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The Auditing Standards Board will be proposing a set of updates to its attestation standards to address sustainability information and other assurance issues.

None of the findings in a new working academic paper will likely surprise financial advisors. But they could provide some helpful data for conversations with investors.

A complicated kind of debt deal is ­electrifying the muni market these days: prepaid energy bonds.

The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board released a standard to help entities consistently report climate-related risks and opportunities.

The accounts give wealthy investors more opportunities to place alternative vehicles in a tax-advantaged retirement nest egg. But mistakes can be costly.

Regulators officially approved 30 more funds last month, with more expected authorizations in 2026. Will financial advisors and their clients bite?

The Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council issued its annual report after a turbulent year at the agency, criticizing the repeated funding and staffing cuts.

Neuberger Berman is buying a $1.2 billion minority stake in tax advisory and software provider Ryan LLC.

The updated framework under the OBBBA has created new opportunities for the sports and entertainment industries in rural areas and low-income urban areas.

Independent research firm Morningstar's latest study of the value of financial advice examines tax-efficient IRA asset location during the decumulation phase.

The U.S. arm of the professional services firm that succeeded the shuttered accounting giant Arthur Andersen rallied 47% in its trading debut.

At the IPO price, Andersen would have a market value of around $1.7 billion based on the outstanding shares listed in its filings.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act makes the opportunity zone program permanent and also introduces some changes in the real estate investor tax breaks.

Steve Lockshin and Michael Kitces tied what they view as some mistaken assumptions around fees to the competitive need for more estate planning services.

The International Sustainability Standards Board issued amendments to greenhouse gas emissions disclosure requirements in IFRS S2 Climate-related Disclosures

Andersen Group, the U.S. arm of the firm that succeeded the shuttered accounting giant Arthur Andersen, is seeking an initial public offering.

Morningstar's study of this growing area of asset management suggests that 529 plan quality is rising, despite the research firm's lackluster grades for it.

Lengthy utility permitting times could imperil customers' tax credits if their systems aren't in place by Dec. 31.

The initiative from the president's tax law has drawn support from corporate and financial leaders.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued a new accounting standards update aimed at improving its existing hedge accounting guidance.