Ex-S. African finance minister calls for full disclosure after meeting KPMG's Veihmeyer

The Big Four firm has agreed to an inquiry by the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants.


People on the move: Warren Averett names a new COO

WNDE hires 11 juniors; Freed Maxick boost HR team; and other personnel news from firms across the country.


SEC announces Edgar hack

The commission has been aware of the breach since 2016.


Boomer’s Blueprint: The firm of now

Focusing on the present is one of the biggest challenges firm leaders face.


FASB adds projects to technical agenda

The Financial Accounting Standards Board voted Thursday to add three more projects to its technical agenda in the areas of liabilities and equity, financial performance reporting, and segment reporting.


Small business owners favor tax reform from Trump

Tax reform should be the number one priority of the Trump administration, according to a new survey of small business owners.


IRS proposes rules for truncated SSNs on W-2 forms

The Internal Revenue Service has proposed regulations allowing truncated Taxpayer Identification Numbers on the Form W-2 to help protect people’s Social Security Numbers from identity theft.


IIRC teams with ICAS on sustainable development

The International Integrated Reporting Council and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland have published a new report describing how businesses can achieve Sustainable Development Goals.


Senate tax chairman splashes cold water on unified GOP plan

Senate Finance Chairman Orrin Hatch is downplaying the prospect that the White House and congressional Republican leaders will be able to deliver a unified framework for tax legislation next week, as other officials have promised.


U.S. tech giants in EU crosshairs as tax clampdown takes shape

The European Commission will outline on Thursday different options for taxing digital companies as the 28-nation bloc seeks to raise money from an industry that it says provides less than it should to public coffers.