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Eric J. Ellman is the President of the National Consumer Reporting Association (NCRA), a trade association of highly-regulated mortgage reporting and tenant screening companies that provide consumer reports and credit reports to lenders and landlords.

The accounting profession is facing a well-known challenge: Too few young professionals are entering and staying in the field.

Rachel Farris, CPA, is the founder of TaxStackAI.com, a company dedicated to helping small accounting firms modernize through AI-powered tools. She also leads her own accounting practice, where she focuses on strategic tax planning and advisory services. She is a recognized thought leader in the accounting profession, frequently presenting at national conferences, contributing to podcasts, and leading continuing education sessions for accounting professionals. She has been recognized as one of America's Top 200 CPAs and named among the 40 Under 40 Top Accounting and Tax Professionals. She is passionate about inspiring the next generation to pursue careers in accounting and driving innovation to modernize the profession.

With the latest AICPA quality management standard, SQMS 1, firms will have to take a more holistic approach to quality.

Alex Mechling, JD, serves as Director of Go-To-Market Strategy and Carrier Management at Paychex Insurance Agency. A benefits consulting leader with over 12 years in the field, he holds deep expertise in employee benefits, strategic planning, and digital health solutions. His professional background spans startups, private firms, and publicly traded companies, where he is recognized for driving growth through cross-functional alignment and talent development.

QX Accounting Services is bringing together figures from across the accounting, M&A advisory, consulting and technology innovation sectors.

The Internal Revenue Service fact sheet answers questions about the impact of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on the processing of Employee Retention Credits.

The proposed regulations will provide a rule for determining the source of borrow fees paid in securities-lending transactions and sale-repurchase transactions.

New AI-powered features for client collaboration and audit engagements are available in CCH Axcess.

AI tools can generate receipts that are indistinguishable from authentic ones, complete with accurate logos, barcodes and subtotal math.

The Top 75 Firm opened Mary Street Capital, an investment bank affiliate, to expand its advisory capabilities and serve family- and founder-owned middle-market businesses.

RSM US and RSM UK partners approved a new transatlantic partnership structure in a nearly unanimous vote, effective Jan. 1, 2026.

The Internal Revenue Service spelled out some of the services that will be limited or unavailable during the government shutdown.

A new international accounting standard for nonprofit organizations has emerged, drawing on the work of established standard-setters.

The Carbon Measures initiative will support the development of a ledger-based framework that is similar to what exists in traditional financial accounting.

Audit and GRC solutions provider AuditBoard announced the launch of Accelerate, its new AI solution designed for risk teams, as well as its acquisition of AI governance solutions provider Fairnow.

The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy has revamped its CPAverify.org and ALD.nasba.org websites with a new design and more features.

The Senate passed the Internal Revenue Service Math and Taxpayer Help Act despite the government shutdown, sending it to President Trump for his signature.

Sasha Samberg-Champion is the special civil rights counsel of the National Fair Housing Alliance.

Payhawk launched its Link & Control solution, which allows companies to link their bank-issued corporate cards to the platform.