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Jul 02, 2026
The Internal Revenue Service's Taxpayer Assistance Centers staff provided incorrect advice about the tax laws in nearly half the visits by inspectors.
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Jul 02, 2026
BMSS Advisors & CPAs acquired Aviso Group, extending the Top 100 Firm's footprint in Alabama and launching the BMSS Family of Companies.
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Jul 02, 2026
Money flowing into President Donald Trump's newly created accounts for children will initially be invested in a State Street Corp. exchange-traded fund.
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Jul 02, 2026
LevitZacks and Wilson Lewis completed acquisitions, effective as of June 1, growing their footprints in their respective states.
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Jul 02, 2026
The IRS against which your clients filed last year is not the same agency reviewing their returns today.
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Jul 02, 2026
Got an important question? You may not need a consultant, but rather a community of your peers who are just a little ahead of you.
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Jul 01, 2026
The tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing to consider and pass seven bills related to tax administration and the Internal Revenue Service.
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Jul 01, 2026
Your accounting firm's clients are counting on you to understand fraud risk in the Age of AI.
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Jul 01, 2026
The Financial Accounting Standards Board wants to amend how investment companies measure the fair value of a security subject to a contractual sale restriction.
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Jul 01, 2026
Accountants are no longer just educating clients about tax law, but actively dismantling AI-generated fiction before it turns into audit-triggering liability.
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Jul 01, 2026
The Top 20 Firm acquired Regional Leader Perkins & Co., expanding its Pacific Northwest presence.
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Jul 01, 2026
Service-providing businesses added 96,000 jobs, including 2,000 in professional and business services such as accounting and tax preparation, ADP reported.
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Jul 01, 2026
CrossCountry Consulting acquired Dupont Circle Solutions, a Salesforce-focused technology consulting firm in Arlington, Virginia.
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Jul 01, 2026
Fischer Cunnane & Associates acquired Kalos Hutchings & Co., expanding the firm's presence in the Philadelphia region and strengthening its real estate services.
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Jul 01, 2026
The state's new tax on second homes is nicknamed for its most famous part-time resident, but the levy will also squeeze owners whose houses are far less grand.
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Jul 01, 2026
Guidance from the IRS on AI captures only part of the picture. The obligations it describes are real and enduring. What it does not fully address is how the frameworks for meeting them were built for a different generation.
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Jun 30, 2026
Fight belongs at federal level; Circular 230 still matters; make everything stick; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
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Jun 30, 2026
The Internal Revenue Service consistently falls short of its longstanding 14% goal of hiring veterans, with annual hiring typically ranging from 7% to 11%.
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Jun 30, 2026
The Internal Revenue Service consistently falls short of its longstanding 14% goal of hiring veterans, with annual hiring typically ranging from 7% to 11%.
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Jun 30, 2026
The pace of job growth at small businesses with fewer than 50 employees improved for the fourth consecutive month in June, according to Paychex.
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Jun 30, 2026
The pace of job growth at businesses with fewer than 50 employees improved for the fourth consecutive month in June, according to Paychex.
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Jun 30, 2026
The Top 20 Firm acquired Santa Clara, Califonia-based Sherwood Partners in a transaction expected to close this July.
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Jun 30, 2026
The Supreme Court left in place a decision that should change how practitioners talk to clients about old returns and how to evaluate the people who prepared them.
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Jun 30, 2026
Sustainability reporting is becoming more standardized globally, according to a new report from the IFAC, AICPA and CIMA.
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Jun 30, 2026
Big Four firms have been embroiled in a series of scandals rocking the consulting sector.
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Jun 30, 2026
The potential criminal development that adds to a series of governance scandals engulfing the sector in recent years.
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Jun 30, 2026
AI will change the first few years of an accounting career but doesn't reduce the need for people who understand the numbers. In many ways, it raises the bar.
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Jun 30, 2026
The super wealthy are accustomed to finding ways to shrink their tax bills. But with New York City's new levy, many are learning they might just have to pony up.
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Jun 30, 2026
The super wealthy are accustomed to finding ways to shrink their tax bills. But with New York City's new levy, many are learning they might just have to pony up.
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Jun 29, 2026
The International Sustainability Standards Board intends to issue an exposure draft of its nature-related disclosure proposals in October.
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Jun 29, 2026
The Internal Revenue Service is having trouble keeping track of exactly which other agencies are receiving the data, according to a new report.
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Jun 29, 2026
In just a few short years, a grassroots movement has completely revamped the pathways to CPA licensure.
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Jun 29, 2026
There's a safe harbor for gift tax reporting, but the American Institute of CPAs recommends families educate themselves as the accounts go live July 4.
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Jun 29, 2026
The blockbuster decision puts the White House firmly in control of potentially dozens of agencies that have long operated independently.
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Jun 29, 2026
The accounting profession is nearly finished with its overhaul of CPA licensure requirements, with only a few states left to make changes.
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Jun 29, 2026
The accounting profession is nearly finished with its overhaul of CPA licensure requirements, with only a few states left to make changes.
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Jun 29, 2026
The accounting talent shortage is now a structural feature of the finance and accounting sector.
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Jun 29, 2026
The state budget will be bolstered in part by a newly proposed tax on digital software sales.
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Jun 29, 2026
The state budget will be bolstered in part by a newly proposed tax on digital software sales.
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Jun 29, 2026
The president is escalating pressure on European nations that just ratified a trade pact with the U.S.
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Jun 29, 2026
AI technology is new, so it feels like it should demand a new kind of governance. It doesn't. The profession already has the answer inhouse.
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Jun 26, 2026
The Internal Revenue Service's CI division is getting back to its traditional priorities after it was sidetracked last year into immigration enforcement.
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Jun 26, 2026
Plus, the PCAOB's chief auditor departs; and other firm and personnel news from across the profession.
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Jun 26, 2026
The Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board issued staff implementation guidance implementing its Management Discussion and Analysis standard from 2024.
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Jun 26, 2026
Lulling tactics; up to 152 years in prison; big-ticket items; and other highlights of recent tax cases.
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Jun 26, 2026
Deloitte announces unified agentic intelligence network; BlackLine announces AI governance console for CFOs; Sage X3 enhancements focused on manufacturers and distributors; and other accounting tech news.
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Jun 26, 2026
The Top 25 Firm appointed Dee Burger as its first CEO. Founder and former managing partner Bill Carr will remain on as chairman of the board.
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Jun 26, 2026
Chief auditor Barbara Vanich is set to depart the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board on July 15, after 17 years.
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Jun 26, 2026
For many taxpayers — especially those with variable, limited or short-term tax capacity — credit transferability provides a practical and effective solution.
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Jun 26, 2026
For many taxpayers — especially those with variable, limited or short-term tax capacity — credit transferability provides a practical and effective solution.
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Jun 26, 2026
Whether advisors choose individual stocks or not, the SEC's proposal to allow semiannual reporting rather than quarterly could impact clients' portfolios.
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Jun 26, 2026
Governor Gavin Newsom is calling for a federal tax on billionaires after failing to stop a California wealth tax from reaching the November ballot.
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Jun 26, 2026
Governor Gavin Newsom is calling for a federal tax on billionaires after failing to stop a California wealth tax from reaching the November ballot.
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Jun 26, 2026
King Charles and Prince William disclosed their personal tax obligations for the first time in their current roles in an attempt to increase the transparency of the British monarchy's finances.
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Jun 25, 2026
Internal Revenue Service officials are working to increase compliance of tax-exempt groups as well as for-profit businesses with the help of whistleblowers.
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Jun 25, 2026
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board today established a firm consultation process to help provide firms with more timely and consistent guidance.
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Jun 25, 2026
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board today established a firm consultation process to help provide firms with more timely and consistent guidance.
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Jun 25, 2026
The Institute of Management Accountants discussed the pros and cons of artificial intelligence with officials, including the new leader of the PCAOB.
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Jun 25, 2026
For practitioners willing to learn the rules, Trump Accounts are the best client acquisition and retention opportunity we've had in a decade.
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Jun 25, 2026
For practitioners willing to learn the rules, Trump accounts are the best client acquisition and retention opportunity we've had in a decade.
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Jun 25, 2026
The Top 25 Firm acquired Conroe, Texas-based firm Crowl, Cameron & Associates, expanding its presence to 20 offices and across 18 cities in the state.
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Jun 25, 2026
AI severs confidence from correctness. Finding the areas that require scrutiny is much harder precisely because the output looks excellent everywhere.
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Jun 24, 2026
Chief financial officers are going negative on the economy, but more upbeat about their own businesses' prospects, according to a Deloitte survey.
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Jun 24, 2026
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants chose Alfred Ramosedi as its next president and co-chair of the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants.
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Jun 24, 2026
The Internal Revenue Service had a largely successful tax-filing season, despite staffing cutbacks and long delays on refunds for millions of taxpayers.
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Jun 24, 2026
Accounting firms that switch to transparent interviewing are improving hiring outcomes, reducing recruitment costs and creating a better candidate experience.
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Jun 24, 2026
Among other things, the IRS's preliminary AI guidelines call for firms to exercise due diligence on AI outputs and pass AI-related savings on to clients.
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Jun 24, 2026
The IRS introduced preliminary AI guidelines for tax practitioners using AI that, among other things, call for firms to exercise due diligence on AI outputs and transparently pass AI-related savings on to their clients.
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Jun 24, 2026
The AI Native Accounting Foundation announced the winners of its first-ever AI Native Accounting Awards.
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Jun 23, 2026
Tax amnesty programs; protecting your practice; unidentified tax payments; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
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Jun 23, 2026
Intuit CEO Sasan Goodarzi declared today that, going forward, accountants are the customer not the channel and consequently they will be serving them as the customer.
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Jun 23, 2026
Intuit CEO Sasan Goodarzi declared today that, going forward, accountants are the customer not the channel and consequently they will be serving them as the customer.
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Jun 23, 2026
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is requesting input on future focus areas for standard setting.
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Jun 23, 2026
Whitman Advisory introduced valueMyCPAFirm.com, an AI-powered tool that provides insights on a firm's market value.
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Jun 23, 2026
Firms that rely on the old-fashioned billable hour are in the minority compared to fixed fee, value pricing and other models.
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Jun 23, 2026
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Michigan county that auctioned off a family's foreclosed home for $76,008 when the family owed less than $2,242 in taxes.
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Jun 23, 2026
AI has become the No. 1 way to fake receipts for expense fraud. Before then, people generally relied on specialized templates from sketchy websites.
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Jun 23, 2026
The Top 20 Firm will receive a significant investment from private equity firm Reverence Capital in a deal expected to close in the third quarter of this year.
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Jun 23, 2026
The Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network limited access by federal agencies to the information reported by companies amid lawsuits and rule changes.
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Jun 23, 2026
Firms everywhere are searching for ways to seize first-mover advantages, or at least prevent competitors' AI use from becoming disruptive.
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Jun 23, 2026
Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission struck the deal in April to settle investigations into PwC's auditing work for the collapsed developer.
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Jun 23, 2026
The leading CPA financial planners with over $1 billion in assets under management, from Accounting Today's annual ranking.
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Jun 23, 2026
Tax experts and former Internal Revenue Service officials denounced the deal to immunize President Trump, his family and his businesses from tax audits.
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Jun 22, 2026
The comedian was arrested in Los Angeles for tax evasion and charged with owing over $300,000 to the state of California.
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Jun 22, 2026
The comedian was arrested and imprisoned in Los Angeles for tax evasion and charged with owing over $300,000 to the state of California.
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Jun 22, 2026
The IRS has been offering live chat applications and automated chatbots, but their incorrect answers could prompt taxpayers to file incorrect tax returns.
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Jun 22, 2026
The Internal Revenue Service's process for referring taxpayer inquiries to other business units can lead to delays and lost referrals, according to a new report.
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Jun 22, 2026
DuCharme, McMillen & Associates acquired Chicago-based Barron Corporate Tax Solutions, expanding the firm's property tax practice.
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Jun 22, 2026
Nineteen states and three major cities now have them. Cheap and easy usually isn't best.
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Jun 22, 2026
AI can be a helpful starting point, but accounting professionals and other specialists are still essential for making an informed decision about entity type.
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Jun 22, 2026
His administration wants the rebuilt wall of import taxes to mirror those Trump put on every major trading partner at the beginning of his second term.
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Jun 22, 2026
The group behind a proposed 5% wealth tax in California is pushing for a compromise with Governor Gavin Newsom by pitching a 2% levy instead.
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Jun 22, 2026
The Justice Department rebuffed a U.S. judge's invitation for top officials to submit a signed statement under oath that a $1.8 billion fund for what the administration described as victims of political "weaponization" will not happen.
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Jun 21, 2026
Starting with AI, a number of new developments is making the professional landscape feel stranger than ever.
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Jun 19, 2026
Investors mostly favor the continued use of quarterly reporting and rejected the SEC's recent proposal for a semiannual reporting option, according to a survey.
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Jun 19, 2026
Before you jump into the offshoring pool, or if you've recently jumped in, set up benchmarks to track your progress and look for areas to improve.
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Jun 19, 2026
The traditional spreadsheet model of financial planning is officially broken. It did not break quietly, and it was not broken by a single event.
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Jun 19, 2026
Plus, KPMG names new int'l leaders; a new director of enforcement at the PCAOB; and other firm and personnel news from across the profession.
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Jun 19, 2026
Firms are sourcing new solutions from field staff to expand their tools and upskill their professionals. But they aren't just throwing together programs and calling it a day.
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Jun 19, 2026
Plus, Canopy announces Canopy Close Automation in open beta; MYCPE ONE rolls out managed cybersecurity services for businesses; and other news.
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