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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.

In liberal bastions like metro New York and California, the Trump tax overhaul has been criticized as economic warfare. But as elements of the plan come into focus, tax experts are concluding that some of the most dire predictions for high-tax blue states—particularly surrounding the treatment of state and local taxes—may not pan out as feared.

A selection of reading for the profession, from the purely practical to the inspirational.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he will work with the Group of 20 nations to prevent cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin from becoming the digital equivalent of an anonymous Swiss bank account.

The event is free of charge for attendees, and will address subjects ranging from blockchain technology to diversity and inclusion in accounting.

Gone Postal; five down in fraud; ‘saves me a lot of taxes’; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Even though Congress passed the biggest tax overhaul in more than 30 years only a few weeks ago, there’s likely to be more tax-related legislation coming out in the very near future.

The New Jersey Society of CPAs is warning taxpayers in the Garden State that the New Jersey Division of Taxation isn’t letting them deduct the 2018 property taxes they prepaid last year on their 2017 state return after passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, though the move could still be helpful in terms of federal taxes.

The Internal Revenue Service released updated tax withholding tables for 2018 Thursday to reflect changes for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, amid warnings that the tables may not be accurate and will need further refinements.

Among the incoming are four CPAs and an Enrolled Agent.

Marisa Garcia, managing director of CohnReznick Advisory, explains why so many industries are still dragging their heels on adjusting to the new revenue rules.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is boosting its starting hourly wage to $11 and delivering bonuses to employees, capitalizing on the U.S. tax overhaul to stay competitive in a tightening labor market.

Ceterus has debuted Ceterus Tax, a managed tax service for small businesses.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued a one-page Q&A document Thursday from its staff letting private companies and nonprofits apply recent staff guidance from the Securities and Exchange Commission on the tax accounting implications of the recently passed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and plans future Q&A documents, along with an accounting standards update.

The school's Stern School of Business brought home its first-ever scholarship at the yearly event, worth $20K.

Companies that stockpiled trillions of dollars offshore free of U.S. income tax may get one last break before paying up—provided their fiscal years don’t follow the calendar year.

Crooks have already started targeting tax professionals this year.

Audit committees at public companies will have plenty on their agendas this year, according to a pair of new reports from KPMG, including new accounting standards, the new tax law, cyber security and more.

The Big Four firm recognized staff and team members who have contributed to its motto of "building a better working world."

Revenue recognition is one of the accounting topics most examined by investors and regulators.