McConnell seeks to win over GOP holdouts with new health bill

Discarding tax cuts gives the Senate leader $230 billion to hand out in sweeteners.


CFOs unsure about letting employees earn CPE during work hours

Only 26 percent of chief financial officers said their companies allow all their employees to fulfill continuing professional education requirements while at work, according to a new survey.


Lyft partners with seven new expense management providers

Business travelers can set up a Lyft business account to have receipts sent directly to their expense management solution.


Avoid million-dollar payouts with ethical billing

When accounting firms and other professional services firms submit their monthly bills, there’s often some sticker shock experienced by clients.


Making audit sexy

Cloud technology has arrived. Now accountants can leverage it to create better auditing engagements.


Sensiba San Filippo expands consulting services with Intacct

The firm will become a value added reseller of the cloud-based enterprise financial software.


Russian at Trump Tower is said to have gathered Ziff details alleging tax fraud

Donald Trump Jr. was tantalized by an offer of Russian government documents that would be damaging to Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. But the Russian he met days later had been shopping around information that was hardly a bombshell.


AICPA acquires high school training program

The Accounting Pilot and Bridge Project will look to better train educators for more advanced courses.


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GOP drops tax cuts for big earners in revised health bill

Senate Republican leaders dropped provisions that would repeal two taxes on high earners in a revised draft of their health-care bill sent to the Congressional Budget Office, according to GOP senators.