When Death Feels Better than Taxes
Unfortunately with death and taxes, the former can seem like the better alternative sometimes, especially when it comes to minimizing capital gains obligations. ...
MS in Taxation
Beyond the MBA: When ‘One Size Fits All’ Isn’t the Right Fit
The MBA was once known as a “one size fits all” graduate degree for mid-career professionals with dreams of the corner office. As the demographic skewed younger — thanks to a tight job market — some are passing on the MBA for more tailored options: MS degrees in specialized concentrations. But is one better than the other?
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Prepare for a Tricky Tax Season
The 2015 filing period could be the worst in years — maybe even decades — due to decreases in the IRS budget and reductions in the organization's personnel. ...
So, You Owe Taxes: Year End Tips to Lower the Burden
As you turn your attention to family gatherings and good cheer, it is also the final chance to review your tax situation for the year. Should you find out money is owed, consider these 4 pro tips to lower the burden before the new year. ...
Canada and Buenos Aires move to tax Netflix
With this fast-paced growth comes one conflict legislators now face. How do you tax an online streaming company? ...
The Treasury Department moves to curtail inversions
The Treasury Department may introduce legislation that could curtail the tax evasion measures used by big businesses. ...
Leader of the Pack
One week he may be in Vegas. The next, California. But for the first time in a fast-paced 40-year career, Rich Caturano ’74, MST ’85 isn’t worried about the endpoint. A yearlong appointment as chairman of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) finds him relishing the ride.
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Trust Issues: Bonnie Kirchner MST ’01
Bernie Madoff may hold the record as world’s worst financial-adviser-turned-crook, but Brad Bleidt is a close second. In 2004, Bleidt confessed to stealing millions of dollars from his investment clients over two decades. No one was more surprised by the swindle than his wife, Bonnie Kirchner.
Now divorced from Bleidt, the certified financial planner and former TV business reporter has published Who Can You Trust with Your Money? Get the Help You Need Now and Avoid Dishonest Advisers.
Why did you write this book?
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Smart Move: Hiep Nguyen '05, '07 MST
Hiep Nguyen knew it was time to go home.
The double Falcon (’05 BSA, ’07 MST) was working at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Boston when his father died in 2007. Leaving his mother alone in the family’s home neighborhood of Dorchester was not a viable option. Drawn both by family obligation and business opportunity, Nguyen moved back home and hung out a shingle. His accounting firm opened on Dorchester Ave. in December 2008.
The move quickly yielded positive results.
Bentley University Community Unites to Raise Funds for Haiti Relief
Bentley University recently launched "Project Haiti: The Redevelopment," a special fundraising campaign for Haiti disaster relief following the tragic earthquake that hit the country on January 12, 2010. Led by a committee of dedicated Bentley undergraduate and graduate students, and supported by Bentley faculty, staff and administrators, Project Haiti will raise money to go directly to aid the people most affected by the Haiti earthquake.
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