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As tax season winds down, it may be hard to think about work beyond the imminent and deserved time off, but there are points you can raise with clients to keep them coming to you for the rest of the year, too.

New documents from the Internal Revenue Service suggest the agency’s criminal tax division has been reading taxpayers emails without a warrant despite an appeals court decision saying that violates the Fourth Amendment.

Charitable giving to international philanthropies has been growing in recent years, especially as the economy slowly recovers from the recession, but much uncertainty remains over charitable deductions and financial planning, which accountants can help their clients overcome.

Owning your own business is about doing the one thing you love to do, and 99 other things you dislike but must do, according to Roger Harris, president and chief operating officer of Padgett Business Services.

A group representing charitable organizations said it is concerned about a proposed cap to the charitable tax deduction included in President Obama's budget plan.

The CPA Consultants Alliance, a group of thought leaders collaborating to further leadership in the accounting profession, released an infographic of the leadership survey and white paper it conducted last year.

New accounting class-action lawsuit filings declined sharply last year after a spike in 2011, according to a new report, but settlement amounts in such cases have grown since 2011.

Ron Ries has returned to the accounting profession as partner in the not-for-profit group of WeiserMazars LLP.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has sworn in Mary Jo White as the 31st chair, bringing with her experience as a federal prosecutor and securities lawyer.

President Barack Obama formally unveiled the administration’s fiscal 2014 budget on Wednesday with some familiar proposals for tax reform, along with key concessions on entitlement reform.