The Auditing Standards Board is thinking about relaxing some of the requirements for attest engagements.

The National Association of Enrolled Agents has written a letter to the Internal Revenue Service strongly criticizing the draft version of the new Form W-4, the Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate, saying it raises privacy concerns and creates a “substantial risk of underwithholding.”

U.K. grocer J Sainsbury Plc named Martin Scicluna as its chairman, tapping a former senior executive at accounting firm Deloitte as it prepares to add Walmart Inc.’s Asda unit in a 7.3 billion-pound ($9.7 billion) deal.

The U.S. Supreme Court recently issued an opinion in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc., overturning its earlier precedents in National Bellas Hess and Quill, and eradicating the decades-old “physical presence” requirement for sales and use tax nexus.

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The site includes special reports, insights and a client letter related to the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling.

The Internal Revenue Service is encouraging practitioners to secure their client data.

After a slight rise after the end of tax season, the Accountants Confidence Index dropped slightly again.

Return of postcard glory; no sunset for reform measures; behavioral science; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Accounting, like many professions, is experiencing a shrinking talent pool as boomers retire and younger generations are opting for other careers.