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According to the second quarter AICPA Economic Outlook Survey released on Tuesday - which polls CEO's, CFO's, and other senior accounting management in the U.S. - executives grew less confident about prospects for the U.S. economy over the past quarter, and are reining in profit and revenue expectations for their organizations in the coming year.

H&R Block is testing new technology that uses Facebook’s Oculus virtual reality equipment to provide avatars of tax preparers for customers of the future.

Accounting software company Sage launched the Sage Foundation on Tuesday, which looks to "set the standard for Corporate Compassionate Capitalism around the world."

The Internal Revenue Service discovered last month that criminals accessed around 104,000 tax returns through its Get Transcript application and tried to get hold of approximately 100,000 more.

The AICPA will announce the results of its CPA Outlook Index (CPAOI), a measure of sentiment about the U.S. economy and key business performance categories for the coming year, at 7:00 a.m. EDT, Thursday, June 4, 2015.

The real reason why you don't see female partners at the firm

The AICPA is hosting a free webinar to guide financial planners on practical planning ideas for dealing with the unique challenges facing their elderly clients. The webinar will be held on Wednesday June 3, from 1:00 – 2:15 EST.

In a new piece from the Wisconsin Rapids Tribune, a parts department manager, Javier Vera, and Steve Koth Jr., a military veteran, both found paths to the accounting profession later in life at Mid-State Technical College in Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.

A new report from Ernst & Young demonstrates how many multinational corporations are being pushed in the direction of greater transparency about their tax strategies as their reputations come under attack in the U.S. and abroad for shifting their profits to tax havens.

As the debate goes on about how to curb the increasing incidence of taxpayer identity theft in the U.S., members of BKR International discussed their experiences during the recent tax filing season, as well as ways to mitigate future risk and help clients respond to fraudulent activity should it occur.