KPMG fined $5.2M by U.K. regulator for Co-op Bank audits

The United Kingdom’s Financial Reporting Council has fined KPMG’s U.K. firm £5 million (discounted through a settlement to £4 million, or about $5.2 million) for its fiscal year 2009 audits of the Co-operative Bank.


Opinion shopping hurts auditor independence

Companies that shop around among auditing firms for clean opinions on their financial statements can compromise the objectivity of outside auditors, according to new research.


CCH is back up

Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting announced today at 1:45 p.m. E.T., that CCH Axcess is back up following a malware attack that occurred on Monday.


AICPA releases set of auditor reporting standards

The American Institute of CPAs’ Auditing Standards Board has posted a group of standards for audit reports and auditing financial statements.


Is it time to revisit C corporations for your small business clients?

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act creates the opportunity for big tax savings from restructuring a company’s status.


PICPA launches podcast for young professionals

“Work Your Way to CPA,” presented by the Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs and its Pennsylvania CPA Foundation, aims to help students and recent graduates navigate their early careers as CPAs.


ADP RUN now available within QBO

QuickBooks Online users can now access RUN Powered by ADP directly from within QBO.


Trump used same tax breaks as Amazon to obliterate his IRS bill

President Trump complains that large corporations, such as Amazon.com, are shirking their tax responsibilities. Yet for at least a decade, Trump paid none or very little in federal income taxes by exploiting some of the same generous tax breaks.


Trump says $1.17B losses were ‘sport,’ sound tax policy

President Trump defended his real estate tax strategy saying his business was “entitled” to write-offs following a New York Times investigation that showed he reported losses of $1.17 billion between 1985 and 1994.


Trump had losses of $1.17B over a decade, NYT reports

President Donald Trump, who won the presidency in part on his image as a successful business mogul, lost $1.17 billion over 10 years on failed business deals, according to tax records obtained by the New York Times.