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Joel Sinkin of Transition Advisors discusses in this video how to determine profitability in an accounting firm merger or acquisition deal.

An academic study demonstrates that earnings management is pervasive across U.S., European and Asian companies, whether they’re using U.S. GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards.

Adams, Brown, Beran & Ball merges in Hiebert & Decker, CPAs; and Calvetti Ferguson acquires Jim Oliver & Associates.

The Internal Revenue Service has issued final regulations on whether software that has been developed by companies for their own internal use can qualify for the research and development tax credit.

The top retirement concern cited by financial planning clients of CPAs is running out of money, according to a new survey by the American Institute of CPAs.

Ernst & Young reported a 9 percent increase in global revenue to $29.6 billion for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, the sixth straight year of growth.

The details of Donald Trump’s taxes are a bit of a mystery, even with the unauthorized release of a single tax return from 1995. Still, the evidence suggests that the real-estate magnate and presidential candidate may have used a staggering loss of $916 million to avoid paying income taxes for many years afterward.

It’s not out of the ordinary for hip tech companies today to turn their attention — or at least pay convincing lip service — to attracting women, minorities, millennials and all manner of historically (or currently) disenfranchised or underrepresented employee groups.

Internal auditors are turning their attention to strategic and emerging risks, according to a new survey.

Thomson Reuters has introduced a continuing education and certification program for accountants and auditors who specialize in fixed assets and depreciation tax cases to train them in the Internal Revenue Service’s tangible property repair regulations.

Why modern budgeting requires built-in business logic and accounting rules

Small business job growth slowed slightly in September but is still up from a year ago, according to a new report from Paychex.

Dixon Hughes Goodman is expanding to California by merging in Parke, Guptill & Company, a firm based in Ontario, Calif., effective November 1.

Private sector employers added 154,000 jobs in September, although there was some softening in certain sectors, according to payroll giant ADP.

The AICPA announced on Wednesday the four recipients of the 2016-2017 AICPA/Accountemps Student Scholarship award. Part of the AICPA’s Legacy Scholars program, the award recognizes four undergraduate/graduate-level accounting students earning their CPA license who have proven excellence in academia and leadership.

For all the partisan squabbling in this bizarre election year, a consensus has emerged in one important area: The U.S. corporate-tax system is broken.

Donald Trump offered a new line of defense of his own tax problems Tuesday: blame Hillary Clinton.

Highlights of some of our favorite tax-related blogs from the past week.

The Financial Reporting Executive Committee of the American Institute of CPAs has issued seven working drafts covering issues related to revenue recognition.

You can’t seem to get rid of them during high season, but how much should you communicate with your clients the rest of the year?