AICPA issues new guidance on attestation engagements

The American Institute of CPAs’ Auditing Standards Board has released a new interpretation for practitioners performing attestations using more than one set of standards.


Postlethwaite & Netterville plans CEO transition

Postlethwaite & Netterville, a firm based in Baton Rouge, La., has selected one of its directors, Dan Gardiner, as its next CEO and managing director in May 2018, succeeding the current CEO, Bill Balhoff.


Trump's first budget would restrict eligibility for EITC and CTC

President Trump’s budget would aim to cut approximately $3.6 trillion in government spending over the next decade, some of which would be attributable to eligibility changes relating to the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit, and some of which would result from specific actions undertaken by the IRS to reduce improper payments made by the government.


Texas passes insurance services tax exemption for CPAs

The Texas legislature has passed a bill granting an exemption to CPA firms allowing them to provide a limited amount of insurance services to clients without being subject to sales taxes.


Jim McGinnis to advise accountant team at TSheets

The Intuit veteran makes his next move.


Eide Bailly to merge in Roth & Company

Top 100 firm Eide Bailly LLP plans to add Roth & Company PC, a firm based in Dubuque, Iowa, effective June 26.


Call for Submissions: Accounting Today's 2017 VAR 100

Accounting Today is calling for participants in its annual ranking the top value-added resellers of accounting and accounting-related software by revenue.


Big Bang ERP introduces SlackBot for NetSuite

The messenger bot pushes information between Slack and the ERP platform bidirectionally.


Private eye tried to get Trump’s tax info through IRS’s student loan tool

A private investigator in Baton Rouge, La., has been indicted for trying to use the Internal Revenue Service’s online data retrieval tool for student loan applications to access tax information from President Donald Trump.


NCCPAP takes its tax ideas to Washington

Representatives of the small-firm organization made their annual trip trek to D.C. to present reforms that would help members and their clients.