Rettig sworn in as IRS commissioner

The Beverly Hills tax lawyer will have his plate full at the agency.


Adaptive Insights adds strategic workforce planning to platform

The product may suit firm clients looking for a more comprehensive way to manage the finance, operations and HR functions within their organization.


China hits top film star with $70M fine for tax evasion

China ordered one of its top actresses and her associated companies to pay about 884 million yuan ($129 million) in taxes and fines, capping a months-long tax evasion probe that shook the nation’s blossoming entertainment industry.


New York tax department probes Trump taxes from decades ago

New York state tax authorities have opened an investigation into allegations reported in the New York Times that President Donald Trump and his family created their real estate empire through “instances of outright fraud,” evading taxes on hundreds of millions of dollars.


Trump slams NYT article on family’s tax practices as ‘hit piece’

President Donald Trump dismissed allegations in a New York Times story that he had received vastly more money from his father than previously admitted — in possible violation of tax laws — as “very old” and “boring.”


RSM US expands Birdies Fore Love program for 2018-19

The Top 10 firm will award charitable donations to the top three birdie-scoring PGA Tour golfers over the first eight events of the season.


Ted on Tech: Let’s make a mesh

Ted updates readers on how to improve WiFi network coverage in the home office, and using Gantt charts for project management.


In the blogs: Whiffs of caution

Hail Nexus Monday; startups using tax losses; advantages in the season’s choices; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.


AICPA seeks startup candidates for accelerator

The association is looking for companies focused on fintech or edtech solutions.


Cloud for the tax function: Organizational strategy

Companies’ appetite for cloud technology continues to increase. Many organizations treat cloud technology investments as a crucial driver of this transformation — and many tax departments are now ideally positioned to consider and apply several hard-earned cloud-adoption lessons that their counterparts in sales and marketing, finance and accounting and human resources have experienced in the past 18 to 24 months.