The Latest

Public Company Accounting Oversight Board chairman James Doty told an audience of auditors that the public is expecting more from the audit profession and warned firms against skimping on audit quality.

What to do when your clients receive one of the IRS’s four new business income under-reporting letters

The IRS has updated procedures to strengthen the Individual Taxpayer Identification Number program requirements.

Clark Nuber employees recently staged a food fight for charity—in the form of the Bellevue, Wash., CPA and consulting firm’s annual Cook-Off Contest.

You can keep all your lovingly handcrafted and hand-carved and handknit and handmade gifts -- all we want this year for the holiday are sleek tech gadgets, whether for the home or office. Which was why we were happy to see this gadget wishlish, put together by Robert Prusa, a client services manager at Xcentric, a cloud computing and technology consulting services company that serves CPA firms.

Andrew Cohen, a member of WeiserMazars LLP’s executive committee and partner-in-charge of the Long Island practice, has been elected vice-chair of the AICPA Joint Trial Board for 2013/2014.

The Income Tax School has launched a Web site of more than 70 tax courses and products, plus many free resources for tax professionals. ITS said the move was in response to the new IRS regulations for tax preparers and the corresponding growing demand for tax education.

CALIFORNIA

Recent network memberships, awards, new Web sites and more

Two lucky winners in Arizona and Missouri will be able to claim the record-shattering $580 million Powerball jackpot after Wednesday night’s drawing, but they will also face taxes and need financial advice.