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Many banks are unprepared for changes in accounting standards next year on how to calculate losses on their loans and leases, according to a new survey.

Technology is becoming a great equalizer for mid-market companies, according to a national Deloitte survey that found technology spending is on the rise.

Six Democrats in Congress have sent a letter to President Obama, encouraging him to deny federal contracts to inverted corporations.

A group known as the Alliance for the Defense of Canadian Sovereignty has filed suit against the Canadian government challenging the constitutionality of an intergovernmental agreement between the U.S. and Canada to implement the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.

Armanino announced it has been named to the 2014 Microsoft Dynamics Inner Circle for the third consecutive year.

TCN released the updated Platform 3.0 of its cloud-based contact center suite.

Is the time now right to use a financial reporting language that transcends national boundaries? This question continues to cause division in some countries, particularly in the United States.

The Federal Trade Commission said it is mailing more than $16 million in refund checks to 18,571 consumers who had paid money to American Tax Relief, a company that allegedly bilked financially distressed consumers by falsely claiming it could reduce their tax debts.

Joe Brusuelas has joined McGladrey LLP as the firm’s chief economist. Brusuelas will be responsible for delivering macroeconomic insights to help middle market leaders succeed.

Indiana can challenge an Internal Revenue Service rule making people who sign up for health-care coverage under the Affordable Care Act through federal government-created insurance exchanges eligible for a tax credit.

A small percentage of tax-exempt organizations have a substantial amount of delinquent payroll taxes, according to a new government report.

Ian Mackintosh, vice-chairman of the International Accounting Standards Board, described some of the failures of the convergence process with the Financial Accounting Standards Board in a speech Wednesday, insisting that wholesale adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards is preferable to convergence.

-The Internal Revenue Service has issued guidance for the 2014 fee year on how the IRS and the Treasury Department will administer the definition of a “covered entity” for purposes of the health insurance fee under the Affordable Care Act.

Lyle Benson of L.K. Benson & Co., who chairs the AICPA's PFP section, discusses how CPA financial planners can make sure their clients' assets last throughout their retirement years, along with the tax planning aspects of retirement planning, in an interview with Accounting Today editor-in-chief Dan Hood.

Content intelligence platform provider Manzama announced the hiring of Todd Robinson as director of professional service organizations.

Payroll processing service company Service 1st Payroll announced the launch of their new website.

The Institute of Management Accountants reported Tuesday that it has achieved a record amount of growth in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014 in terms of membership numbers and people earning the IMA’s Certified Management Accountant credential.

The Internal Revenue Service is making its new Taxpayer Bill of Rights available in six different languages.

Pittsburgh-based CPA firm Schneider Downs announced a leadership change Tuesday, naming Timothy J. Hammer and Steven D. Thompson as co-managing shareholders, effective immediately.

Wolters Kluwer Financial Services has partnered with Broadridge Tax Services on combining their cost basis and tax reporting compliance systems.