Thomas R. Smith, one of the country's leading attorneys in the area of mutual funds, has joined the Investment Management Division of the Securities and Exchange Commission as a senior advisor to Andrew Donohue, the division's director. Prior to joining the SEC, Smith was a partner with the New York office of Sidley Austin LLP, and also served as managing partner at Brown & Wood LLP from 1996 until the firm's merger with Sidley Austin five years later.
Over 1,000 IRS employees owe more than $8 million for not complying with the terms of a program that helps them repay their student loan debts.
The Institute of Internal Auditors is enhancing its Certified Internal Auditor Challenge Exam with a new experienced-based pathway pilot and updates for Global Internal Audit Standards.
Artifact announced the launch of its new Omni agentic workflow solution meant to help firms orchestrate complex, multi-system and cross-platform work via describing the workflow in plain language.
The Top 50 Firm acquired Mass Ingenuity, a Portland, Oregon-based software-as-a-service company, effective April 1.
The percentage of IRS employees who work from home plummeted from 65% to 25% last year after President Trump ordered federal employees to return to in-person work.
The IRS and Treasury are providing guidance on how states, territories and the District of Columbia can nominate census tracts to be qualified opportunity zones.
