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The top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee wants the service to waive the penalties that he expects to hit millions of workers and families.

The American Institute of CPAs’ Auditing Standards Board voted to issue a final version of its Statement on Auditing Standards, Omnibus Statement on Auditing Standards—2019, to align its guidance more closely with that of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board has posted a proposed implementation guide with a set of questions and answers about GASB’s new standards on accounting and financial reporting for fiduciary activities.

The economy continued to show strength thanks to tax cuts, despite the stock market, trade wars and the partial government shutdown.

The Institute of Management Accountants is making changes to its Certified Management Accountant exam.

Hourly earnings grew at a moderate pace last month, but employment leveled off.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has imposed a civil penalty on the car rental giant for misstating pretax income.

The teamwork with state and industry leaders helps reduce tax-related identity theft.

A provision of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act imposes a tax on excess payments and remuneration of top officials at tax-exempt organizations.

In an ideal world, businesses would make tax preparation a yearlong commitment.

The Internal Revenue Service is offering business taxpayers some breaks related to the state and local tax deduction that was limited under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, but only when they make charitable contributions.

The Internal Revenue Service has issued final regulations implementing the centralized partnership regime, allowing the IRS to audit large partnerships, such as hedge funds and private equity firms, more easily.

The year’s worst ideas; cyber-currency phrase book; the shutdown and taxes; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

From tax reform to Wayfair, to a new direction for audit and the ongoing impact of technology, here are some of the developments that shaped the profession over the past 12 months.

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration released a report on the results of this past filing season.

A new TIGTA report finds the agency isn’t making sure companies are eligible to claim the R&D credit or are claiming the correct amount.

Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting is partnering with an online learning provider, OpenSesame, to distribute more than 500 self-study courses from the CCH CPELink catalog to OpenLink customers.

The redesigned form is not exactly postcard size, but it reflects changes under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that promise to simplify the tax prep process.

The Institute of Management Accountants released its annual review showing an uptick in CMAs.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin attempted to salve worries about the federal government’s partial shutdown.