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The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board plans to host six forums across the country on auditing in the small business environment, starting in June.

Several tax preparers in New York City and Long Island have been arrested and prosecuted after investigations into the filing of false state and federal income tax returns.

Freed Maxick CPAs has expanded its technology consulting practice, offering a new PCI data security service line for clients who are required to be compliant with the security standard.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has voted unanimously to adopt rules requiring broker-dealers, mutual funds, investment advisers, and certain other entities regulated by the agency to adopt programs to detect red flags and prevent identity theft.

As tax season winds down, it may be hard to think about work beyond the imminent and deserved time off, but there are points you can raise with clients to keep them coming to you for the rest of the year, too.

New documents from the Internal Revenue Service suggest the agency’s criminal tax division has been reading taxpayers emails without a warrant despite an appeals court decision saying that violates the Fourth Amendment.

Owning your own business is about doing the one thing you love to do, and 99 other things you dislike but must do, according to Roger Harris, president and chief operating officer of Padgett Business Services.

A group representing charitable organizations said it is concerned about a proposed cap to the charitable tax deduction included in President Obama's budget plan.

New accounting class-action lawsuit filings declined sharply last year after a spike in 2011, according to a new report, but settlement amounts in such cases have grown since 2011.

Ron Ries has returned to the accounting profession as partner in the not-for-profit group of WeiserMazars LLP.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has sworn in Mary Jo White as the 31st chair, bringing with her experience as a federal prosecutor and securities lawyer.

President Barack Obama formally unveiled the administration’s fiscal 2014 budget on Wednesday with some familiar proposals for tax reform, along with key concessions on entitlement reform.

KPMG has formed a strategic alliance with cloud-based spend optimization product maker Coupa Software to helping clients transform their approach to procurement to improve savings.

Free online accounting software maker Wave has added a receipt-scanning tool with companion mobile apps to their suite of small business offerings.

The European Union has been considering an overhaul of the audit profession that could have a far-reaching impact on the Big Four.

In the midst of busy season, Philadelphia-based tax accountants Drucker & Scaccetti are taking a moment to enjoy the lighter side of taxes -- by hosting a special exhibit of great cartoons about taxes.

SugarCRM today demoed its upcoming Sugar 7 product to users, developers and partners which feature – among other things -- on-screen dashboards, social streams, mobility, and increased speed.

Action is needed soon to keep multiemployer pension plans from sliding into insolvency, according to a new government report.

KPMG has resigned from its audits of the nutrition company Herbalife and footwear retailer Skechers after one of its senior auditors was discovered to be involved in insider trading.

Helen Brand, chief executive of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, talks about ACCA's alliance with the Institute of Management Accountants and how she views the international expansion efforts of the American Institute of CPAs.