The country faces a shortage of accountants as current accounting professionals leave and fewer students enter accounting majors. Here's how Tri-City colleges are working to bolster the pipeline.

Figuring out how to handle your business’ accounting and tax needs is another important piece of the puzzle. We turned to a certified public accountant to offer tips on how to make sure your business is in the best possible position when tax time comes.

Doing taxes can be a tedious task for most people, but one Tri-City tax accountant loves the work.

Retirement plans can keep a business competitive while hiring, improve the owner’s financial future, and help save on taxes.  

If you count yourself in the group of people looking at RMDs and charitable giving, consider the qualified charitable distribution.

Washington is among the lowest-ranked states on the Tax Foundation’s State Tax Competitiveness Index. The foundation, a nonpartisan tax policy nonprofit, said the list allows policymakers, taxpayers and business leaders to gauge how their states’ tax systems compare.

Q&A with Tara Haight, principal, market leader Eastern Washington, CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA).

A pair of new reports outline financial consequences if voters approve ballot measures this fall repealing Washington’s capital gains tax and scrapping its cap-and-trade program.

A parent can structure a gift of $1 million to a child today so that neither the child nor the parent will pay any tax.
A common misconception is that a person is limited in the amount of gifts he or she can give to friends or family. The truth is that there are no limits.