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Much of an accountant’s work is done at the client’s premises. However, whenever we are there, it is an intrusion on their routine. We need to remember we are guests and should remain “out of sight.” Well, let me tell you what happened early on in my career.

The IRS relieved small business taxpayers earlier this year from having to file mandatory Form 3115’s to comply with the newly issued tangible property regulations. Accepting this relief under Rev. Proc. 2015-20 is done merely by filing a federal tax return, leaving many accountants and tax professionals unaware of the negative consequences of doing nothing.

Americans for Tax Fairness, a coalition of 453 national and state organizations advocating for tax reform, has challenged the B Corporation status of Brooklyn-based Etsy, Inc., following the online craft seller’s restructuring of a subsidiary in Ireland, a tax haven, to dodge U.S. taxes.

McConnell & Jones LLP and Walker & Co. LLP have formed a strategic alliance to enhance both firms’ service offerings in common markets.

Another 173,000 jobs were added by employers in August, including 3,100 in accounting and bookkeeping services, sending the unemployment rate down two-tenths of a point to 5.1 percent.

A roundup of recent personnel announcements from accounting firms and companies across the country.

A roundup of our favorite recent tax fraud cases.

Leaders in the profession share who influenced them

Leaders in the profession share what concerns them most

H&R Block announced that for the fiscal 2016 first quarter ended July 31 its total revenues increased $4 million, or 3 percent, to $138 million.

Certify, a company that specializes in expense management software, wants to draw attention to the problem of expense report fraud.

Greenfield/Belser, a company that designs websites for professional services firms, is launching a catalog and review of 200 accounting, consulting and law firm websites next week.

Electronic document management solution provider eFileCabinet announced that SecureDrawer client portal and eFileCabinet Online will be compatible with the Mac platform in November.

Check out the digital edition of the September 2015 issue of Accounting Today.

Schroders Plc’s Swiss bank will pay a $10.4 million penalty to avoid prosecution under a U.S. program that requires participating firms in Switzerland to say how they helped American clients avoid taxes.

McGladrey announced a formal alliance with BlackLine to use the software provider’s cloud-based financial automation platform to serve clients.

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

Chris Rush of ADP discusses how firms should fill the open positions on their staff, in an interview with Accounting Today editor-in-chief Dan Hood.

The Internal Revenue Service's decision not to update mortality assumptions to reflect today's higher life expectancy could help corporate pension plan sponsors save at least $18 billion in 2016 as they continue to calculate minimum funding contributions according to outdated models, according to a new report from Moody's Investors Service.

One of the leaders of the Senate’s main tax committee is sounding the alarm about proposed budget cuts at the Internal Revenue Service and warning that it could encourage identity theft, tax evasion and tax fraud by crime syndicates.