Daniel Hood

The Internal Revenue Service will begin accepting individual tax returns on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016, it announced today.

Chief financial officers and corporate finance teams are taking on a larger role in protecting companies from cyber-risks, according to a new survey.

The omnibus spending bill signed into law last week gives the Internal Revenue Service an additional $290 million in funds – but it must be spent only taxpayer services and efforts against tax-related identity theft.

Our editors’ picks for what made news in the profession this year (text version)

The American Institute of CPAs has created an illustrative SOC 2 report to help CPAs report on controls over protected health information.

Top 100 Firm Warren Averett LLC announced that it will merge in Panama City-based Jinks & Moody, effective Jan. 1, 2016.

Greater engagement and a deeper relationship with your software providers will pay dividends in better service, better deals and, ultimately, better products, according to tech expert Jim Bourke.

The accounting profession needs to take advantage of current conditions to take critically important steps to ensure its future, according to American Institute of CPAs president and CEO Barry Melancon.

It’s a great time to be an accountant — and the future looks even better.

For the fourth quarter in a row, Top 10 Firm BDO USA led large audit firms in new Securities and Exchange Commission audit clients, with 13 new engagements and a net gain of eight in the third quarter of 2015.