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A bipartisan group of lawmakers in both the House and Senate are asking the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department to remove the barriers to providing tax-exempt refinancing options for student debt.

There can be enormous benefits to recognizing and embracing the different nuances of how women communicate and conduct business in an accounting firm.

The most critical issue facing the accounting industry today is the war for talent at all levels.

Grant Thornton LLP has launched Grant Thornton Fixed Asset Services, combining its tax know-how with Bloomberg BNA’s fixed assets cloud-based software.

Sara Mijares is a senior manager at PwC with a personal mission of helping others like her explore the possibilities the accounting profession can offer.

President Barack Obama said Congress should pass legislation to rebuild U.S. infrastructure, raise the minimum wage and crack down on money laundering and tax evasion, after his administration released a plan to make it harder for people to hide money in the U.S.

Wesley Bricker, deputy chief accountant with the Securities and Exchange Commission, is echoing concerns from other top SEC officials about the over-reliance on non-GAAP measures in financial reporting.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday that total nonfarm payroll employment increased by a disappointing 160,000 jobs in April, although the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.0 percent.

Between cloud-based and in-house lies a third way

The Obama administration renewed its push Thursday to make it harder for people to hide money in the U.S., jumping on momentum created by the release of leaked Panama legal documents to pressure Congress on proposals that have been languishing for years.

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

Constant vigilance is the price of fighting online fraud

The Internal Revenue Service has issued a notice and revenue procedure on requirements for investing in money market funds.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is considering changes in its approach to audit firm inspections and enforcement, according to PCAOB board member Jeanette Franzel.

A step-by-step guide for victims of ID theft (and their advisors)

Many Individual Retirement Account holders die without having consumed the account balances; therefore, beneficiaries will be entitled to the balance.

ERP software provider Intacct announced it has secured an additional $40 million of financing from Silicon Valley Bank.

Specialization is a key tactic for today’s accounting firm, according to the marketing experts, managing partners and AICPA leaders who spoke at the 2016 AAM Summit.

The Internal Revenue Service plans to hire an additional 600 to 700 more enforcement employees in an effort to increase its audit rate.

U.S.-based accounting and consulting firm association Allinial Global has signed a letter of intent to combine with a U.K.-based accounting and business advisory firms, IAPA International.