In the blogs: Animal instincts

Reform’s effect on tax-exempts; hitting the marketing balance; Bozo of the year; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.


PCAOB swears in new chairman William Duhnke

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board swore in its new chairman William D. Duhnke III on Tuesday, along with a new board member, Kathleen M. Hamm, at the headquarters of the Securities and Exchange Commission.


H&R Block opens offices early

For a limited time, participating locations will file 1040EZs for free.


The debate about Excel

Debate has raged about the efficacy of Excel since Microsoft launched it in 1985.


PwC ruled negligent in Colonial Bank auditing case

A federal judge ruled PricewaterhouseCoopers was negligent in its audits of Colonial Bank, which failed in 2009 in the midst of the financial crisis, potentially exposing PwC to heavy damages.


Wipfli adds Kessler Orlean Silver

Wipfli LLP, a Top 100 Firm, has merged in Kessler Orlean Silver & Co., effective Jan. 1, 2018, expanding the Milwaukee-based firm’s presence in Chicago.


The top tax cases of 2017

A roundup of influential and important legal decisions from the past year.


Vertex expands integration with Salesforce

Users of the tax automation software can now access four more sales management features.


Steinhoff gains as retailer plans to restate 2015 results

Shares of Steinhoff International Holdings NV rose after the South African retail giant said it will restate financial results going back as far as 2015 amid a probe into accounting irregularities.


Google’s ‘Dutch sandwich’ shielded 16B euros from tax

Alphabet Inc.’s Google moved 15.9 billion euros ($19.2 billion) to a Bermuda shell company in 2016, saving at least $3.7 billion in taxes that year, regulatory filings in the Netherlands show.