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The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board identified deficiencies in half the audits it examined during its newly released inspection report on McGradrey LLP.
May 31 -
Returning from a long holiday weekend has not yielded much in the news department, so I would like to take the time to give my take on the use of so-called ERP review sites versus shared, real-life experiences.
May 31 -
H&R Block has introduced a remote service for U.S. citizens living abroad that will help them meet their often confusing tax-filing obligations.
May 31 -
OfficeBook Inc., the software development firm behind the OfficeBooks cloud-based business management software, is rolling out new customization options including custom data fields.
May 31 -
Technology consulting firm Softwarefit has released a new comparison white paper on what it deems to be the top ERP software vendors on the market today, outlining their history, services, features and functionality.
May 31 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board responded to a post-implementation review of its accounting standard for business combinations by saying that it would consider the findings of the report, along with an upcoming post-implementation review of its fair value measurement standards, and may make changes once the International Accounting Standards Board concludes its own post-implementation review of the corresponding International Financial Reporting Standards.
May 31 -
CCH president and CEO Karen Abramson discusses how accountants are growing their firms as they and their clients recover from the economic downturn, and how they are dealing with changing regulations and IFRS, as well as mobile technology, in an interview with Accounting Today editor-in-chief Daniel Hood.
May 31
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Research series, FASB conducting field study, Best Places to Work and more
May 31 -
If the number of congressional hearings on tax reform this year is an indication of the potential for passage, it seems possible that something may actually be in the works.
May 30 -
The profession expects no growth in the next few months, according to the May edition of Accounting Todays monthly Accountants Confidence Index.
May 30 -
The Internal Revenue Service does not have enough data to identify who claims a tax expenditure and how much they claim, for nearly half the dollar value of all tax expenditures, or $492 billion out of $1 trillion, according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office.
May 30 -
The majority of small and midsize businesses in the U.S. are not seeing enough demand to expand their hiring this year, according to a new survey by Sage North America.
May 30 -
The enhancements that the Internal Revenue Service is making to its Modenized e-File computer system promise to improve the systems reliability and reduce delays in processing tax returns next filing season, according to a new report.
May 30 -
An advocacy group has filed a lawsuit in a Washington, D.C., federal court on behalf of 25 Tea Party and conservative organizations against the Internal Revenue Service and top IRS officials, in addition to the U.S. Attorney General and Treasury Secretary, and Internal Revenue Service, arguing that the Obama administration overstepped its authority in subjecting applications for tax-exempt status from Tea Party groups to extra scrutiny.
May 30 -
Doc.It has released the forth version of its document management suite for accounting professionals, with several enhancements to its workflow and processes, document management features, and user interface.
May 30 -
A new report from the Congressional Budget Office found that the top 10 tax expenditures are distributed unevenly across the income scale, with much of the benefit going to the top-earning 1 percent of the population.
May 30 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission is reportedly preparing to turn its attention to accounting fraud cases after being diverted in recent years to Ponzi schemes and subprime mortgage fraud in the wake of the financial crisis.
May 30 -
A new academic study argues that proposed changes in fair value measurement by the Financial Accounting Standards Board would make it harder to assess the financial soundness of banks, and its co-authored by a member of the FASB board.
May 29 -
With the start of this years hurricane season, the Internal Revenue Service is encouraging individuals and businesses to protect themselves in the event of a natural disaster by taking a few simple steps.
May 29
