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Here are five things that happened in technology last month that affect you and your clients. Did you miss them?

The International Organization of Securities Commissions has released a new report providing an overview of how audit committees around the world oversee audit firms, with an eye toward improving audit quality at public companies.

Warren Averett, LLC, Certified Public Accountants and Advisors, is merging in Hutto & Carver, P.A., expanding the firm’s presence in Florida.

BDO USA LLP is expanding its New York metropolitan area practice by merging in Charles A. Barragato & Company, a firm with offices in New York City and Long Island that specializes in servicing high net worth individuals and family offices.

The pace of small business job growth dropped slightly in May after a strong start earlier in the year, according to a new report from the payroll giant Paychex.

As Donald Trump prepared for the Republican primaries, he transferred dozens of his most prized assets, the “Trump” trademarks that adorn everything from hotels to ties to his U.S. golf courses, into a new Delaware-based company—a move that offers him a chance to cut his income-tax bills.

Last week I wrote about a CPA going to work for a small client that was creating a controller’s position. Today I’ll talk about going to work for a client that already has a controller or working for a large company.

The so-called “sharing economy” isn’t doing such a good job of disseminating the necessary tax information with its participants.

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.

If you’ve ever listened to or watched “The Dave Ramsey Show” or another financial advice program that features people who have turned around their finances, you’ll frequently hear the host ask what prompted the people to make a change. Often, it was a crisis—a lost job or a major health problem, for example.

The Internal Revenue Service issued a new warning Friday to taxpayers about bogus phone calls from IRS impersonators demanding payment for a non-existent tax that they call the “federal student tax.”

Intuit reported an increase in users of both its TurboTax Online and QuickBooks Online user base last quarter.

Alan Whitman, incoming CEO of Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, explains in this video how his firm handles the M&A process.

Tsakopulos Brown Schott & Anchors plans to join CliftonLarsonAllen, effective June 1, 2016, allowing CLA to expand to San Antonio, Texas.

FreshBooks has released a credit card reader for Android users of the cloud accounting software for small businesses.

Encore: Tax inverters — evaders or avoiders?

The American Institute of CPAs is asking the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department to offer more flexibility in what constitutes the definition of a “hospital” under the Affordable Care Act.

Firms and vendors are taking payroll to the next level

New software, hardware, books and services for accountants.