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AI-Powered Tax Enforcement: What the IRS’ Data-First Compliance Model Means for Your Business

In Summary: The IRS is rapidly modernizing its enforcement approach by using data analytics and artificial intelligence to identify potential tax noncompliance more efficiently and accurately. For businesses, especially those

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Protecting Your Bottom Line: Financial Controls Every Manufacturer Should Strengthen

In Summary: Manufacturing companies face unique financial vulnerabilities that can silently erode profitability, from inventory theft to fraudulent invoices and misallocated costs. Strong internal financial controls are essential not only

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Social Security Wage Base Update

The wage base limit is the maximum wage that’s subject to Social Security tax for that year. In 2025, the Social Security Wage base was $176,100 and is increasing to

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Federal 941 Payroll Tax Lookback Procedures

IRS Notice 931 (Rev. September 2025), Deposit Requirements for Employment Taxes, lists requirements for depositing payroll taxes such as federal income tax, social security and Medicare tax. If your company

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Building Tomorrow’s Accounting Leaders: Why Young CPAs Need Strong Mentorship Programs

The accounting profession is undergoing a transformation. As artificial intelligence (AI) automates routine tasks and clients increasingly expect proactive, strategic guidance, the firms that will thrive are those investing in

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BMSS Advisors & CPAs Member, Jan Lewis, CPA, CGMA Awarded AICPA 2025 Global Women to Watch

BMSS Advisors & CPAs is proud to share that Member, Jan Lewis, CPA, CGMA has been named an Honoree in the 2025 Global Women to Watch in the Experienced Leaders

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Do You Have Unclaimed Property to Report?

Did you know that businesses are required to report unclaimed or abandoned property to the state of the owner’s last known address as shown on a company’s books or in

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BMSS Advisors & CPAs Member, Jan Lewis, CPA, CGMA, Elected Vice Chair of the AICPA

BMSS Advisors & CPAs is proud to announce that longtime Member, Jan Lewis, CPA, CGMA, has been elected as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of the American Insti­tute

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BMSS Presents: An Ethics Update with Steve Platau

With the new CPE year just beginning, fulfill your Alabama Ethics requirement by joining us as Steve Platau discusses professional ethics and what that means for the accounting profession. This

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BMSS Presents: An Accounting & Auditing Update

Please join us for our annual accounting and auditing update, featuring up-to-date assurance topics and trends in the evolving accounting industry, led by Steve Platau.  

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Implementing New Accounting Standards:  Are You Prepared?

In today’s ever evolving world of accounting guidance and regulatory compliance, it’s more important than ever to stay on top of what standards have been issued by the Financial Accounting

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Nonprofits: Are Your Processes Innovative or Merely Electronic? Leverage Technology the Right Way

Written by Gina McDonald, BDO, USA, P.C. Decades of innovation have transformed the finance office from a mindset of processing transactions to one of strategic financial management. But even with

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