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Audit and risk management product maker ACL has officially launched ACL GRC, it’s first data-driven, cloud-based governance, risk management and compliance product.

Robert Herz, the former chairman of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, discusses his new book, "Accounting Changes," including the lessons learned from the financial crisis, the reasons behind his sudden retirement from FASB, the many roles he has been filling since he left FASB, along his accomplishments (and a few regrets) from his time at FASB.

The American Institute of CPAs has introduced a new certificate program for accounting firms expanding their financial forensics practice.

For any professional needing a dual screen on the go or in the office without the added cost of buying one, there’s the Air Display app which turns iPhones and iPads into a second monitor.

The Internal Revenue Service needs to take more aggressive action to address the fraudulent misuse of individually billed travel cards, according to a new report.

It's a simple fact that more firms -- traditional VARs and otherwise -- are considering a partnership with a cloud vendor. BCG Systems president Mark Goodson describes 5 key points when evaluating making that move.

Switzerland proposed a bill that it says will provide the legal basis for the country’s banks, including Credit Suisse Group AG and Julius Baer Group Ltd., to resolve a tax-evasion dispute with the U.S.

CapinCrouse LLP, which primarily provides services to not-for-profit clients, has expanded its practice with the addition of New York-based Lambrides, Lamos, Taylor CPAs LLP. The combination is expected to take effect on June 1, 2013.

Privately held retailers are operating with relatively thin profit margins nearly four years after the end of the recession, and some analysts say costs could go up and pinch margins even more if Congress approves the latest effort to get more retailers to collect taxes on their online sales.

The Internal Revenue Service has appointed David Fisher, chief financial officer of the Government Accountability Office, as a senior executive to help the tax agency recover from the controversy over its scrutiny of small-government groups.

Finance executives are bouncing back from the recession with a new focus on business expansion with the help of technology such as mobile devices, according to a new report.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board released a report Tuesday on its 2012 inspection of Deloitte & Touche LLP, indicating that it found problems in 12 of the 51 audits performed by the firm that it inspected and in one other audit in which the firm was involved.

Peterson Sullivan LLP has agreed to merge in Clothier & Head PS into its practice. The merger is expected to go into effect on July 1, 2013.

Employees are more likely to receive recognition from CFOs at small businesses as opposed to larger businesses, a new survey suggests.

Carlos Otal is the new managing partner of Grant Thornton LLP’s Global Public Sector Financial Management Advisory and Audit Services.

Former Financial Accounting Standards Board chairman Robert Herz discusses his new book, "Accounting Changes," along with where he sees FASB and the IASB's convergence effort going, his experience at Coopers & Lybrand with structuring transactions, and how "Bad Bob" went from being a "poacher" to a "gamekeeper" to a standard-setter.

Speaking about the Internal Revenue Service’s alleged targeting of conservative political groups, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said, “My question isn’t about who’s going to resign. My question is who is going to jail?”

A group of tax practitioners, a former IRS agent and the nonprofit Tax Foundation have filed an amicus brief in support of a trio of tax preparers who successfully filed suit against the Internal Revenue Service to stop its program for mandatory testing and continuing education of Registered Tax Return Preparers.

The European Council of Ministers has agreed to take steps to combat the use of corporate tax strategies that shift profits to low-tax countries to avoid paying taxes.

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