Tax Fraud Blotter: Fuel for fraud

Bogus W-2s; dependents, complete with numbers; underreporting supplemental money; and other highlights of recent tax cases.


Finding your 'why'

A professional’s career values and motivations can help them find their purpose.


Audit firms goof more after lowering fees and providing non-audit services

When auditors push non-attest services, their clients’ financials tend to contain more errors, according to new research.


Why CPA firms are on a shopping spree

Clients needs increasingly demand technology solutions. Acquisitions are the smart way for firms to add these capabilities.


Intuit releases QuickBooks Accountant Apps Program

The program is for accountants to provide and manage apps for their clients.


Accountant group asks IRS for more time to make S corp election

The National Society of Accountants wants the Internal Revenue Service to provide a six-month extension for businesses to opt to be treated as S corporations for this year, arguing the current deadline of March 15 is too soon to make a decision given the uncertainty surrounding the new tax law.


Case Studies: Client portals in 2018

Four accounting firms share their experiences looking for secure, efficient document exchange


Tesla’s accounting chief exits company as departures continue

Tesla Inc.’s chief accounting officer has left the company, the latest in a string of management departures from the electric-car maker.


Corporate tax cuts likely to be on the agenda at shareholder meetings

Taxes, cybersecurity, global trade and tariffs, and executive misconduct in the midst of the #MeToo movement are just some of the topics likely to come up at this year’s stockholder events, according to BDO USA.


KPMG ups its cybersecurity game

The firm has formed an alliance with Okta, providing its clients with single sign-on and other identity and access management tools.