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Dec 10, 2025
The "Cum-Cum" tax scandal has embroiled some of the biggest banks in the country.
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Dec 10, 2025
Accounting Today has issued a call for submissions for its 2026 Top New Products report.
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Dec 10, 2025
The agency is also looking for feedback on the guidance by next March.
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Dec 09, 2025
Extension battle goes on; flipping out; correcting clients' misinformation; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
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Dec 09, 2025
Andersen Group, the U.S. arm of the firm that succeeded the shuttered accounting giant Arthur Andersen, is seeking an initial public offering.
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Dec 09, 2025
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board officials are sounding a cautious note about the spread of artificial intelligence and private equity at audit firms.
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Dec 09, 2025
Leading companies are reframing accounts receivable as a strategic driver of customer loyalty and capital performance.
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Dec 09, 2025
The Chicago-based firm has acquired a New York-based provider of tax, attest, accounting and business consulting services.
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Dec 09, 2025
The Chicago-based firm has acquired New York- based accounting firm Farkouh, Furman & Faccio.
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Dec 09, 2025
The most influential people in the field, as chosen by their peers.
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Dec 09, 2025
Pilot's Local Partner Program provides software and automation capabilities, as well as advisory services and sales enablement tools, to independent bookkeepers and accounting firms.
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Dec 09, 2025
HTL International netted the most new Securities and Exchange Commission engagements in the third quarter of 2025, followed by CBIZ and KPMG.
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Dec 08, 2025
The Securities and Exchange Commission is planning to encourage greater cooperation between U.S. and international standard-setters.
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Dec 08, 2025
In collaboration with Kintsugi, Vertex and CPA.com are giving accountants an AI solution for sales tax compliance.
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Dec 08, 2025
Morningstar's study of this growing area of asset management suggests that 529 plan quality is rising, despite the research firm's lackluster grades for it.
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Dec 08, 2025
PKF O'Connor Davies, a Top 25 Firm based in New York, has added Wolf Maryles & Associates, also headquartered in Manhattan, effective Jan. 1, 2026.
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Dec 08, 2025
The accounting standards update aims to improve the navigability of interim reporting disclosures while clarifying when that guidance should be applicable.
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Dec 08, 2025
By helping business owners shore up their metrics, you can help them boost their enterprise value and add more value to your relationship.
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Dec 08, 2025
Blindly accepting AI outputs, setting poor AI controls, failing to update processes when software changes: many AI problems unfortunately begin with the human, but it is also humans that can prevent them.
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Dec 08, 2025
The American Institute of CPAs advised the Treasury and the IRS to simplify the tax reporting requirements for partnerships and S corporations — or passthrough entities.
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Dec 08, 2025
Lengthy utility permitting times could imperil customers' tax credits if their systems aren't in place by Dec. 31.
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Dec 08, 2025
Anthony Pugliese of the IIA discusses the new and perennial risks and challenges facing companies, and the new resources the IIA is rolling out to help.
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Dec 05, 2025
Audit teams with a greater number of women provide higher-quality audits at a lower cost, according to new research.
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Dec 05, 2025
CEO Jeff Call is ramping up the use of artificial intelligence at the firm and helping clients adjust to changes from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
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Dec 05, 2025
CEO Jeff Call is ramping up the use of artificial intelligence at the Top 100 Firm, and helping clients adjust to changes from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
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Dec 05, 2025
Connecticut Society of CPAs to bestow annual Women's Awards; Forvis Mazars appoints leader of the energy and natural resources practice; and more news from across the profession.
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Dec 05, 2025
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board imposed a $35,000 penalty on Beckles & Co. for failing to disclose who worked on nine public company audits.
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Dec 05, 2025
There is plenty of room for more audit committee disclosure, according to the Center for Audit Quality and Ideagen Audit Analytics
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Dec 05, 2025
Five hidden traits may be holding you back.
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Dec 05, 2025
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board sanctioned U.S.-based TPS Thayer for failure to reasonably supervise an unregistered accounting firm in China.
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Dec 05, 2025
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board sanctioned U.S.-based TPS Thayer for failure to reasonably supervise an unregistered firm in China.
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Dec 05, 2025
A group backed by financier Michael Sacks has started funding ads against Chicago's plan to bring back a tax on large corporate payrolls.
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Dec 05, 2025
Plus, Karbon launches smart tax organizers and binders with Stanford Tax; and other accounting tech news and updates.
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Dec 05, 2025
By any other name; a different kind of clearing house; dodgy digital; and other highlights of recent tax cases.
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Dec 04, 2025
Carr, Riggs & Ingram added DK Partners; LGA merged in Ziner & Murphy; Adams Brown acquired Stafford & Westervelt; and Stephano Slack merged in Boyer & Boyer and Kimmel, Lorah & Associates.
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Dec 04, 2025
Franklin Alliance, a venture capital-backed company that helps small and midsized firms scale, acquired Cincinnati-based Howard, Nunn & Bloom. Randy Crabtree and Jon Segal also joined its advisory board.
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Dec 04, 2025
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board member Christina Ho plans to resign by the end of January as a shakeup is expected at the board.
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Dec 04, 2025
The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an accounting standards update with guidance on accounting for government grants to business entities.
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Dec 04, 2025
The release coincides with a $6.25 billion donation from Michael Dell and his wife to kickstart the savings program.
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Dec 04, 2025
Approximately three-quarters of businesses haven't yet automated their 1099 information reporting for their taxes, according to a new report from Avalara.
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Dec 04, 2025
Many small firms can scale intentionally, sustainably and without compromising what makes them special.
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Dec 04, 2025
Trump's aides are discussing making the Treasury chief the top White House economic advisor, in addition to his current job, plus acting IRS commissioner.
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Dec 03, 2025
Planning around SSI COLAs; holiday business deductions; complex decisions of inheritance; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
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Dec 03, 2025
The new accounting model would reflect how financial institutions manage interest rate risks in their portfolios.
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Dec 03, 2025
Identity theft, fictitious applicants and other forms of fraud continue with the advance premium tax credit for buying health insurance.
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Dec 03, 2025
The House approved two pieces of legislation to keep IRS agents from levying fines and penalties without supervisory approval, and to strengthen taxpayer rights in proceedings before the Tax Court.
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Dec 03, 2025
The word "transformation" doesn't do justice to the kinds of seismic changes that have started to take root in the accounting profession over the past year.
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Dec 03, 2025
Small businesses in particular lost a total of 120,000 jobs.
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Dec 03, 2025
The initiative from the president's tax law has drawn support from corporate and financial leaders.
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Dec 02, 2025
Just in time for Giving Tuesday, there's some good news for charities, thanks to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, but also some new caps and limits.
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Dec 02, 2025
Eide Bailly adds Wall, Einhorn & Chernitzer; Brown Edwards acquires Sheldon & Co.; and LGA merges with Cohen Cohen & Co.
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Dec 02, 2025
Last month brought a slight uptick in wage and job growth at small businesses, payroll company Paychex reported.
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Dec 02, 2025
For accountants and auditors, the elimination of the penny will affect reconciliation, system configuration and compliance reporting.
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Dec 02, 2025
The firm, which now has more than 500 partners, said its deals practice shrank 4% and its audit unit was down 3.7%, while its tax business grew 3.4%.
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Dec 02, 2025
Artificial intelligence isn't an algorithmic takeover but an essential wealth management tool.
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Dec 01, 2025
Carcaught; a big shank; this order's definitely to go; and other highlights of recent tax cases.
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Dec 01, 2025
A tweak to the deductibility of gambling losses may not bring in a lot of tax revenue, but it could certainly alter a lot of wagers next year.
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Dec 01, 2025
A study found that students underestimate the audit profession's attractive aspects and overestimate its less appealing aspects.
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Dec 01, 2025
A study found that students underestimate the audit profession's attractive aspects and overestimate its less appealing aspects.
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Dec 01, 2025
Adding AI shouldn't be about throwing automation at a problem. It's more about how accountants using it evolve.
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Dec 01, 2025
The law requires the IRS to provide a clear explanation of tax-filing errors to taxpayers on its math error notices.
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Dec 01, 2025
The Top 50 Firm has expanded to Maryland by acquiring McLean, Koehler, Sparks & Hammond.
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Dec 01, 2025
The USO's Accountants Salute the Troops Council aims to bring the accounting firms together to raise $250,000 in funding for the upcoming Semiquincentennial.
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Dec 01, 2025
As part of the tie-up, OpenAI will work with Thrive Holdings to speed up business adoption of AI, starting with accounting and IT services.
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Dec 01, 2025
As part of a tie-up with Thrive Holdings, OpenAI will work with Thrive to speed up business adoption of AI, starting with accounting and IT services.
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Dec 01, 2025
Prosecutors charged a banker who worked over the Cum-Ex tax scandal, the first indictment targeting staff at a top international investment bank.
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Dec 01, 2025
Prosecutors charged a banker who worked over the Cum-Ex tax scandal, the first indictment targeting staff at a top international investment bank.
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Nov 28, 2025
CFOs are facing a convergence of pressures that make digital transformation not just attractive, but essential.
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Nov 28, 2025
Plus, enhancements for TaxWiseOnline; EY announces EY.ai Tax Labs service; Vertex launches Configuration Agent for MS Dynamics 365; and other accounting tech news and updates.
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Nov 27, 2025
How can tax leaders "open the lid" enough to deliver the right transparency and accountability, without unleashing unmanaged data flows and compliance risk?
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Nov 26, 2025
The American Institute of CPAs has sent a letter to the Multistate Tax Commission recommending changes in a proposed approach to sourcing of partnership income.
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Nov 26, 2025
The American Accounting Association is calling on the Department of Education to reverse course after proposing to remove accounting from its definition of "professional degree" programs.
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Nov 26, 2025
A recently released book explains a framework for improving a company's profitability.
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Nov 26, 2025
The IRS and the Treasury are asking for comments on regulations they plan to propose for a new tax credit for donating to organizations that give scholarships.
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Nov 26, 2025
Republicans are divided on whether to extend premium tax credits, loathed by the GOP's right flank because of the costs and lingering opposition to former President Obama's legislative achievement.
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Nov 26, 2025
Grant Thornton Advisors has expanded its rapidly growing multinational platform by merging in Kevane Grant Thornton in Puerto Rico.
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Nov 26, 2025
Job satisfaction for female CPAs in tax, audit and CAS has improved by more than twice as much for female CPAs than it has for male CPAs in those areas.
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Nov 25, 2025
The Regional Leader is expanding its presence in Western Michigan, effective Jan. 1, 2026.
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Nov 25, 2025
The American Institute CPAs, the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy and state CPA societies voiced their objections to a government proposal.
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Nov 25, 2025
The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued a new accounting standards update aimed at improving its existing hedge accounting guidance.
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Nov 25, 2025
Understanding the authority, eligibility criteria and automation advantages of the program will be essential for firms representing clients before the IRS.
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Nov 25, 2025
CPA QualityPro released a licensure feature that allows accounting firms to determine individual CPAs' practice privileges in different states under new mobility and substantial equivalency rules.
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Nov 25, 2025
Accounting firms can determine individual CPAs' practice privileges in different states under new mobility and substantial equivalency rules.
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Nov 24, 2025
People want to use AI and other advanced tech more effectively, but they're too busy to learn how.
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Nov 24, 2025
Speakers at Accounting Today's 2025 PE Summit urged firms to explore the ways private equity is transforming accounting — and their practices.
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Nov 24, 2025
In Notice 2025-69, the IRS and the Treasury offer clarifications and examples of how to claim the One Big Beautiful Bill Act deductions.
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Nov 24, 2025
Another downgrade by Moody's hit the manufacturer of mini motors' stock price.
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Nov 24, 2025
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill into law that will create an additional pathway to CPA licensure — the latest state to pass changes to licensure requirements.
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Nov 24, 2025
Over the fall, 20 teams of accounting students from all over the country competed in a test of their AI knowledge held by CPA education platform TrueUp. A trio of DePaul University students were named as the winning team.
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Nov 24, 2025
When implemented thoughtfully, these tools can transform your firm's operations and value proposition.
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Nov 24, 2025
An inside look at the Big Four firm's brand-new space in Manhattan's Hudson Yards neighborhood.
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Nov 24, 2025
Accounting firms are moving from "people businesses" to businesses filled with individual people.
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Nov 23, 2025
Staff have begun working through the backlog of correspondence and messages, and are expected to begin reaching out to tax pros and taxpayers soon.
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Nov 22, 2025
It's more than possible for firms to forego private equity investment — but it requires serious planning and discipline.
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Nov 21, 2025
Intuit has announced a multiyear partnership with OpenAI to develop branded finance apps that can be accessed directly within ChatGPT, a deal worth over $100 million.
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Nov 21, 2025
Intuit has announced a multi-year, strategic partnership with OpenAI to develop branded finance apps that can be accessed directly within ChatGPT, a deal worth over $100 million.
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Nov 21, 2025
Financial Accounting Foundation appoints new trustees; MGO business management professionals awarded industry accolades; and more news from across the profession.
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Nov 21, 2025
Top 75 Firm Sax acquired SCL Consulting in Maryland, effective Nov. 14, 2025, strengthening its client advisory services and growing its Mid-Atlantic footprint.
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Nov 21, 2025
KPMG hails ISO 42001 certification; Schellman becomes first US-based body for MTCS certification; Intuit launches partnerships with Cherry Bekaert, Rehmann; and other accounting tech news.
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Nov 21, 2025
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act offers a striking example of how policy design can favor businesses over individual taxpayers, particularly young professionals.
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