Graham-Cassidy shelved; GOP promises to return to health care after tax reform

Senate Republicans gave up on their last-ditch bid to repeal Obamacare Tuesday as opposition in their own ranks ended months of fruitless efforts to deliver on a seven-year promise, and leaders said they would turn instead to overhauling the U.S. tax system.


Trump meets with House Democratic tax writers in push for bill

President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet Tuesday with a bipartisan group of House Ways and Means Committee members, the day before he heads to Indiana to unveil his tax plan.


IRS urged to extend VITA tax prep program

The Internal Revenue Service needs to improve its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance to make sure it’s reaching underserved populations, according to a new report.


IRS updates per diem rates for lodging, meals and incidental expenses

The Internal Revenue Service has issued its annual update describing the 2017-2018 special per diem rates that taxpayers can use to substantiate the amount of ordinary and necessary business expenses they incur while traveling away from home.


FASB proposes lease accounting changes for land easements

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has a proposed accounting standards update to clarify how to apply its new lease accounting standard to land easements.


Art of Accounting: Quoting hourly rates

Clients buy something they need or solutions to problems, not hours. Here is a situation that has actually occurred in a client’s legal matter.


Rea to merge in Walthall CPAs

Top 100 firm Rea & Associates plans to add Walthall CPAs, a Cleveland-based accounting firm, on Nov. 1, 2017.


Accounting leaders tap technology as top concern

Top figures in the field are concerned about the impact of Blockchain and artificial intelligence — but they are also still concerned about staffing shortages.


Deloitte email platform and client data hit by cyberattack

Following record results that flagged the growth of its cyber-security business, the Big Four firm revealed that it has been successfully targeted by hackers who accessed data from an internal email platform.


Increasing numbers of taxpayers to file at the ‘other’ tax deadline

Changing due dates, missing info, legislative uncertainty and host of other factors are pushing more returns than ever to October.