The ongoing succession crisis

Financial planners need to start planning for their own ultimate futures, according to U.S. Wealth Management’s John Napolitano.


House Republicans pass bill that rips up post-crisis financial rules

House Republicans made headway on President Donald Trump’s pledge to dismantle post-crisis financial rules by approving a sweeping bill Thursday that rips up major aspects of the Dodd-Frank Act.


BT replaces PwC with KPMG as auditor after accounting scandal

British Telecom has picked KPMG as its new auditing firm, ending a 33-year relationship with PricewaterhouseCoopers, in the wake of an accounting scandal in its Italian unit.


I can't live without my accountant

Art Kuesel on how communication and trust will make a professional indispensable to a client.


Companies making slow progress on revenue recognition standard

Many businesses are slow-walking to implementing the revenue recognition standard, even as the effective date approaches next year.


Apple CEO says repatriation tax should be mandatory levy

Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook said any new, lower federal tax rate on U.S. companies’ overseas earnings should be mandatory for all companies, and proceeds should be spent on upgrading U.S. infrastructure.


IRS is getting better at helping identity theft victims

The Internal Revenue Service is making strides in assisting victims of tax-related identity theft more promptly and making fewer errors on cases, thanks to a more centralized approach, according to a new government report.


Debt-ceiling dispute heats up as U.S. tax receipts miss target

U.S. tax revenue is running as much as $70 billion behind estimates more than halfway through the fiscal year, leaving the government with less cash than planned and adding to pressure on Congress to raise the debt ceiling.


70+ countries sign tax treaty, without U.S.

More than 70 ministers and high-level representatives from countries around the world signed a tax treaty to prevent base erosion and profit shifting, but not the U.S.


7 ways artificial intelligence and machine learning will impact the finance office

As digital transformation continues to make headlines, nearly all business professionals agree that advanced technologies are going to significantly change the way we live and work over the next decades.