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The office at the Internal Revenue Service that is responsible for monitoring the IRS network for cyberattacks and computer vulnerabilities is generally doing a good job, but still has room for improvement, according to a new government report.

The Center for Audit Quality sees benefits in the updated Internal Control-Integrated Framework recently proposed by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, or COSO.

The New York State Society of CPAs will give awards to George Foundotos, Stephen Valenti, Joseph Falbo and Tracey Niemotko

The Internal Revenue Service has opened the official nominating season for the Information Reporting Program Advisory Committee, a federal advisory group that provides recommendations to the IRS on information reporting issues that concern both the private sector and the federal government.

The Internal Revenue Service reported Monday that the number of completed Advance Pricing Agreements, in which the IRS and multinational corporate taxpayers work out voluntary agreements on transfer pricing, fell last year as the agency coped with reorganization and personnel shifts.

From now through April 13, Intuit’s Accounting Professional Division will host a series on its Lacerte and ProSeries Live Community Web pages in which Intuit experts address customers’ product and general tax questions.

The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board has released an exposure draft on financial discussion and analysis for public sector entities, proposing minimum required content.

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board has issued two new accounting statements, one covering items previously reported as assets and liabilities, which clarified the appropriate reporting of deferred outflows and inflows of resources, and another statement containing technical corrections to resolve conflicting guidance.

The case of a wealthy U.S. businessman who pleaded guilty to evading taxes but then sued the Swiss bank where he hid his money is scheduled to go to trial on May 8, the first major test of civil legal challenges to Swiss banks that sold offshore private banking services to help Americans evade taxes.

Deloitte has acquired CRG Partners, expanding the firm’s financial restructuring, turnaround management and bankruptcy reorganization capabilities.

You have watched your newest hire work for their first 30 days and you are looking back at their great resume and 15 years of experience. All you can think is, “Does he really have 15 years of experience or just one year of experience 15 times?”

Columnists Miller & Bahnson on FASB's big opportunity to demonstrate its independence

The latest in accounting regulation, standard-setting and more.

Your firm should be up on these seven new changes to annual reports -- including major changes to disclosure

Jim Collins' book, Great By Choice, offers a new approach to making your firm better

Accounting firms are beginning to take value pricing more seriously, and some are making the transition from hourly billing

Transfer pricing, information sharing and the possibility of reform top international tax issues

Columnists Jones and Luscombe examine the tax treatment of frequent flier and rewards plans

A reader writes in to support Spirit of Accounting columnists Miller & Bahnson