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Statehouse skirmishes: the Gold Card; how returns get prepared; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Plus, Emburse announces Invoice Tax Validation; TaxStatus releases tax prep checklist, tax return history; and other accounting tech news and updates.

An increase in private equity acquisitions has made odd bedfellows of once-disparate, competing accounting firms.

Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee proposed a higher tax on millionaires to help fill a hole in the state's budget.

Regulators officially approved 30 more funds last month, with more expected authorizations in 2026. Will financial advisors and their clients bite?

Accountants' confidence in the global economy remains weak entering 2026, citing economic pressures, cyber threats, and geopolitical and regulatory instability.

Notice 2026-11 from the IRS provides guidance on the permanent 100% additional first-year depreciation deduction provided by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

These five trends will influence accounting marketing in 2026 and distinguish firms that grow organically from those that fall behind.

The number of organizations that have deployed AI agents grew twofold in the past year, sparking changes in hiring patterns and market dynamics.

The Top 25 Firm based in New York has merged in a digital marketing and growth advisory firm based in Metairie, Louisiana.

The merger will grow the Top 50 firm's footprint in the Atlanta metropolitan area.

A proposed tax on billionaires in California has led to fear among investors and shows the difficulty of doing business in the state.

The House Ways and Means Committee voted unanimously to approve a bipartisan bill to accelerate processing of tax returns through use of scanning technology.

The Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council issued its annual report after a turbulent year at the agency, criticizing the repeated funding and staffing cuts.

As tax professionals, we need to figure out which version of reality is going to show up on tax season opening day.

The Top 25 Firm made an investment in Crowe Advisory Services India, a member of its global network.

While AI has increased gross productivity, net gains have been eroded by the time and effort needed to review and correct AI outputs.

Platform Accounting Group, based in Holladay, Utah, has added Riibner and Associates, based in Kensington, Maryland, in the latest of a string of M&A deals.

The software will be used by both the firm's professionals and its clients to collaboratively manage corporate tax engagements in the same platform.