Hot wash that tax season away

Do a structured debrief right now — while the wounds are still fresh — to ensure busy season goes better next year and beyond.


Study casts doubt on usefulness of disclosing audit engagement partners

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board began requiring firms last year to disclose the names of engagement partners who participated in audits, but a new academic study questions whether the new requirement will actually benefit investors.


Congressional chaplain forced out after prayer over tax law

House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., demanded the resignation of a clergyman who asked lawmakers not to pick winners and losers in the TCJA.


Tax Fraud Blotter: Boosted and busted

No Silver Lining; $7 million in bogus credits; deducting bribes; and other highlights of recent tax cases.


Bloomberg Tax introduces Advantage Automator for tax and accounting processes

The solution standardizes workflows between third-party systems (including ERP systems), tax systems and applications that run on the Advantage platform.


IRS offers relief to taxpayers with family HSAs

The Internal Revenue Service is granting relief to taxpayers who have family coverage under a high deductible health plan and who contribute to a health savings account.


SASB names former New York deputy mayor to succeed Bloomberg as chair

The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board Foundation has appointed Perella Weinberg Partners partner and CEO Robert K. Steel as its new chair, succeeding former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the founder and chief executive of Bloomberg LP. Steel previously worked under Bloomberg as deputy mayor.


What the IRS website outage cost, in dollars

For a government that is trillions of dollars in debt, these numbers add up quickly.


Right Networks opens app ecosystem program

All 150 apps in directory integrate with QuickBooks Desktop via the cloud hosting provider.


Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE earns SAP certification

The worldwide certification verifies the solution’s seamless integration into the SAP Ariba environment.