Audit & Accounting

Ernst & Young has been holding a conference in New York this week to attract ethnically diverse college students to the tax profession.

This free, new webinar details how practitioners are implementing the new audit standards that change how non-public company, not-for-profit and governmental audits are performed.

The Internal Revenue Service has established rules for substantiating lump-sum charitable contributions made through the Combined Federal Campaign or similar programs such as a United Way campaign.

Catapult Communications has decided to replace Deloitte & Touche as its outside accounting firm to reduce accounting expenses.

Payroll processor Paychex has introduced a debit card that offers a way for a business client's employees to access their flexible spending account funds.

KPMG plans to host a webcast on Section 904 regulations and their potential implications on the foreign tax credit positions of U.S. multinationals.

This free, new webinar details how practitioners are implementing the new audit standards that change how non-public company, not-for-profit and governmental audits are performed.

Thomson Tax & Accounting's PPC brand has issued a guide to help auditors cope with Statement on Auditing Standards No. 112, "Communicating Internal Control Related Matters Identified in an Audit."

Tax practitioners who take the plunge into financial planning find that it's a natural step to go from preparing a tax return and answering a client's questions, to tax planning and full-scale financial services."Financial planning has been a nice blend of what I'm already doing for my clients," explained Matawan, N.J.-based CPA Salim Omar.

SUN HEALTHCARE JETTISONS E&YSun Healthcare Group, an Irvine, Calif.-based provider of specialty health services primarily to seniors, has dismissed its auditor, Big Four firm Ernst & Young, and named PricewaterhouseCoopers as its new independent accountant.