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Nearly a quarter of Americans think it’s acceptable to lie to the Internal Revenue Service about under-the-table income.

Aldor Delp of ADP discusses how accounting firms can attract the best talent at a competitive time in the labor market, in an interview with Dan Hood of Accounting Today.

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration is pursuing fraudsters posing as IRS agents who call to harass taxpayers about fictitious tax debts, calling them back to warn them about their criminal activity and getting the phone company to shut them down.

The American Institute of CPAs is crying foul over an ad by H&R Block suggesting that many CPAs don’t know how to prepare tax returns, but Block is promising to increase its competition with CPAs.

Sage announced improvements to cloud accounting software Sage Live, including new automation engines and simplified management features.

In a new survey from Robert Half Management Resources and Robert Half Technology, 51 percent of CFOs claimed that they are presently collaborating more with their company's CIOs than three years ago. A scant 7 percent of respondents said they work with CIOs less often.

Audit firm policies designed to protect whistleblowers against retaliation for reporting wrongdoing could backfire and make potential tipsters even more fearful of the possible consequences, according to a new academic study.

The House Ways and Means Committee passed a package of three bills Wednesday designed to save money for the federal government, including one that requires taxpayers claiming the Child Tax Credit to provide a Social Security number for the child to prevent undocumented immigrants from qualifying.

Toshiba Corp. is under investigation by the U.S. over allegations that it hid $1.3 billion in losses at its nuclear power operations, according to two people familiar with the matter. Shares plunged in Tokyo.

Texas firm Whitley Penn recently announced their monthly support to the Tarrant Area Food Bank during 2016 by providing volunteers to assist with sorting, inspecting and boxing food for Children’s Feeding Programs.