Illinois CPA Society awards $76K in scholarships

The organization recognized 39 top local accounting students by providing tuition and textbooks.


4 ways outsourced accounting firms can lead client success past tax season

Moving through tax season affords accounting professionals an excellent platform to educate your clients about how best to approach their long game.


SEC proposes changes to whistleblower program

The Securities and Exchange Commission voted Thursday to propose amendments to the rules surrounding its whistleblower program.


SEC approves Inline XBRL for tagged financial data

The technology promises to reduce the amount of preparation time and effort for financial filings and make them more readable.


U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia and Netherlands form international tax enforcement group

Leaders of tax enforcement authorities from the five countries have allied to create the Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement (or J5), to collaborate in fighting international and transnational tax crimes and money laundering.


Trump’s IRS nominee has stake in units at Trump-branded resort

Charles Rettig, President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the IRS, omitted mention on a disclosure form that the two rental properties in Hawaii in which he has a stake are at a Trump-branded resort, according to a memo by the top Republican and Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee.


Pathways to growth: It’s time for firms to innovate

Accounting firms need to take steps to renew or refresh their service offerings.


Repairing your financial planning practice

Does your wealth management division need fixing?


Tax Fraud Blotter: My kids, honest!

Select falsehoods; buffet of crime; unmerrie melodies; and other highlights of recent tax cases.


He said, She said: Not another bloody meeting!

August Aquila and Angie Grissom look at ways to make these banes of corporate life more productive.