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A new software add-in allows users to edit data directly in a Microsoft Excel pivot table.

The Justice Department has sued a South Holland, Ill., tax preparer and her company to bar them from preparing tax returns, claiming they are responsible for more than $12 million in tax losses for the government.

A new poll shows that most Americans don't want state or federal tax agencies to prepare their taxes.

A merger between two corporate tax prep firms in Australia aims to give new competition to the Big Four.

Senate Democrats have proposed legislation that would roll back $17 billion in tax breaks for oil and gas companies and impose a 25 percent windfall profits tax on the companies.

The Treasury Department's Advisory Committee on the Auditing Profession has released a draft report outlining recommendations for improving the profession.

The American Institute of CPAs has issued a draft proposal outlining new content and skill specifications it wants to include in the Uniform CPA Examination, including a greater focus on ethics.

The Internal Revenue Service's Electronic Crimes Program needs to have more controls in place, says a new report.

More than 64,000 students graduated with bachelor's and master's degrees in accounting in the 2006-2007 school year, the largest number of accounting graduates in at least 36 years, according to a report by the American Institute of CPAs.

The New York State Society of CPAs plans to hold its 29th Annual New York CPA Business & Technology Show & Conference on May 14 and 15 at the New York Hilton Hotel, featuring Tracy Byrnes of Fox Business News and IRS Special Agent Mike Minto as speakers.