The Latest

House and Senate lawmakers plan to begin working this week on compromise tax-overhaul legislation—a key step in their drive to send a package of tax cuts for corporations and individuals to President Donald Trump by the end of the year. Here are the latest developments, updated throughout the day:

Having basically solved back-office functionality with machine learning and AI, Rod Drury said during Xerocon Austin, the front office comes into focus for accountants and their clients.

Justifying advisory fees; state-level changes under the radar; plans and animals; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The cloud-based OnPoint software will help firms with preparation, compilation and review engagements.

Accounting standard-setters are tweaking the rules for the standards taking effect in the next few years, according to officials.

Paychex reported the ninth consecutive month of declines in small business job growth for November, with wages also falling slightly.

Gettry Marcus CPA, P.C., a Long Island firm based in Woodbury, N.Y., has added JM CPA LLP, a firm based in New York City, effective Dec. 1, 2017.

Young professionals from across the state took part in the annual meeting focused on sharing best practices.

Taxpayers can expect many of their cherished deductions for charitable contributions, family members, and state and local taxes to go away under the Senate tax reform legislation.

Energy lobbyists, who failed to get a range of expired breaks for biofuels to coal-fired power plants into the $1.5 trillion tax overhaul bill making its way through Congress, may get a second chance before the end of the year.