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The other day I spent an hour drafting a long email detailing out the errors I picked up on in a client’s balance sheet.

The Massachusetts Society of CPAs said Tuesday that their president and CEO, Eileen McAnneny, will step down at the end of next month and a search for a new president is starting immediately.

The IRS is reminding practitioners that the deadline for those who want to participate in the new voluntary Annual Filing Season Program must complete the continuing education requirements by Dec. 31.

U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden said he expects Congress to pass legislation that would permanently extend three lapsed tax breaks for charitable contributions.

U.S. states are taking advantage of an expanding economy to cut taxes by the most in 14 years while spending more on education and other programs, according to the National Association of State Budget Officers.

The Internal Revenue Service needs to do more to reduce the risk of improper payments of the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Additional Child Tax Credit, according to a new government report.

A fundamental shift has already occurred in cloud adoption, according to technology author Nicholas Carr, and with that comes big new challenges and opportunities.

Last Wednesday, EY held their Diverse Abilities Leadership Summit at their Times Square office. The event was held to promote awareness and acceptance of people with differing abilities, and to "create opportunities for people of all abilities and the businesses which employ them," according to the event's program.

Deutsche Bank AG was accused of using underfunded shell companies to evade U.S. taxes in a government lawsuit seeking $190 million in taxes, penalties and interest.

Securities and Exchange Commission officials told CPAs Monday that they are considering allowing U.S. companies to provide some information, such as revenue, in International Financial Reporting Standards as a supplement to their U.S. GAAP financials on a voluntary basis.

Innovation requires change, and many of us resist or are reluctant to change. But hopefully not me.

Top 100 Firm McGladrey LLP has signed a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all the assets of Fesnak LLP in Philadelphia.

Nearly four out of five CPAs in public accounting believe they will play a key role in preparing their clients for complex challenges in the decade ahead but realize they must understand and embrace emerging innovations, according to a new study commissioned by CPA.com, the technology and business arm of the American Institute of CPAs

The IRS recently updated the Health Insurance Marketplace page on IRS.gov.

Just in time for the season of giving, social gaming company Vouchr’s newly launched app Surpriise offers a giving platform for a variety of gifts, experiences and services that could come in handy for that next round of employee appreciation.

Check out the digital edition of the December 2014 issue of Accounting Today.

The Securities and Exchange Commission sanctioned eight audit firms for violating auditor independence rules and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board announced settled disciplinary orders Monday against seven other audit firms for violating independence rules in audits of broker-dealers.

Our weekly roundup of tax-related investment strategies and news your clients may be thinking about.

Some of our favorite recent tax fraud cases.

Cloud-based document management provider LedgerDocs has launched an integration with QuickBooks Online, allowing users to create transactions from documents posted directly to QBO.