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For taxpayers who scrambled to make last-minute gifts at the end of 2012 to take advantage of the gift tax exemption and lower tax rate, it was a good thing to do despite the fact that within 23 hours of year’s end, legislation passed averting the return to the old-law $1 million exemption and 55 percent maximum tax rate.

The American Institute of CPAs and the Institute of Management Accountants are still battling over bragging rights on management accounting credentials, a year after the AICPA launched the Chartered Global Management Accountant designation in a joint venture with the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.

Sir Ken Robinson, a speaker and author with expertise on education, creativity and innovation, describes how firms can follow the model of Zappos in getting staff members more engaged with the firm, during an interview with Accounting Today senior editor Danielle Lee at the Winning Is Everything conference in Las Vegas.

Expanded offerings a plenty from the vendor and VAR community, plus a sit down and frank conversation about change with the CEO of one of the top accounting product makers are all on tap this week as well as a few other items you may not yet be aware of.

The Internal Revenue Service is making progress in the management of its employees but faces continued challenges, according to a new report.

Deltek Inc. has officially appointed chief financial officer and acting chief executive Mike Corkery to the CEO role, less than two months after assuming the role upon the departure of Kevin Parker.

The U.S. Postal Service said Wednesday that it will end Saturday delivery of letters starting in August, but will continue to deliver packages, in an effort to cut costs.

The more than 150 CPA members of the Georgia Society of CPAs recently converged at the Georgia State Capital to celebrate the 2013 CPA Day at the Gold Dome.

Theodore J. Flynn, the longtime president and CEO of the Massachusetts Society of CPAs, plans to retire at the end of 2013 after 43 years of leading the organization.

State budgets across the country collectively lost an estimated $40 billion in tax revenue due to corporations and individuals shifting their profits and income to offshore tax havens, according to a new report.