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Local CPA firms Hurley, Williams & Cook PS and Ball & Treger LLP have merged to create the Hearthstone CPA Group.

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

The AICPA announced today that students representing the University of Kansas have earned first place in the 2015 AICPA Accounting Competition, earning a $5,000 award for their school. Students from the University of Portland finished second, receiving $3,000, and the third-place team from The College of Brockport, SUNY, winning $2,000.

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

EY announced that UMT Consulting Group, an enterprise project portfolio management firm that provides business process and technology consulting services to large corporations and government entities, has joined Ernst & Young in the U.S.

Xero released a statement of cash flows report, a flexible way for users to generate a report summarizing the cash flow of a business and informing decisions around cash flow management.

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.

Accountingfly, the online career community for accounting professionals, along with payroll service Gusto, recently released their 2016 Ultimate Recruiting Guide for Accounting Firms - a comprehensive guide covering firm culture to sourcing strategies.

Running a professional services business requires the ability to manage multiple types of strong minded and willed individuals.

The PTIN system will be down for approximately two to three hours for necessary maintenance beginning at 8 a.m. EST on Monday, Dec. 21, as well as a few days over New Year's.