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The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants has released for public comment an updated exposure draft on a standard for addressing how audit firm personnel should act toward an audit or assurance client who has a long association with the firm.

Private equity fund managers are looking to act conservatively in the coming year as investors continue to fret about the economy, according to a new survey by BDO USA.

During a tax return preparation interview, getting a client’s information is a tremendous opportunity to find out the concerns of the client and how you can help.

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

Float announced that it now integrates with QuickBooks Online, giving small and medium-sized business owners access to its SaaS product for planning and projecting future cash.

SIGNiX launched TaxDoX, an e-signature solution created for tax preparers to digitally sign and send documents securely through the cloud while meeting IRS compliance standards.

Now that 2016 is well underway, organizations across the country are looking for opportunities to boost their business and consolidate their spending through annual budgeting processes.

In a world of “big data” that grows exponentially every day, tax departments should focus on how to mine the right data.

Swedish home furnishings giant Ikea has become the latest multinational company to be accused of dodging taxes.

The Internal Revenue Service has again delayed the deadline for reporting the basis of property distributed from the estate of a decedent until March 31.

Bloomberg BNA released its new BEPS Tracker, enabling international tax professionals to quickly determine the status of a country’s response to the OECD's BEPS action plan.

The recently appointed chairman of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, Kevin Brady, R-Texas, described some of his tax reform priorities in a speech Friday.

Sage introduced a version of Sage Live available on iOS, the first of a series of the company is collaborating with Apple on after Sage became an Apple mobility partner.

Hans Hoogervorst has been re-appointed as chairman of the International Accounting Standards Board for a second five-year term, but his vice-chairman, Ian Mackintosh will not be seeking a second term.

Are CPAs really afraid to talk about fees with their clients? That’s what Tom Wheelwright, founder of the accounting firm ProVision, thinks.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating whether Boeing Co. properly accounted for the costs and expected sales of two of its best known jetliners, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew has reportedly fired off a letter to officials in the European Union complaining about recent tax investigations of U.S.-based multinationals like Apple, McDonald’s, Amazon and Starbucks.

The Senate has included a permanent ban on taxes for Internet service within a larger trade enforcement bill that was passed Thursday.

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

The Internal Revenue Service nearly doubled the amount of money it paid to tax whistleblowers last year and is taking steps to make the process move faster.