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U.S. prosecutors recommended a three-month prison sentence for a former Internal Revenue Service analyst who pleaded guilty to illegally disclosing suspicious activity reports related to the private banking information of Michael Cohen, the former personal lawyer of President Donald Trump.

The controversy keeps mounting over a new tax break for investing in poor U.S. communities. But investors keep piling in.

The Internal Revenue Service debuted a new Gig Economy Tax Center on its IRS.gov website to help taxpayers who work with companies like Uber and Airbnb meet their tax obligations.

CPAs should be wary of these seven client requests around revenue recognition.

The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants has released a set of revisions to the International Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants, making some changes in the independence standards for assurance engagements, other than audit and review engagements.

Windes merges in Smith, Linden & Basso; UHY Advisors acquires Stewart, Beauvais & Whipple; TYS merges with Lefkowitz; and McGuire Sponsel acquires Align Global Consulting.

The National Society of Accountants is urging accounting undergraduates attending two- or four-year institutions to apply.

The job numbers were boosted by employment in professional and business services.

Avoid some of the problems that can come up during an audit by using the wrong words.

The IRS’s new anti-fraud filters are unnecessarily flagging millions of tax returns and delaying legitimate tax refunds for weeks or months.