Sports Direct plunges as auditor leaves without a successor

The U.K. retailer plunged after its audit quit without a replacement, heightening corporate governance concerns.


In the blogs: Unresolved issues

Taxpayer defined; W-4 2.0; cryptocurrency and FBAR; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.


Senate committee reports on future of tax extenders

Leaders of the Senate Finance Committee issued three reports from their internal task forces examining what to do about expiring tax breaks.


Accountants move into cryptocurrency

Firms are helping their clients keep track of Bitcoin and Ethereum assets and transactions, as well as the tax consequences, according to a new report.


Could the next sin tax fall on red meat?

Meat could be a target for higher taxes given criticism of the industry’s role in climate change, deforestation and animal cruelty, according to a report.


Why is digital branding important?

As an accounting firm, you are only as good as people perceive you to be.


Professors receive Early Career Researcher Award

The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants and the Management Accounting Section of the American Accounting Association honored two professors for their contributions to management accounting research.


The shifting landscape of vacation rental taxes

As Airbnb and the like become more popular, understanding occupancy taxes is becoming a much bigger issue.


The most common tax problems for 2020

Ten issues taxpayers and their advisors should be paying attention to right now.


Companies penalize audit firms for flagging their own weaknesses

Auditing firms that tend to find material weaknesses in companies’ internal controls are seen as less attractive in the audit market, according to a new study.