Spook central; short of a grand; a low bar; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Tax Fraud Blotter: Winning big

If you find yourself talking for more than 10 consecutive seconds during a client meeting, stop and ask the client an open-ended question, and give them ample time to respond.

The 10-second rule

Megia, who has headed Intuit’s ProAdvisor and Education Program since 2017, has stepped down to return to entrepreneurship.

Misty Megia steps down as global head of QuickBooks ProAdvisor Program

The Financial Accounting Foundation, the group that oversees the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, has named acting president John W. Auchincloss as the FAF’s executive director.

Financial Accounting Foundation appoints executive director

Erin Collins, who formerly worked at KPMG and the IRS, will lead the Taxpayer Advocate Service.

New taxpayer advocate appointed for the IRS

The Greater Orlando Chapter of the National Association of Black Accountants will host its annual Accounting Careers Awareness Program at the University of Central Florida from July 12-17.

NABA's Orlando Chapter to host 2020 Accounting Careers Awareness Program

A brewing fight about which country has the right to tax some of the world’s most profitable companies, including Facebook Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google, could devolve into a multi-front trade war, regardless of whether President Donald Trump is still in the White House.

Digital tax talks may result in trade war even if Democrats win

Here’s hoping that fewer last-minute changes will make for easier filing.

Harbingers of an easier tax season?

Maryland and Nebraska may pioneer digital advertising taxes.

Yet another wrinkle from the Wayfair decision

Fraud and execs; IRS tries to net non-filers; marketing media; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

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