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The Institute of Internal Auditors has released the syllabus for qualifying for its new Certification in Risk Management Assurance.

Congress is considering allowing the Internal Revenue Service to report on taxpayers’ tax debts to consumer credit bureaus.

H&R Block is exploring strategic alternatives for its banking unit to avoid the increased capital requirements of operating a savings and loan company.

BDO USA LLP has merged Argy, Wiltse & Robinson, P.C. into the firm. The combination will go into effect on Nov. 1.

Enterprise resource planning giant SAP claims it is witnessing some maturation in its partner program and foresees surpassing 40 percent in revenue from channel sales by 2015.

The Internal Revenue Service’s cost basis reporting requirements remain a challenge for many financial services firms as the IRS continues to phase in the requirements, according to a new report.

The Center for Audit Quality issued a practice aid Wednesday to encourage audit firms to proactively communicate with audit committees about inspection findings and quality control improvements.

Nonprofit and faith-based cloud accounting product maker Aplos Software has released Aplos Oversight, a new administrative oversight product that enables an authorized user to establish and oversee the accounting for multiple nonprofits.

Top AccountMate Software partner and developer Tamlin Software Developers and its chief executive, Linda Bryan, received AccountMate’s President’s Award for Outstanding Achievement during AccountMate’s annual Synergy Conference in Las Vegas.

Competing with the “giants” of the accounting industry is a difficult task.

A delivery truck carrying mail addressed to the New Jersey Division of Taxation was involved in an accident on the New Jersey Turnpike and caught fire on September 11, according to the State of New Jersey Department of the Treasury and most of the truck’s contents burned.

Dennis Duban, a Los Angeles-based accountant and tax return preparer, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the IRS and assisting in the filing of a false federal income tax return.

Accounting standards may play a significant role in shaping cross-border mergers and acquisitions, according to a recently released academic study.

The American Institute of CPAs’ Financial Reporting Executive Committee, or FinREC, sent a letter to the Financial Accounting Standards Board raising issues with a proposed Accounting Standards Update, Financial Instruments (Topic 825), Disclosures about Liquidity Risk and Interest Rate Risk.

(Bloomberg) Any congressional effort to overhaul the U.S. Tax Code should make deficit reduction a priority, instead of cutting high-income Americans’ tax rates, Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer said.

Sage North America has made available Sage Fixed Assets 2013, formerly Sage FAS Fixed Assets, designed with new features including a simplified framework, expanded attachment options, and the ability to check for release updates.

William Vohsing was tapped to serve as state and local tax director at Top 100 Firm Schneider Downs & Co., Inc.

Top 100 Firm Moss Adams LLP and Colorado-based financial services consulting firm Marquis Banking Partners LLC have entered into a joint venture agreement to create Moss Adams Marquis Banking Advisors LLC, which will provide strategic and operational consulting services to financial institutions across the nation.

Cloud-based global equity administration, financial reporting and compliance service Solium Capital Inc. will acquire cloud accounting and compliance application provider OptionEase Inc.

The IRS is reportedly fine-tuning its procedures for collecting and releasing preparers’ personal information gathered during Preparer Tax Identification Number registration.