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The White House is showing “softness” on ending a $1.3 trillion federal tax deduction filers get for their state and local taxes, Senator Bob Corker said Monday, warning that it raises questions about the GOP’s “intestinal fortitude” and could imperil a tax overhaul.

The spate of recent hurricanes appears to have dampened small business employment growth last month in some parts of the country, according to figures from payroll giant Paychex.

Cohen & Co. has merged in Arthur Bell to create one of the largest accounting firms specializing in auditing mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, hedge funds and investment advisers.

The treatment of pass-throughs and how their income is taxed is a major issue for legislators.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said Monday that the hackers who broke into its corporate filing system last year accessed two people’s personal information, a change from the agency’s previous assessment that it didn’t believe such data had been compromised.

Almost $120 billion remains outstanding for all cases, including those that are taxation-related.

South Africa’s auditing regulator said KPMG LLP’s local unit hasn’t fully cooperated with the body’s investigations into work done for the Gupta family, who are alleged to have used political connections to win state contracts.

Most other aspects of the system will remain operational.

The next window of tests for three credentials for accountants and tax pros starts in less than a month.

In the first of a series of articles, Profs. Miller and Bahnson explore a new paradigm for corporate reporting.

Institute of Management Accountants president and CEO Jeff Thomson unveiled a new campaign to emphasize the value of management accountants as more jobs fall prey to robots and automation.

Citrin Cooperman & Co., a Top 100 Firm, has merged in Kera & Company, an eight-employee firm that specializes in servicing automobile dealerships.

In many firms the reality is that most partners below the “dictator” at the top are treated as employees—maybe a little more respectfully, but still as employees.

The Top 100 Firm will welcome the tech consultancy’s staff into their Lehi, Utah, office.

Accounting Today presents in its 2017 Malpractice Insurance Guide

BDO International has appointed Albert Lopez as CEO of the Americas region, succeeding Keith Farlinger, who was previously named as CEO of the BDO firm network.

The software’s upcoming 2019 version will incorporate AI for deeper analytics and data visualization.

On the last page of a nine-page tax plan that calls for slashing business rates, President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans proposed a little-noticed, brand-new tax that may hit companies like Apple Inc. and Pfizer Inc.

Paul Becht, a partner at Top 100 Firm Margolin, Winer & Evens, discusses FASB’s new leasing standard and how it will affect the real estate industry and other sectors.

KPMG International has chosen Bill Thomas as chairman of the global network for a four-year term, succeeding John Veihmeyer, who is retiring after completing his term.