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Rosen Seymour Shapps Martin & Company LLP has been undergoing major changes as 13 of RSSM’s 24 partners have left in recent months to join other major firms in New York, Citrin Cooperman and WeiserMazars, including two former managing partners.

Highlights of some of our favorite tax-related blogs from the past week.

Tallie announced an integration of their business expense management solution with Intacct, to be available on the Intacct Marketplace ecosystem.

On Wednesday, private research univeristy Stevens Institute of Technology announced a three-year collaboration with Accenture, set to study and focus on analytics in the financial services industry. Additionally, the two will hold advanced analytics research projects and work shop sessions with Accenture's financial services clients.

A group of Russian lawmakers has introduced legislation that would prohibit foreign accounting firms from auditing Russian companies in which the government owns more than a 50 percent interest.

On Monday, Deloitte unveiled the Deloitte RightStep Innovation Prize - an opportunity for both nonprofit and for-profit social enterprises to exhibit their various, innovative strategies for K-12 education through technology. The reward will be $100,000 cash, as well as the opportunity to receive pro bono services also equal to the prize amount.

Have you ever wondered why your accounting firm lost out on a recent engagement? Do you get frustrated when clients show little interest in utilizing the firm’s additional services that are offered?

The Internal Revenue Service may have allowed approximately $167.7 million in questionable fuel tax credit claims between 2011 and 2013, according to a new government report.

The Internal Revenue Service did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of Sept. 30, 2014, because of a continuing material weakness in internal control over unpaid tax assessments, according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office.

Accounting organization leaders are meeting at the World Congress of Accountants in Rome this week to discuss issues such as the future of accounting, problems with government accounting and outsourced workforces, and the state of accounting research.