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Stanley Hochhauser passed away last Wednesday. He was a client that I worked with in my first job and became my client when my father passed away in 1976. Stanley was the last of my father’s clients and his passing also closed a link to my past. I am an accountant because of clients like Stanley.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued an accounting standards update to simplify the measurement of inventory.

More passwords, more problems—unless you have one of the many password-management services currently available.

The pressures of shifting global markets, more demanding disclosure requirements and the need for immediate visibility into cash taxes have converged to put more pressure on corporate taxation than ever before.

The Internal Revenue Service has released final regulations for filing a claim for credit or refund to provide guidance to taxpayers as to the proper place to file a claim for credit or refund.

Stephen A. Whitlock, the director of the Internal Revenue Service’s Whistleblower Office, has been named director of the IRS’s Office of Professional Responsibility, effective Aug. 3, 2015.

Two of our favorite recent tax fraud cases.

Marvel Entertainment Group, the company behind the superhero comic books and hit movies, landed in Tax Court this week, and lost a battle against the Internal Revenue Service.

Hillary Clinton wants to raise capital gains taxes to encourage long-term investment, making it more expensive to sell stocks held for less than six years and adding complexity to the U.S. tax system.

Real-Time Computer Services Incorporated will now operate as Citrin Cooperman Technology Consulting.

New hires, promotions and more…

The Internal Revenue Service has been scaling back its activities and using some of its budgeting flexibility to absorb funding cuts, according to a new government report.

One of the growing interests for accountants is expanding their firm’s services to include financial advisory.

The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board released an exposure draft proposing amendments to its International Standards on Auditing in response to recent proposals from International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants on how to respond to noncompliance with laws and regulations.

Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting US has introduced a self-study e-learning program on the Internal Revenue Service’s tangible property repair regulations that comes with continuing professional education credits and a certificate of completion.

What to do when you’re not sure about your clients’ documents

Hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb was singled out for criticism by labor leaders who are urging the U.S. to limit investors’ ability to lower tax obligations through offshore reinsurance ventures.

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

CPA Australia chief executive Alex Malley, who interviewed Neil Armstrong about his experience as the first man to set foot on the moon, is throwing his support behind an effort to help the Smithsonian Institution pay for preservation of the pioneering astronaut’s spacesuit.

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