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The U.S. regulator overseeing auditors was rocked by criminal charges as federal prosecutors accused three former employees of leaking inside information to KPMG LLP so it could improve its audit results.

The Securities and Exchange Commission charged six CPAs Monday who were former senior officials at KPMG and ex-staffers at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board with participating in a scheme to misappropriate and misuse information on the PCAOB’s planned inspection of the Big Four firm.

Internal controls, the new lease accounting standard and cybersecurity are just some of the issues keeping financial executives up at night, according to a new survey by KPMG.

Businesses—especially smaller firms—may scale back on treating clients to major league baseball games, golf outings and the like after Congress and President Donald Trump ended a tax break for such entertainment.

This is the firm’s second acquisition in the identity and access management area.

The tax reform bill that’s due for a vote this week in Congress will leave lots of tax loopholes for taxpayers and tax practitioners to strategize around for years to come.

KPMG International reported Thursday its worldwide revenue grew 5 percent in local currency terms to a record level of $26.4 billion the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2017.

KPMG has resigned as Liberty Tax’s independent accounting firm amid the continuing fallout over Liberty founder John Hewitt.

Baker Tilly establishes philanthropic holiday ‘wishes’ program; RoseRyan and Michael Silver rebrand; and more news from CPA offices across the country.

KPMG adds three principals; LBMC hires seven people in three offices; and other recent hires, promotions and personnel news from firms across the country.

The Big Four firm hosted local high school students to better prepare them for a career in the profession.

Users of the cloud accounting platform can now access the Big Four firm’s finance processes to improve efficiency.

KPMG names national partner of campus recruiting and university relations; Raich Ende Malter adds two principals; and other recent hires, promotions and personnel news from firms across the country.

The Big Four firm will leverage the technology to provide the life cycle of tax tools in a centralized system.

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

Baker Tilly International names new chair; EisnerAmper admits nine partners; and other recent hires, promotions and personnel news from firms across the country.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is likely to issue guidance on the use of blockchain and data analytics technology as more auditing firms weigh the benefits and drawbacks of them.

Corporate investment decisions must achieve a balance between short- and long-term performance objectives to sustain future growth.

The resource provides technologies, frameworks and methodologies for clients trying to accelerate digitization.

KPMG has released its 2018 Personal Tax Planning Guide with information about the current tax laws and guidance to help privately held businesses, business owners and their families deal with the uncertainty of upcoming tax reforms.