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The Financial Accounting Standards Board has created a new web page to help companies implement its new standards.

More than three-quarters of directors at public companies polled by BDO USA expect a tax overhaul to be achieved before the end of Trump’s term in office, but only 22 percent anticipate it will happen before the end of this year.

The Internal Revenue Service streamlined the rules to make it easier for 401(k)s and similar employer-sponsored retirement plans to make loans and hardship distributions to storm victims and members of their families.

Victims in parts of Florida and other areas have until Jan. 31, 2018, to file some individual and business tax returns and make certain tax payments.

The IRS will use the same percentages for over- and underpayments as in Q3.

The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants is suggesting a set of changes prohibiting inducements.

The Internal Revenue Service is granting additional time to file returns and make payments for taxpayers in the Virgin Islands, with similar help expected for people in Florida and other states as well.

Republican leaders of the House Ways and Means Committee are objecting to a decision by the Department of Justice not to bring charges against the ex-director of the Exempt Organizations unit over accusations that she improperly prevented conservative organizations from getting tax-exempt status.

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CPA firms in Florida were getting ready Friday for Hurricane Irma as it made its way to the Sunshine State after decimating several islands in the Caribbean.

KPMG contributes to Hurricane Harvey relief; Baker Tilly provides school supplies with United Way; and more news from CPA offices across the country.

Elliott Davis Decosimo admits six shareholders; BDO leader wins CPA.com’s Innovative Practitioner Award; and other recent hires, promotions and personnel news from firms across the country.

As Florida prepares for the storm, some steps can be taken before and after it hits.

A group of four lawmakers has sent a letter to an internet governing body expressing concern about how the proposed .cpa domain extension might be exploited by fraudsters pretending to be CPAs.

Twenty-four students will receive $5K each as they complete their accounting degrees at four-year universities.

Reform speeches; nurturing the best clients; using KPIs; write for Forbes; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Dave Camp, the former head of Congress’s tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, said he doesn’t think a revamp of the U.S. tax code will happen this year.

The National Association of Black Accountants said Wednesday its president and CEO, Jina Etienne, has resigned.

The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission released a long-awaited update Wednesday to its ERM Framework: Enterprise Risk Management–Integrating with Strategy and Performance, the first since 2004.

The House unanimously approved a bill late Tuesday to discourage the Internal Revenue Service from using civil asset forfeitures to seize money and property from taxpayers.