Michael Cohn

A left-leaning advocacy group has filed a complaint against Donald Trump with the Internal Revenue Service accusing the presumptive Republican presidential nominee of violating the law for using money from his tax-exempt charitable foundation to buy an autographed football helmet and jersey from NFL player Tim Tebow.

Armanino LLP has started a Corporate Finance practice to advise business clients on mergers and acquisitions, along with sales of intellectual property and patents.

The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants is releasing a new standard this week that redefines the roles of auditors, CFOs and other accounting professionals when they witness or suspect illegal acts at their own organizations or within a client’s organization.

Charles Tilley, the longtime leader of the London-based Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, is stepping down following the recent approval of an international accounting association jointly run with the American Institute of CPAs.

Small businesses are anticipating a more profitable year this year, according to a new survey.

The Internal Revenue Service has released new procedures for shareholders that want the IRS’s automatic consent for changing to or from the net asset value method of accounting for gains or losses on shares in a money market fund.

The Internal Revenue Service has lowered the user fee for charities applying for tax-exempt status.

The Internal Revenue Service has released a new revenue procedure and regulations outlining how organizations can notify the IRS they are operating as tax-exempt social welfare groups under Section 501(c)4 of the Tax Code.

WeiserMazars LLP has merged in Risk Management Group, an internal audit service provider in Ladera Ranch, Calif.

Sean McKessy, chief of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s whistleblower office, plans to set down this month.

The International Federation of Accountants has been trying to build the reach and influence of the accounting profession in emerging markets in Africa, Asia and other parts of the world.

Mountjoy Chilton Medley has expanded its footprint in Cincinnati by adding Top 100 firm Elliott Davis Decosimo’s practice in that city.

The Internal Revenue Service has begun a new campaign to make tax preparers more aware of security risks that could expose their clients to identity theft and tax fraud.

The American Institute of CPAs’ Financial Reporting Executive Committee has drafted a set of implementation issues for nine different industries that it plans to incorporate in a guide to the new revenue recognition standard next year.

Deloitte has been working with the United States Golf Association to help the USGA broaden the appeal of golf and understand what is drawing players to the game.

Small business employment recovered in June, more than making up for a slight decline in May, according to new figures from the payroll giant Paychex.

RGL Forensics, a Denver-based financial investigations company, has added Stahl Forensic and Valuation Experts, a Florida-based forensic accounting and litigation firm, effective July 1.

CliftonLarsonAllen has merged in two firms: Peto & Company CPAs in Tucson, Ariz., and Repanich & Clevenger CPAs in Seattle, Wash., expanding the firm’s presence in both cities.

The Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Tax Court are seeing their caseloads pile up as taxpayers, interest groups, tax attorneys and Congress let loose with a volley of lawsuits and legal challenges.

PricewaterhouseCoopers has created a series of YouTube videos explaining the ins and outs of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s new lease accounting standard.