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Even my children will tell you that my aptitude for allthings technology is, to be kind, underwhelming. Our family has had aflat-screen TV for nearly two years now and I still have to refer to the manualwhen I want to use the DVR function. When there's a tech problem,troubleshooting is something far brighter minds than mine engage in.

Grant Thornton has named Lou Grabowsky chief operating officer effective Jan. 1.

The American Institute of CPAs and Financial Executives International have written to Congress to express their objections to proposed legislation that would displace the SEC from its role of overseeing the Financial Accounting Standards Board.

Joe Francis, the head of the company that produces the “Girls Gone Wild” series of racy videos, is a free man after he was sentenced to time served in his federal tax evasion case.

Eighty-eight percent of senior financial executives believe the positions of CEO and chairman of the board should be separate, according to a new survey by Grant Thornton.

Barry Schimel, CPA, gave some thought-provoking tips on how to stay in clients’ good graces during a keynote address this morning at Thomson Reuters Tax & Accounting’s user conference in Orlando.

A new study is showing that the tax profession is lagging when it comes to hiring, retaining and advancing minority tax professionals.

Accountants are finding a variety of ways to bring their firms to the attention of the public.

A letter to IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman may hold the key to the shape of the recommendations to be proposed before the end of the year on tax preparer registration.

Payroll can be a profitable sideline for accountants, but it can also entail risks, including phony payroll bureaus.