The IRS’s ‘Don’t Take the Bait’ campaign shares tactics for protecting client data and practitioner systems.

Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, along with 30 other members of Congress, has introduced a bill to provide tax relief to victims of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, in addition to the relief granted in recent weeks by the Internal Revenue Service.

White House legislative director Marc Short said Friday that the administration is determined to release the outlines of tax plan negotiated with GOP leaders by the end of the month, even as the Senate’s chief tax writer signaled that the document might not carry that much weight.

In the wake of a variety of accounting scandals that cost investors billions of dollars, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was introduced in 2002 to provide assurance about the accuracy and completeness of financial statements.

The House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee held a hearing this week to look at reforming the way the Internal Revenue Service resolves taxpayer disputes and appeals.

K-Coe Isom expands in California; RSM launches a tax reform calculator; and more news from CPA offices across the country.

The Workiva product provides audit and enterprise productivity capabilities.

Deloitte adds an IRS deputy commissioner; Lassus Wherley staff earn their CFPs; MBAF gets a new HR director; and other recent hires, promotions and personnel news from firms across the country.

Students met with industry leaders at Alabama State University to discuss best practices and network.

It took two days after Hurricane Irma ripped through the British Virgin Islands, damaging or destroying an estimated 70 percent of the territory’s buildings, for the Caribbean tax haven to start piecing back together its lucrative corporate-registry business.