax and accounting operation

San Francisco accounting firm Burr Pilger Mayer Inc. said Thursday it agreed to buy the San Jose accounting and tax operations of Cleveland-based CBIZ Inc.

Terms of the deal were not released. More >

Senate committee kills increase in general excise tax

Hawaii senators are killing a proposal to raise the state’s broadest tax, which is levied on most transactions.
A group of 10 senators in the 14-member Senate Ways and Means Committee outvoted committee Chairman David Ige and his allies today, removing the hike in the general excise tax from pending legislation. More >

IRS Unveils New Regime for Regulation of Tax Return Preparers

While the IRS has significantly eased the rules governing the use and disclosure of client return information by tax return preparers (see accompanying article), at the same time it has unveiled a new plan to toughen overall regulation of the tax return preparer community. More >

How to choose a better tax accountant-tips and tricks

http://rlv.zcache.com/my_tax_accountant_rocks_postcard-p239093298456846276qibm_400.jpgWhy we need a tax accountant ?
All tax payers, individual or having a business, need a professional tax accountant to complete the whole complicated process of the payment of income tax. The time consuming and boring process of tax payment can easily be accomplished if you hire a tax accountant, More >

New Law Offers Tax Relief to Military Families

A new federal law may have a big impact on the state income tax bills of clients who are married to members of the Armed Services. Under the new law, these clients may be able to avoid paying income taxes in the state they are currently living in. More >

The History of Income Tax

http://www.ecvn.com/ROOT/NewsUpload/fffdfffd13fffdfffd2a67efffd3a7bfffdfffd423741.jpgThey say death and taxes are the only two certain things in life. Alas, this wasn’t always the case. Well, at least for the income tax.

The History of Income Taxes

Our great nation came into existence in fits and starts. Following the revolt against the British, a federal government was elected and the fun began. More >

How to open stock brokerage account?

There are lots of brokerage firms out there. Each of them will likely tell you that they can offer more for your investing dollar than any of their competitors can. But when you get right down to it and you’re ready to start investing, what should you look for in a broker and what do you need to do to get set up?

Know Yourself

One of the first questions you’ll want to ask yourself when you start your search for a broker is, “Which brokers will let me open an account ?” Some brokers have restrictions that limit who will be able to open an account with them. These restrictions usually boil down to age and money. More >