Government News
The latest news about legislation and proposals from Congress and the White House, including tax reform and financial reform, along with coverage of hearings in the Senate and the House of Representatives, and news from agencies like the SEC.
Congress Introduces Pension Relief Bill for Girl Scouts and Other Charities
A pair of lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan bill in the House that would provide relief to nonprofits, such as the Girl Scouts, which now have higher pension funding rules than taxable, for-profit companies. Read more »
-
Obama Budget to Include Tax Bracket Changes
April 5, 2013President Barack Obama’s budget plan will incorporate deficit-cutting proposals that include... Read more »
-
Employers Added Just 88,000 Jobs in March
April 5, 2013The unemployment rate dipped a tenth of a percentage point to 7.6 percent in March, although... Read more »
-
IRS Expands Identity Theft Assistance Program
March 31, 2013The Internal Revenue Service is expanding a program nationwide to help law enforcement get access... Read more »
-
U.S. Seeks Answers in Liechtenstein on Banks Helping Tax Cheats
March 25, 2013The U.S. has asked Liechtenstein to hand over data on foundations that may have been used to hide... Read more »
-
Senate Democrats Pass Budget with Tax Increases
March 24, 2013The Senate narrowly passed a budget for the first time in four years on a mostly party line vote,... Read more »
-
Congress Considers Changing Taxation of Derivatives
March 22, 2013The House Ways and Means Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee held a hearing this week to discuss... Read more »
-
Senators Lay out Tax Reform Options and Consider Re-imposing Tax Preparer Regulation
March 22, 2013The two leaders of the Senate Finance Committee, Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., and ranking... Read more »
-
U.S. Wind Industry Hanging on IRS’s Definition of ‘Construction’
March 22, 2013As U.S. lawmakers drafted a bill extending wind-energy tax credits in August, they revised a key... Read more »
-
House GOP Passes Paul Ryan’s Budget Plan
March 21, 2013House Republicans have passed the budget plan introduced by House Budget Committee chairman Paul... Read more »
-
IRS Asked to Detail Costs of Implementing Health Care Reform
March 21, 2013The chairman of the House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee is calling on the Internal... Read more »
-
Congressman Demands IRS Release Star Trek Video
March 20, 2013An influential lawmaker on Congress’s tax writing committee is calling on the Internal... Read more »
-
JPMorgan Chase Officials Testify before Senate about London Whale Blunder
March 15, 2013JPMorgan Chase & Co. needs to win back public trust after losses on a derivative portfolio... Read more »
-
SBA Backs Extension of Small Business Debt Refinance Program
March 15, 2013A top official at the U.S. Small Business Administration prodded lawmakers at a congressional... Read more »
-
NYC Pushes Free Tax Filing for City Residents
March 15, 2013New York City officials are urging low-income and middle-class taxpayers to file their tax... Read more »
Search Accounting Today
What's the Biggest Opportunity for Accountants Today?
May 24, 2013
Guests at the Meet the Editors dinner at Keens Steakhouse in New York give their assessments of the many opportunities available to accountants for growing their practices.
What's the Biggest Threat or Challenge Facing Accountants?
May 22, 2013
Attendees at Accounting Today's Meet the Editors Dinner at Keens Steakhouse in New York discuss the top issues confronting accountants.
Women in Accounting: Breaking the Mold
May 21, 2013
A continued conversation with Marcum’s Nanette Lee Miller and Janis Cowhey McDonagh about the obstacles women in the accounting profession face when trying to make their way into leadership positions.
SLIDE SHOW
Tax Season by the Numbers
May 22, 2013
The IRS recently released statistics covering the year to May 10, 2013.
Top 10 Tech Initiatives -- 2013
May 5, 2013
The AICPA's annual list of IT priorities for accounting firms.
Common E-mail Security Mistakes
April 23, 2013
These five bad habits can make your confidential information -- and that of your clients -- easy to steal.
