Michael Cohn

The private debt collection agencies that have contracted with the Internal Revenue Service to help collect overdue tax receivables have some security vulnerabilities, according to a new government report.

The Internal Revenue Service doesn’t have a coordinated strategy in place to deal with unregulated tax preparers, according to a government report.

New guidance on a single method for government issuers could eliminate differences in practice.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board is looking for public companies that are willing to participate in research on potential improvements to the segment aggregation guidance and the reportable segments process.

The American Institute of CPAs said it supports new legislation that would regulate tax return preparers.

The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service proposed regulations Friday to increase and expand the first-year depreciation deduction for qualified property from 50 to 100 percent, carrying out a provision of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

The International Federation of Accountants is changing the oversight and priorities of its International Accounting Education Standards Board, which sets standards for education and professional development of accountants.

ADP has acquired Celergo, a provider of payroll management services in 150 countries.

A pair of Long Island accounting firms have merged to form KVLSM LLP.

The bill, which was introduced by a Texas CPA, would also protect members and their staff.

Paychex reported a continuing decline in the rate of growth in jobs and wages at small businesses in July, a sign that tax reform isn’t boosting the economy as much as the latest GDP numbers suggest.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board is proposing to modify the effective date of its Current Expected Credit Losses standard for nonpublic companies, giving many private banks and credit unions an extra year to get ready for the new rules.

Walgreens, CVS and AT and T top the list of U.S. companies with the most operating lease liabilities that will need to be added to their balance sheets under the new leasing standard, according to a new report.

The service is showing signs that it’s planning to issue regulations on the deductibility of expenses for estates and trusts in the wake of the new tax law.

A record number of job openings and the strong stock market are boosting Americans' sense of financial well-being -- despite rising interest rates.

Senators Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and Ben Cardin, D-Md., introduced bipartisan legislation Thursday to make the Internal Revenue Service more accountable to taxpayers, as well as revive the IRS’s regulation of tax preparers, as a panel of tax experts testified before their subcommittee about improving tax administration at the IRS.

$500 gift cards, a barbecue package from Omaha Steaks, summer office parties, and early departures on Friday are among the rewards the firm is handing out.

The House approved a repeal of the Affordable Care Act’s medical device tax, along with a bill that prohibits the IRS from rehiring any employee who was fired for misconduct.

It takes an average of seven years longer for women in accounting and finance to reach executive level than their male counterparts, according to a new report.

The Center for Audit Quality has published a guide to the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s new audit reporting model and the critical audit matters that auditors will be required to start including in their audit reports next year.