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Hundreds of localities and one state made 335 changes in their standard sales tax rate in the first half of 2019, a 5 percent increase from the same period last year, according to a new report.

HSBC Holdings Plc’s Swiss private banking unit agreed to pay about 294 million euros ($329 million) to settle a Belgian criminal probe into allegations it helped wealthy clients dodge hundreds of millions of euros in taxes.

The Internal Revenue Service hasn’t done enough to improve its procedures for reviewing amended tax returns to reduce erroneous and fraudulent tax refunds, according to a new report.

LBA Haynes Strand acquires Cherry Bekaert’s Asheboro practice; and Fineman West merges in Jager.

Diane Jules, deputy director of the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants, discusses how IESBA has been developing its Code of Ethics and technology for accountants to use around the world.

Last month I gave one of the best continuing professional education programs I ever did about the worst topic ever.

The Top 100 Firm based in New York has expanded its presence in South Florida by adding another office in Miami.

Artificial intelligence and machine learning aren’t the next big thing — people are.

The former executives were charged with manipulating income at the New York-based shopping-center owner.

The Top 100 Firm has expanded in Massachusetts to bolster its presence in New England.