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Whittlesey has earned ClearlyRated’s 2025 Best of Accounting® Award for service excellence. The award is based entirely on client feedback and recognizes firms that consistently deliver exceptional client experience. ClearlyRated’s program provides statistically valid and objective benchmarks for the accounting industry, highlighting which firms deliver the highest levels of client and employee satisfaction.

With property values climbing faster than paychecks, many Connecticut homeowners are facing municipal tax increases — and Republican lawmakers say the state’s record surplus should be part of the solution.

The Internal Revenue Service spelled out some of the services that will be limited or unavailable during the government shutdown that's now surpassed the three-week mark.

In a letter submitted to the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) requested guidance related to the 2025 reporting and substantiation requirements regarding the deductions for qualified tips and qualified overtime compensation.

Transition relief provided by the IRS on Tuesday in Notice 2025-57 makes it easier for certain lenders to report car loan interest for vehicles that meet standards set in the new tax law and also suspends penalties for those lenders for 2025.

As the federal government shutdown grinds on, most Internal Revenue Service operations are closed. With agency-wide furlough in place since Oct. 8 for everyone except already-identified excepted and exempted employees, tax professionals and taxpayers alike can expect a lot less from the agency.

Next month, Connecticut voters will head to the polls to elect candidates for local positions in their city or town. No statewide or national elections — like those for United States Senate and House of Representatives seats or for governor of Connecticut — are held in odd-numbered years. But on Nov. 4, many communities throughout the state will still elect officeholders to positions like mayor, city councilor, alder or board of education member.

A niche technology issue just two years ago, AI is now a core category of enterprise risk.

The AICPA and state societies have pledged strong support for accounting education programs to gain STEM status, and the idea also has backing from the majority of respondents in a new survey.

This second-annual list of America’s Top 200 CPAs includes those from assorted specializations and from across the country. The CPAs selected have all distinguished themselves through success at their firms, the advancement of their profession and by giving back to their communities, and each survived a review process that involved the research, evaluation and rating of this year’s all-star, public practicing CPAs through nominations, direct outreach, recommendations and editorial review. But ultimately, each CPA earned the Forbes’ editorial imprimatur through trust.

Video game developers are benefiting from research and development tax credits and recent changes in the rules for deducting R&D expenses, with tax professionals helping claim valuable tax breaks for gaming companies.

New research from the CFO Alliance and Diligent Institute shows mid-market finance leaders are entering 2026 focused on credibility, transaction discipline and people strategy.

Connecticut is among the top states in the country for research and development, according to a recent report from Smilehub.org. Smilehub is a nonprofit tech company that uses data to create ratings.

The majority of accountants are comfortable with technology taking over jobs previously done by people, according to a new report.

The Internal Revenue Service today announced the tax year 2026 annual inflation adjustments for more than 60 tax provisions, including the tax rate schedules and other tax changes. Revenue Procedure 2025-32 PDF provides details about these annual adjustments.

CFOs around the world have numerous competing priorities as they continue to add strategy-related responsibilities, according to a new survey that also shows finance chiefs benefitting from new technology tools.

The IRS furloughed almost half its workforce as the government shutdown entered its second week, the agency said Wednesday evening in its updated contingency plan.

Mashantucket, CT – Finance, technology, and leadership will converge this fall at the first-ever Northeast Finance & Accounting Convention, a groundbreaking two-day event designed to equip professionals for the future of finance. Set for Monday, November 3 through Tuesday, November 4 at Foxwoods Resort Casino, the convention will feature nationally recognized speakers, curated breakout sessions, dynamic networking events, and exclusive VIP opportunities.

That feeling of satisfaction and accomplishment that accountants feel at the end of a successful tax season can be shattered by a phone call from a dissatisfied client or a summons and complaint asserting a liability claim, and the risk factors for that kind of unfortunate event vary from year to year.

Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano will also serve in the newly created position of chief executive officer of the IRS, the Treasury secretary said Monday in a news release.