Audit & Accounting

Does your job primarily involve data entry and routine processes? If so, it may be time for a pivot.

Is the age of the bookkeeper coming to an end? Is the payroll specialist an endangered species? Are the days of the tax preparer who focuses on basic 1040s numbered?

The jobs that will become a lot less common in accounting in the future are those that involve the inputting and manipulation of data for routine and repeatable tasks.

More than prep; homebuyer credit needs work; tax shots across the Hudson; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Experts highlight tech savviness and strong communication as key skills for early-career accountants.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board decided to pursue targeted improvements to its rules for accounting for and disclosing software costs, instead of a single overarching model.

With the IRS continuing to launch promoter audits, it is important that anyone subject to such an audit consider a few strategic issues.

Grifols SA shares dropped as investors evaluated a regulatory review of the Spanish bio-science company's financial reports, which found "relevant deficiencies" but no major accounting mistakes.

Markus Jooste allegedly took his own life after being notified of arrest warrants over an accounting scandal.

Chinese authorities are ramping up pressure on the global accounting giant that audited a slew of developers before the sector's meltdown.