Tax Fraud Blotter: Get that mortgage back!

EZ out; Totaled; to the cooler; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Tax Fraud Blotter: Get that mortgage back!


Better client onboarding: Discovery questions

How many clients have told you they can’t wait until they’re retired? Suppose you ask them point blank, “What does retirement look like to you?”

Better client onboarding: Discovery questions


Association of International Certified Professional Accountants launches job board

The Global Career Hub is open to professionals from all stages of their careers.

Association of International Certified Professional Accountants launches job board


Balancing the 179D extension with the TCJA

Tax reform brought new wrinkles to the deduction for energy-efficient improvements.

Balancing the 179D extension with the TCJA


AICPA recommends further guidance on compensation for nonprofit execs

The American Institute of CPAs has asked the Internal Revenue Service for more guidance on a provision of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that imposes a 21 percent excise tax on tax-exempt organizations that pay over $1 million in compensation, or so-called “excess parachute payments,” to top executives.

AICPA recommends further guidance on compensation for nonprofit execs


NSA chimes in on IRS restructuring

The organization recommends more practitioner input on training, among other things.

NSA chimes in on IRS restructuring


FinancialForce CEO sees growth, with help from Salesforce

Tod Nielsen is looking back on a year of revenue growth and leveraging his company’s relationship with Salesforce to add more features to FinancialForce’s accounting software and attract customers.

FinancialForce CEO sees growth, with help from Salesforce


IIRC plans major revision to integrated reporting framework

The International Integrated Reporting Council is asking for feedback on its set of integrated reporting principles, the International Framework, encompassing financial and nonfinancial areas such as sustainability, strategy and governance.

IIRC plans major revision to integrated reporting framework


Accounting firms honored as Fortune's 2020 "100 Best Companies to Work For"

The Big Four, other accounting firms and related businesses were recognized for their workplace culture and innovation.

Accounting firms honored as Fortune's 2020 "100 Best Companies to Work For"


SEC and PCAOB offer potential relief for audit firms in China amid coronavirus

Leaders of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board issued a joint statement Wednesday about the impact of the coronavirus on audit firms trying to operate in China.

SEC and PCAOB offer potential relief for audit firms in China amid coronavirus