Subject Root Tag

Be careful when you grab that office bagel. The Internal Revenue Service may be watching.

The full U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington will rehear a case on Obamacare tax subsidies, granting a government request in a move that may reduce chances of a new Supreme Court showdown over a central part of the law.

Generational Viewpoints explores ways to develop younger staff

A tax preparer who specializes in helping immigrants has pleaded guilty to willfully preparing false tax returns for clients.

Accounting Today has announced the 2014 Best Accounting Firms to Work For.

An Internal Revenue Service employee who prepared tax returns on the side has been arrested on wire fraud charges in Florida.

As we approach the November elections, the end of the year and the beginning of a new tax season, we’re not much clearer on the fate of the provisions that expired at the end of 2013, aka the extenders, that haven’t yet been renewed.

Holders of the Certified Management Accountant certification enjoy greater earning power, according to a new salary survey by the issuer of the CMA credential.

Workday introduces new Composite Reporting tool as part of its latest release.

The Internal Revenue Service intends to process complaints against tax preparers from their clients in a more timely way, in response to a new government report that found it had begun work on only about half the complaints it received since October 2012.

A San Francisco tax firm founded by a group of former Arthur Andersen partners has taken the questionable step this week of renaming its firm from WTAS to Andersen Tax.

The 2014 AICPA National Conference on Banks and Savings Institutions will be held September 8th through September 10th next week at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Washington D.C.

Private sector employers added 204,000 jobs in August, including 78,000 jobs at small businesses, according to payroll giant ADP, in a further indication of a strengthening economy.

Daniel Schwartz, chief executive officer of Burger King Worldwide Inc., said last week he doesn’t expect “meaningful tax savings” when the company adopts a new legal address in Canada through the purchase of a doughnut chain there.

CPAs who are also business executives are becoming more optimistic about their hiring plans, according to a new survey by the American Institute of CPAs.

Johanna Nielsen has joined Citrin Cooperman as an audit partner in the Capital Markets and Private Equity Group in the New York City office.

The third quarter AICPA Economic Outlook Survey, which polls executive officers, chief financial officers, controllers and other certified public accountants in U.S. companies, has found that one in five companies expect to hire new staff in the coming year.

A trade group representing credit unions is expressing concerns over upcoming standards from the Financial Accounting Standards Board on credit losses.

The research and advisory firm Celent has released a new report cautioning wealth management professionals to be careful about using personal information, recent location and analytical data in their communications with clients that could strike them as “creepy.”

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