U.K. accounting fraud trial of ex-Tesco executives ended after heart attack

The fraud trial of three former Tesco Plc executives was halted when one of them, ex-U.K. Chief Financial Officer Carl Rogberg, had a heart attack days before the jury was due to begin deliberations.


IFAC braces for possible changes in global standard-setting

International Federation of Accountants CEO Fayezul Choudhury, and IFAC CFO and executive director for external relations Russell Guthrie, talk about how international financial regulators are mulling changes in how global auditing standards are set.


How is big business using the Trump tax cut? What we know so far

President Donald Trump’s corporate tax cuts are already having a big impact.


The 2018 Top New Products

Accounting Today’s editors pick the best new and most improved tools and resources for accountants from the past year.


Here’s the Trump tax loophole accountants can blow wide open

If exploiting a tax loophole is as much an art as a science, then the tax planning profession is poised for a creative renaissance.


The ABCs of better independence compliance

Awareness, communication and documentation are the keys to staying independent.


The shape of M&A in 2018

The mania goes on, even as the types of deals change


Generational Viewpoints: A vision across the generations

Building a plan that brings age groups together from throughout a firm.


EITC due diligence warnings on the way

The IRS is warning tax preparers about their responsibilities for vetting clients.


The most outrageous tax deductions of 2018

The Minnesota Society of CPAs recently surveyed its members about the most outrageous tax deductions clients tried to claim on their tax returns. The list shows taxpayers often don't know which deductions are allowed or not.