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TSheets and Cougar Mountain Software announced a planned integration of the former’s Time Tracking system with the latter’s Denali Payroll Accounting system.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is finding that the push toward mandatory audit firm retendering and rotation is leading to lower audit fees in Europe, sparking audit quality concerns.

For some accountants, tax and audit services are attractive for the recurring revenue streams and steady client base they provide.

M&A volume is expected to be significantly higher than in recent years, according to a new survey, with 82 percent pursuing deals in 2015 vs. 63 percent in 2014.

Wolters Kluwer, CCH Small Firm Services has enhanced its ATX and TaxWise software for the 2014 tax season.

Bill O'Connell, vice president of global trust at ADP, talks about strategies for safeguarding client data at accounting firms, in an interview with Accounting Today editor-in-chief Dan Hood.

The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants has introduced a Web-based version of its Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants for the first time.

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CPE opportunities, Andersen Tax new office and more…

Bloomberg BNA has released the inaugural edition of the Bloomberg BNA 2015 Federal Tax Guide, a quick-reference guide for tax practitioners to help with preparing 2014 individual and business tax returns and 2015 planning.

The Information Technology Alliance, a not-for-profit professional association of CPA firms, consulting firms and technology vendors, has created a new CIO Academy to educate chief information officers at the biggest CPA firms in North America.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a Virginia Beach-based bank holding company and its former chief financial officer with violating the federal securities laws by improperly accounting for a deferred tax asset that was not fully realizable due to the company’s deteriorating loan portfolio and financial condition.

A roundup of recent accounting firm mergers and acquisitions …

John Mackel has been named managing partner and chief executive officer of the Top 100 Firm Weaver. Mackel succeeds Tommy Lawler who will complete his six-year term in May 2015.

Intuit has made its new QuickBooks Online Accountant available to new users.

Accountants will increasingly need to help the organizations they work with manage their financial risks, according to panelists at an event sponsored by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Institute of Management Accountants.

Sqrl announced an e-signature add-on, 88seventysign, for its client communication platform.

Cloud-based document storage and sharing solution provider SmartVault has closed a $4.5 million round of funding.

The Financial Accounting Foundation and the two standard-setting boards it oversees, the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, have created a draft strategic plan of their vision, mission and top priorities, and are asking for comments.

While the traditional end-of-year tax tip checklist contains such tried and true suggestions as defer income and accelerate deductions, there are a number of other steps Tom Wheelwright takes in advising his small business clients.