The Taxpayer Advocate Service has added a new Employer Shared Responsibility Provision Estimator online tool to help a business determine its potential liability under the Affordable Care Act for the employer mandate.

AccountantsWorld has integrated its Accounting Power cloud-based system with the mobile payments processor Stripe.

The American Institute of CPAs has sent a letter to the Internal Revenue Service requesting additional guidance about how existing tax principles apply to virtual currency transactions, such as those in Bitcoin.

The Securities and Exchange Commission said Monday it will allow companies to voluntarily file structured financial statement data in a format known as Inline XBRL.

Wolters Kluwer Tax and Accounting has introduced technology to help audit automotive and equipment dealerships.

Thomson Reuters has released PPC’s Practice Aids for Audits of Form 11-K Benefit Plans to guide professionals auditing defined contribution plans that are required to file Form 11-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

When K.E. Andrews suffered a ransomware attack, it not only lost valuable data, but about a week’s worth of work that had to be restored.

The Big Four accounting firms have come roaring back into the consulting field in the years after the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 forced three of them to shed their consulting units and now dominate the U.S. consulting market, according to a new report.

The Internal Revenue Service failed to identify and assist all taxpayers who may have been affected by the data breach in its online “Get Transcript” application, according to a new government report.

When it comes to picking a cloud provider, you should ask some tough questions, an industry expert suggests.

The costs of the finance and accounting function at many companies are expected to climb in the next few years, according to a new survey.

Practice management software developer OfficeTools is partnering with the cloud services company IVDesk.

Xero is teaming up with Wells Fargo to integrate Xero’s cloud-based accounting software for small businesses with the banking giant.

The Internal Revenue Service has restored the Get Transcript online application that it took down last year, adding improved multi-factor authentication processes to safeguard the program from being exploited by identity thieves.

Accountants are best known for doing taxes, but that perception undersells the potential value of the client-accountant relationship.

Oracle Corp. and its top executives were sued by an investor who blames his stock losses on allegations by a former finance executive that the cloud computing giant doctored its quarterly results.

OfficeTools plans to integrate its practice management software WorkSpace with Crexendo, a provider of cloud-based communication services.

The average length of time between a new computer being hooked up to the Internet and its being targeted by hackers is six minutes, experts warn -- so it’s critical to establish a defense in depth against cyber-invasion.

Thomson Reuters has released a new edition of PPC’s SMART Practice Aids – Single Audit Suite to automate the single audit process.

Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting has acquired CPE Link, an online provider of continuing professional education for accountants, tax preparers and financial advisors.