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Increasingly, firms are turning to advisory services as a way to differentiate and generate new revenue.

Municipal bonds are becoming concentrated in a fewer number of hands and that may not be good for bondholders and states and local governments.

House conservatives launched an effort Thursday to force a vote to impeach the IRS commissioner, but action on the motion could be delayed until September.

The NYU School of Professional Studies (NYUSPS) announced on Thursday that the University will host its 2016 Summer Institute in Taxation July 18-29, at The Westin New York in Times Square. The two-week Institute will feature national and international tax experts leading in-depth sessions ranging from state and local taxation, partnerships, consolidated returns, trusts and estates, wealth planning, and international taxation.

Xero and TSheets have partnered to form a direct integration between Xero’s cloud accounting and payroll software and TSheets’ time tracking and scheduling software.

The Securities and Exchange Commission voted Wednesday to get rid of redundant and outmoded disclosures in response to recent changes in U.S. and international accounting standards and technology.

Tips on how to make working at home pay, from the Illinois CPA Society

Most tax practitioners occasionally find themselves in the position of having to deal with clients who have received penalties for late filing of tax returns or late payment of income taxes.

The Big Four firms have sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew asking for withdrawal of proposed regulations on the tax treatment of corporate debt and equity.

The American Institute of CPAs’ Auditing Standards Board has issued an exposure draft of a proposed standard for auditors who are involved with securities offerings that are exempt from registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Institute of Management Accountants has released an exposure draft of a proposed Management Accounting Competency Framework in an effort to fill the skills gap for accountants who choose careers in private industry.

Mazars, an international accounting, auditing and tax firm, has signed a deal to acquire Corality Financial Group, a financial modeling consultancy and training course provider with offices in Sydney, London and New York.

A self-styled tax watchdog group has launched an effort to independently audit the Internal Revenue Service, with the help of taxpayers.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew is set to meet with European Union antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager this week as she prepares to deliver a final verdict on a probe into Apple Inc.’s tax affairs in Ireland.

Terry Ramm, 63, of Lincoln, UK, recently joined 2000 other students - many of them younger - at accounting-centered online college Ideal Schools in order to begin a second career in the profession, according to a statement from the school.

The internal audit function needs to transition to operate across the entire risk governance framework at financial services firms, according to a new report from Ernst & Young.

Many accounting firms share a common problem. They need to get staff, especially younger staff, involved in business development. It often feels like an unending uphill battle. The question is, are we on the right hill?

A left-leaning advocacy group has filed a complaint against Donald Trump with the Internal Revenue Service accusing the presumptive Republican presidential nominee of violating the law for using money from his tax-exempt charitable foundation to buy an autographed football helmet and jersey from NFL player Tim Tebow.

Upward Spiral Partnership managing director Martin Bissett discusses in this video his research on the seven distinctive behaviors that firms are looking for before promoting a senior manager to partner.

Armanino LLP has started a Corporate Finance practice to advise business clients on mergers and acquisitions, along with sales of intellectual property and patents.