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Ernst & Young said Thursday that Headwaters SC, LP and its Family Enterprise Business Services practice are joining EY.

Females are substantially underrepresented compared to males as accounting firm partners, according to a new academic study that found only 17 percent of audit partners with U.S. audit clients are women.

Tax executives are worried about some of the risks to their companies from the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development’s Base Erosion and Profit Shifting project and U.S. tax reform proposals.

Many companies are lagging behind on preparations for the new lease accounting standard as they are still working on the revenue recognition standard, according to a pair of new surveys.

The Big Four firm donated over 3,000 hours of service to local entrepreneurs in Peru and Mexico.

Already reeling from a $4.5 billion bill to save its ailing No. 1 lender, Ukraine is now bracing for an even costlier rescue, and says audits by PwC’s local office were instrumental in the bank’s failure.

Kate Barton, Americas vice chair of tax services for the Americas Tax practice at Ernst & Young, discusses the contrasting tax reform plans of House Republicans and President Trump, and what’s likely to be in the final bill.

Many companies are at risk of falling behind schedule on implementing the revenue recognition standard, according to a new survey by Ernst & Young, and CFOs and CIOs are not in agreement on the reason why.

Sage appoints company veteran to EVP of partners, accountants and alliances; Cherry Bekaert promotes partner to MP; and other recent hires, promotions and personnel news from firms across the country.

CalCPA debuts new headquarters; Bloomberg BNA announces recipients for outstanding authorship in taxation; and more company news.

The Big Four firm will offer tax analysis, research and newsletters through the Wolters Kluwer product.

President Trump has nominated David Kautter, partner-in-charge of the Washington National Tax practice of RSM US, as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Tax Policy.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board announced six settled actions against non-U.S. accounting firms late last month for failure to report certain disciplinary or regulatory actions against them in their home country.

As taxpayers and tax professionals race to finish up their tax returns by April 18, or opt to file for an extension, there are still a few last-minute things they can do, along with plenty to think about for next year.

Billion-dollar firms continue to dominate in the audit market.

MSCPA names new executive director; K-Coe Isom promotes three to partnership and a trio to principal; and other recent hires, promotions and personnel news from firms across the country.

Investors are increasingly relying on nonfinancial performance information, including disclosures by companies about their environmental, social and governance practices, to make their investing decisions, according to a new survey by Ernst & Young.

Big Four firm EY is using artificial intelligence to leverage the increasing flood of data to provide deep insights to audit clients.

A federal court has barred a lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service by two former top executives at Sprint over tax shelters promoted by Ernst & Young because the suit failed to qualify for a waiver under the Federal Tort Claims Act.

The Securities and Exchange Commission said Tuesday that an auditor in Silicon Valley has agreed to settle insider trading charges.