‘Sure things’ in tax reform

As Congress prepares to combine the House and Senate bills, these changes to the code look highly likely to be part of the final legislation.


Republican deficit hawks vanish as Senate races to pass tax bill

The Republican chase for a rare political and policy win with passage of their tax plan has thinned the ranks of the party’s deficit hawks.


Corp Fin chief accountant Kronforst to leave SEC

Mark Kronforst, chief accountant of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance, plans to leave the SEC early next month.


Reduce taxes on condo sales in mixed-use developments with tax basis allocation studies

Traditional cost accounting for mixed-use residential projects often does not properly allocate all construction costs to each section of the property.


Cruz triumphs over Corker in $350B overnight tax fight

It just might be Ted Cruz’s biggest victory as a senator: Helping stop in its tracks a plan late Thursday night to add $350 billion in tax increases to the Senate’s tax bill to placate fellow Republican Senator Bob Corker’s worries about the deficit.


M&A roundup: Four deals from across the country

Firms are combining forces in New York, California, Maryland and Virginia.


The year ahead: Accounting experts look to 2018

The technologies, talent issues, client developments and other trends that will shape the coming year, according to a panel of thought leaders.


People on the move: NASBA installs 2017-18 board

Grant Thornton appoints infrastructure advisory lead; Centage announces interim CEO; and other recent hires, promotions and personnel news from firms across the country.


Yes, robots are taking your work (and it’s a good thing)

“Robotic process automation” is in the middle of radically reshaping the way accountants do their work. Armanino’s Lindy Antonelli offers an introduction to RPA and it will mean for the profession in the future.


The biggest sticking points between Senate and House tax bills

Expiring tax cuts, business perks and health care politics loom over House and Senate Republicans as they face the daunting task of hammering out the differences between their competing bills to rewrite the U.S. tax code.