AICPA issues guide to audit data analytics

The American Institute of CPAs has released a new guide to data analytics to familiarize CPAs with the technology.


IRS warns of new tax email scam hitting Hotmail users

The Internal Revenue Service issued a warning Wednesday to taxpayers and tax professionals about a new email scam targeting Hotmail users in which the thieves try to steal personal and financial information.


Ernst & Young steps up recruitment of disabled and autistic employees

Ernst & Young has been reaching out to recruit and hire more people with disabilities, including workers on the autism spectrum.


Obamacare mandate undone in GOP tax accord, threatening law

Republican lawmakers will overturn a key piece of the Affordable Care Act in their tax overhaul, a victory in a long GOP campaign against the health law.


Marco Rubio might be one last hurdle left for GOP tax bill vote

Republican Senator Marco Rubio is facing a choice of whether his vote will match his tweets and become a roadblock to major tax legislation that his party leaders are rushing toward a final vote.


Compromise tax bill to keep wind, electric-vehicle credits

House and Senate negotiators have agreed to spare the electric-vehicle tax credit and wind production tax credit in their compromise package, according to a Republican familiar with process.


Trump promises ‘giant tax cut’ and money in pockets by February

President Donald Trump promised everyday Americans a “giant tax cut for Christmas” in a speech that the White House billed as his closing argument for a tax overhaul that congressional Republicans finished negotiating on Wednesday.


Breaking the myth of client pricing: What you need to win

Price is a one-dimensional sales pitch. Your firm is either the lowest priced or you’re not.


AICPA chair: ‘Standing still is not an option’

Accountants and CPAs need to take the lead in getting ahead of the coming wave of change, says Kimberly Ellison-Taylor.


IRS offers extra tax-filing relief for partnerships

The Internal Revenue Service released revised guidance Thursday extending its relief for certain partnerships, real estate mortgage investment conduits, and other organizations that didn’t file the necessary returns by the new due date for tax years beginning in 2016.