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Completing tedious tasks; reconciliation package; second homes; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
August 25
Matters Editorial -
IRS CEO Frank Bisignano met with tax professionals from the New York area during the IRS's Nationwide Tax Forum in New York City.
August 25 -
The American Institute of CPAs updated a practice aid on auditing stablecoins and cryptomining revenue, and asked the IRS to speed up name and address changes.
August 25 -
The IRS is transitioning its technology systems, including secure APIs and a new intake system for electronically filed information returns.
August 25 -
Melio, which Xero bought last year, will expand into expense management and open up its payment API, allowing anyone to access its payment capacities. They are also testing a client admin AI.
August 24 -
Xero announced a wide variety of AI enhancements centered around its agentic system JAX.
August 24 -
Xero CEO Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, at the Xerocon event in Denver, announced new integrations with OpenAI, as well as deepened Microsoft integrations.
August 24 -
With artificial intelligence, a 'human in the loop' is a speed bump; a 'human in the lead' is a leadership model.
August 24
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The top Democrat on the House Ways and Means Committee says IRS employees have suffered since the agency unilaterally ended its union contract.
August 21 -
Plus, FAF names the next FASB chair; Boomer recognizes its 2026 Visionaries; and other firm and personnel news from across the profession.
August 21 -
The deal adds 1,500 professionals and six offices to Grant Thornton's multinational platform.
August 21 -
Plus, Acculink CPA announces free IRS Notice Decoder; AuditDashboard releases Collaborative Scheduling; and other accounting tech news and updates.
August 21 -
The American Institute of CPAs' Auditing Standards Board adopted new guidance governing the auditor's responsibility for identifying fraud or suspected fraud.
August 20 -
The digitally authenticated report can be used when applying for a job, loan, government benefit or another service requiring tax compliance information.
August 20 -
The AICPA is finding a growing number of pet owners including their cherished pets as part of their estate plan, and CPAs can help them set up wills and trusts.
August 20 -
Under the proposed regulations, funds can only be invested in eligible investments beginning when the account is established until the beneficiary turns 17.
August 20 -
The Trump administration moved to further limit immigrants' access to the refundable portion of four tax credits aimed at aiding students, workers and families.
August 20 -
The IRS has created a new Office of Conservation Easements and plans to change the process for settling disputed claims for the lucrative tax breaks.
August 19 -
The Internal Revenue Service has updated the questions and answers in its fact sheet on the new overtime deduction under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, now known as the Working Families Tax Cuts.
August 19 -
Proposed regulations would prohibit undocumented immigrants from receiving much of the money from refundable tax credits such as the EITC, CTC and AOTC.
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