Purchase, N.Y. (Feb. 3, 2003) -- James J. Schiro, who as chief executive of Price Waterhouse, led the firm during its merger with Coopers & Lybrand, was named to the board of soft drink and snack food conglomerate PepsiCo Inc.
Schiro, 57, currently chief executive of Zurich Financial Services AG, stepped down as chief executive at PwC last year and was succeeded in that post by Samuel DiPiazza.
--Electronic Accountant Newswire staff
The Internal Revenue Service is waiving penalties to companies that fail to pay their estimated taxes for the first quarter for the corporate alternative minimum tax.
Some financial advisors and tax professionals with high net worth clients could find big advantages before the expiration of provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
The economy, the national debt and tax reform are accountants' top concerns this election season, according to a new Arizent survey.
The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants has unveiled a set of ethical standards for business tax planning in response to complaints over tax avoidance by multinational companies.
Overall, the accounting profession generally leans Republican in its political preferences, but it's much more neck and neck in the presidential race.
The Internal Revenue Service reported stronger performance on Monday, April 15, as it concluded this year's tax filing season, saying it had answered 1 million more phone calls from taxpayers and helped 170,000 people in person compared to last year.
