Michael Cohn

The International Federation of Accountants is expressing alarm about recent proposals from a group of global financial regulators to separate its standard-setting boards for auditing and ethics.

KPMG International reported Thursday its worldwide revenue grew 5 percent in local currency terms to a record level of $26.4 billion the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2017.

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

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

The Securities and Exchange Commission has appointed William Duhnke to succeed James Doty at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

Financial Executives International and the Financial Executives Networking Group are partnering together to offer career development help to each other’s members.

KPMG has resigned as Liberty Tax’s independent accounting firm amid the continuing fallout over Liberty founder John Hewitt.

CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, a Top 100 Firm, is adding NSBN LLP, a Regional Leader, effective Jan. 1, 2018, expanding CLA’s presence in Los Angeles.

Barfield, Murphy, Shank & Smith has expanded in Alabama by merging in Hindsman PC, a Gadsden-based CPA firm, effective Jan. 1, 2018.

More than 70 percent of 861 CPAs polled in December by the New Jersey Society of CPAs predicted their individual and family clients in New Jersey would face increased taxes due to the Republican tax plans from both the House and the Senate.

H&R Block is planning to offer a pair of new services that will provide taxpayers with online help from the tax prep chain’s professionals.

Firms combine forces in Wisconsin and Florida.

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants released a report Friday on the need for CFOs to develop technology roadmaps for their organizations to stay competitive in the global market.

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board is circulating a pair of exposure drafts proposing accounting and financial reporting guidance pertaining to the capitalization of interest cost along with a proposed Implementation Guide discussing a variety of topics.

Ceterus, a Charleston, S.C., firm that provides managed bookkeeping and tax services for quick-service restaurants, has acquired Sandwich Math, an accounting and bookkeeping firm that focuses on sandwich restaurant franchises.

Ernst & Young has appointed Kelly Grier as US chairman and managing partner-elect, as well as Americas Area managing partner-elect, succeeding Steve Howe, who has run EY’s U.S. firm since 2006.

BDO reported Thursday its global revenues grew 8 percent to $8.1 billion in fiscal year 2017 across its network of firms as its headcount grew 9.04 percent.

Private sector employers added 190,000 jobs in November, according to payroll giant ADP, as the economy continues to strengthen.

Wipfli LLP has expanded its presence in its hometown of Milwaukee by adding Sattell, Johnson, Appel & Co., the second Milwaukee firm it has merged with in the past 12 months.