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IRS officials will be on hand for the AICPA’s Accounting, Auditing and Regulatory Update Conference, held Dec. 7-8 at the Grand Hyatt Washington D.C.

A recent report from the Institute of Internal Auditors focuses on how internal auditors view the value they bring to their organizations, even while many of their organizations have no performance measures in place for the internal audit function.

The AICPA announced last week that they have submitted comments on the IRS Announcement 2015-19, which advises that the IRS is modifying the Employee Plans Determination Letter Program and that the current five-year remedial amendment cycles for individually designed retirement plans will be terminated effective January 1, 2017.

Deloitte is advising corporate clients to be careful about their holiday gift giving so they don’t run afoul of laws like the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

The Georgia Society of CPAs (GSCPA) recently held its third annual financial literacy day this month. The volunteer event, Millennial Money, gave certified CPAs in the state the opportunity to teach eighth-grade students the importance of saving and budgeting.

Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting US has produced an infographic showing the states with the top 10 highest and lowest sales taxes, just in time for Black Friday and the kickoff of the holiday shopping season.

As CPA firms and their clients continue to adapt to the cloud and innovations in practice management, the Digital CPA Conference, celebrating its fourth year, looks to help CPAs stay on top of the tech that drives business in 2015.

The AICPA announced on Monday the 2015 winners of three different accounting curriculum awards. Each award comprises the Effective Learning Strategies Awards, awarded annually to educators who demonstrate innovative teaching in one of three educational levels: introductory, upper level, and graduate.

The budget deal passed by Congress last month included a provision that would end some Social Security claiming strategies used by couples.

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