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The Anti-Fraud Collaboration, a joint effort of the Center for Audit Quality, Financial Executives International, the Institute of Internal Auditors and the National Association of Corporate Directors, has released a new report urging accountants, auditors and other business people to blow the whistle on any financial reporting shenanigans they see.

Ireland is set to miss a deadline to hire managers for Apple Inc.’s tax billions during an appeal of a European Union antitrust ruling, the latest delay in a saga that has dragged on for more than a year.

Mark your calendars! The effective date for the FASB and IASB’s new revenue recognition accounting standards (ASC 606 and IFRS 15) is approaching.

The annual award highlights notable achievements in collegiate accounting tuition.

The upcoming revenue recognition standard is likely to accelerate the earnings of many software companies, with many developers likely to transition from upfront license sales to subscriptions, according to a new report.

The Financial Accounting Foundation has reappointed James L. Kroeker to a second term as vice chairman of the Financial Accounting Standards Board and appointed Gary R. Buesser, a portfolio manager and financial analyst, as a new FASB member, starting July 1, 2018.

Many businesses are still getting ready for the new revenue recognition and leasing standards, and in some cases that involves changing their technology and processes.

The major firms are leveraging the latest tools to make the auditing process more efficient.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is taking a close look at the trend toward blockchain technology, including the burgeoning investments in bitcoin and initial coin offerings.

20 young CPAs received the annual award for contributing to accounting specialty areas and their local communities.

The two tax plans right now; bad bets; the future of audit; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

U.S. companies that make billions of dollars from patents and other intellectual property held offshore would be eligible for a special 12.5 percent tax rate on those earnings under the Senate tax plan.

Startups and venture capitalists rarely get worked up over laws before they pass, but the tax plan currently winding its way through Congress is causing an uproar in Silicon Valley.

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants polled over 1,300 young professionals at small and midsized firms about their career aspirations.

The American Institute of CPAs is reacting to Senate Republicans’ tax reform plan with its own set of priorities.

Last week I conducted a breakfast meeting of the Withum Partners’ Network and I was asked a question that was not answered, so I’ll answer it in this column.

Thomson Reuters’ Jon Baron warns that roughly a third of accounting practices are likely to disappear.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is finding many of the same problems at auditing firms during its most recent inspections that it has admonished firms for in the past, according to a new report.

The Big Four firm will also focus on attracting more future-forward skills, such as in blockchain and cybersecurity.

The Senate tax proposal released Thursday would restrict employees earning at least $500,000 from making so-called “catch-up” contributions to 401(k) workplace retirement plans.