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The IRS has released a number of draft tax forms and instructions for the 2016 tax year on its website, including Form 1040 and its related schedules.

Accounting and advisory firm Marcum announced this week that they will once again be closing its offices the day before Thanksgiving to volunteer in local communities. The second annual Marcum Day of Service will be held Wednesday, November 23 and benefit Feeding America and its 200 member food banks.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board is planning to welcome new board members as the terms of several of its members end next year.

Mary Jo White has stepped to the front of the line of financial regulators moving aside for Donald Trump’s administration.

Deloitte CEO Cathy Engelbert discussed how auditing firms can use advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, data analytics and even drones to make audits more efficient.

When I started writing these columns three years ago, I felt I could do about 25 or 30 short articles with autobiographical reminiscences colleagues might benefit from. I also wanted to give insights to students and people entering the profession about what accountants in public practice do and how they interact with clients. This column completes three full years: 156 weekly columns. And the ideas keep flowing, so I really feel good about what I am doing, and I hope they help you.

The AICPA announced on Monday that 24 students have been selected for this year's AICPA Foundation Two-Year Transfer Scholarship award. The scholarship is awarded to students transferring from a two-year institution to a four-year institution to achieve a degree in accounting.

For wealthy Americans, the outcome of the 2016 election could be lucrative.

EY announced on Monday that their annual EY Vantage program - which sees some of the firm's top professionals travel abroad to aid entrepreneurs at no fee - has concluded for the year. Twenty-eight EY professionals donated over 6,700 hours of service this year - a figure equivalent to over $2.5 million in services - to help entrepreneurs in developing economies.

Software reseller BroadPoint and software company Serenic have partnered to deliver the latter’s Navigator for reporting, budgeting, fund accounting and grant management.

A fear of technology is throttling the potential of many CPAs and CFOs.

Saving for retirement is the financial fire alarm of our time. How can you help clients through it?

Our weekly roundup of tax-related investment strategies and news your clients may be thinking about.

A roundup of recent hires, promotions, awards and other personnel news from firms across the country.

A roundup of recent expansions, additions, new services and other news from firms across the country.

Roger Philipp, the founder of the Roger CPA Review, has an event in his past that few of the thousands of CPA candidates who have taken his exam prep courses probably knew about: he once appeared on “The Dating Game.”

Weyrich, Cronin and Sorra is adding Greenberg Ettlin & Associates, extending WC&S’s presence in Maryland’s Cecil County.

While putting the final touches on audit work papers and reports may feel like a huge relief, an auditor’s work isn’t finished.

The Internal Revenue Service has removed a rule requiring that a discharge of indebtedness for which a Form 1099–C, ‘‘Cancellation of Debt,’’ must be filed occurs when a 36-month non-payment testing period expires.

Finance executives said they plan to increase spending on tech in the next year in a recent survey.