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Tea Party groups were more likely than self-identified “progressives” to be given extra scrutiny for political involvement by the Internal Revenue Service from 2010 through 2012, according to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is reportedly pressing PricewaterhouseCoopers and other major accounting firms to drop their longstanding mandatory retirement age policies, and the American Institute of CPAs is asking them to stop.

President Obama signed an executive order Tuesday to establish a U.S. Department of the Treasury-led President’s Advisory Council to build young Americans’ financial capabilities.

Legal matters, mega alliances, and yet another cloud bookkeeping product on the market were the big items on tap this week and I'm here to tell you what I think about it all.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the core of the Defense of Marriage Act will narrow the financial gap between gay and straight couples.

Everything you need to know about the DOMA ruling but were afraid to ask ...

The chairmen of the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the Governmental Accounting Standards are both set to retire on June 30 as their terms near an end.

A new small business-focused cloud bookkeeping product has been launched by Cheqbook, a Hawaii-based company that offers color-coded alerts and categorization for all entries.

Almost half of CPAs indicated that they offer some kind of financial planning services, but a far smaller number have a formally structured practice with their own Registered Investment Advisor or an affiliation with an outside broker/dealer or RIA, according to a new study.

Accounting Today is issuing a call for nominations for its annual Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting list.