The Latest

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Deloitte & Touche LLP with violating auditor independence rules when its consulting affiliate maintained a business relationship with a trustee serving on the boards and audit committees of three funds it audited.

Financial services and mobile payments provider Square introduced its new Square Payroll product, currently available to California sellers with plans to expand to other states.

Small business groups are sounding a warning about an obscure Internal Revenue Service rule that takes effect Wednesday imposing heavy fines on small businesses for helping defray the cost of their workers’ insurance or medical expenses.

The California Society of CPAs has elected Jennifer Ziegler as its new president and Greg Burke as president of the CalCPA Education Foundation for 2015-2016.

Check out the digital edition of the July 2015 issue of Accounting Today.

Randy Rupp succeeds Steven Kelly as the firm’s chief executive officer

Private sector employment increased by 237,000 jobs last month, according to payroll giant ADP, in a sign of further strengthening in the economy.

As banking has transformed over the last four decades - a period that includes the savings & loan crisis, the deepest recession since the Great Depression, a wave of mergers, regulatory changes, and the rise of online banking - CPAs have been able to keep pace with change, thanks in part to the guidance and industry-specific insight to professionals of the AICPA's National Conference on Banks and Savings Institutions.

Jeb Bush made $29 million in the first seven years after he left public office, dramatically increasing his wealth during a recession, a financial crisis and the Obama presidency he has criticized.

Now that the school year has ended, it is time to consider childcare and taxes during the summer months.