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A Thomson Reuters tax analyst is offering end-of-year tax-planning tips for U.S. corporations, detailing various options based on possible legislative actions in Congress.

The American Institute of CPAs has adopted a resolution calling on lawmakers to do more to ensure the long-term fiscal health of the United States by better controlling the growing national debt.

Now that the October 15 tax deadline has passed, many CPAs are turning their attention to the major changes put in place under the IRS’s new “repair vs. capitalization regulations.”

The U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board is expected to be one of the standard-setters participating in a multilateral group that will be advising the International Accounting Standards Board, but it will be among at least a dozen standard-setters from around the world participating in the group.

ADP has added human resources features to its RUN Powered by ADP payroll platform that allow clients to store, manage and access employee information and frequently used forms and reports.

An estimated 2.1 million workers are in danger of losing their unemployment insurance by the end of the year without congressional action.

PwC US has acquired the IT and program management consulting firm, Ray Group International LLC, for an undisclosed sum. The deal closed on Nov. 6, 2012.

The race is on for wealthy Americans to save on taxes before Jan. 1.

Collin Hill has been promoted to audit partner at Cherry, Bekaert & Holland LLP.

BCG Systems director of networking services Ken Klicka explains why if you aren't prepared to address the cloud computing wave with your clients, you'll soon be left behind.

Financial reporting for equity compensation has dramatically increased in complexity since the adoption of FAS 123R (now ASC Topic 718).

The IRS has issued a consumer alert about possible scams taking place after Hurricane Sandy.

Check out the digital edition of the November 2012 issue of Accounting Today.

The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy presented a series of awards during its annual conference.

The American Institute of CPAs has improved its Interactive Tax Checklists to allow tax professionals to work more efficiently next tax season.

President Barack Obama, fresh from his re-election, turned his attention Friday to the economy, offering to talk with Congress about how to avoid the prospect of automatic tax increases on the middle class.

The Internal Revenue Service identified 39.1 percent more attempts at fraudulent tax refunds last tax season than in the prior year, leading to tax refund delays early in tax season.

With the election out of the way and efforts taking shape in Washington to resolve the threat of automatic tax increases and the fiscal cliff, CPAs and certified financial planners are recommending ways to protect their clients no matter what Congress and the Obama administration ultimately decide to do about the tax laws for next year.

Business intelligence and analytics product developers PrecisionPoint and Targit have joined to co-develop a BI offering for Microsoft Dynamics NAV and AX users.

Cloud-based enterprise resource planning pulls midsize companies into the big league by helping them discard their entry-level accounting packages and instead use sophisticated, all-in-one accounting systems.