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Switzerland and Singapore agreed to automatically share bank data across borders as governments around the world seek to crack down on tax evasion.

Consulting may be an attractive career move for CFOs who may not be ready to stop working when they retire, according to a new poll.

The House Ways and Means Committee may have broken the law when it publicly disclosed confidential taxpayer information in a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder.

Nearly two-thirds of corporate tax leaders are skeptical about the two-year timeline set by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development for curbing multinational tax avoidance, according to a new survey by KPMG.

Janet O’Neill and Catherine Latham are the newest shareholders at Mayer Hoffman McCann PC.

Spring is here, tax season is over, the sun is out, it is time to get out on the course and hit the little white ball into the hole 400 yards away.

South Carolina Association of CPAs CEO Erin Hardwick Pate, California Society of CPAs CEO Loretta Doon, and Missouri Society of CPAs president and CEO Jim O'Hallaron talk about the challenges faced by state CPA societies, in an interview with Accounting Today editor-in-chief Daniel Hood.

Credit Suisse Group AG is close to resolving a U.S. tax-evasion probe with an agreement that might include a penalty of more than $1 billion, after creating a separate entity last year to house the businesses involved.

KPMG LLP has acquired a majority of assets of the restructuring advisory firm BBK.

Ever since the earliest spreadsheet software, people have been relinquishing many tasks and responsibilities to this ubiquitous tool, and for good reason: spreadsheets are easy to set up, perform all but the most complex functions, and are available everywhere.

Brager Tax Law Group is sponsoring a contest with the goal of educating tax professionals and taxpayers about the complicated rules surrounding foreign bank account reports.

Making partner at a Big Four accounting firm in the United Kingdom is no longer a privilege enjoyed only by those born in wealthy families, according to a new academic study.

Service line diversification might be on your mind – and it should be.

Carr, Riggs & Ingram LLC has acquired Auditwerx, a CPA firm specializing in performing auditor assurance engagements to meet regulatory or customer compliance needs for service companies.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued an order staying the effective date for compliance with the some of the conflict minerals rules the agency had drawn up after an appeals court ruled that they violated the First Amendment.

The Internal Revenue Service’s Office of Professional Responsibility has disbarred a former Massachusetts CPA and attorney for falsely claiming to be a CPA on power of attorney forms that he submitted to the IRS even after his CPA license had been revoked.

Microsoft announced that Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 is now generally available in 36 countries.

California Society of CPAs CEO Loretta Doon, South Carolina Association of CPAs CEO Erin Hardwick Pate and Missouri Society of CPAs president and CEO Jim O'Hallaron discuss the challenges faced by the members in their states, in an interview with Accounting Today editor-in-chief Daniel Hood.

The Accounting Balls app helps teach the basics of accounting.

Randall Hogan chairs the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Sandy Cutler ran the Greater Cleveland Partnership. Tony Petrello donated $5 million to the Texas Children’s Hospital.