Michael Cohn

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has entered into a cooperative arrangement with Luxembourg’s audit regulator, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier of Luxembourg, relating to the oversight of audit firms subject to the regulatory jurisdictions of both regulators.

Meaden & Moore has signed a strategic agreement with LBC International Investigative Accounting Inc., uniting Meaden & Moore’s Investigative Accounting Group and its 11 U.S. offices and 70-member staff with LBC’s four Canadian offices and 25-member staff.

BlumShapiro has chosen Joseph Kask as the Connecticut-based accounting firm’s next managing partner, effective Jan. 1, 2016.

The Internal Revenue Service faced challenges last tax season from the late enactment of dozens of tax provisions that were set to expire, along with fraudulent refund claims, declining levels of telephone assistance and other issues, according to a new government report.

As the Baby Boomer generation ages and faces the prospect of needing to hire caregivers, accountants are increasingly being called upon to help families sort out the tax issues associated with hired domestic help.

The Internal Revenue Service has issued a notice extending the time under which certain transitional rules for the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, or FATCA, will apply.

The Internal Revenue Service has issued a notice and revenue procedure indicating it is studying issues related to the spinoff of real estate assets for tax reasons.

The Institute of Management Accountants has published a new Statement on Management Accounting on Implementing an Effective Risk Appetite to help businesses identify their key risk exposures.

Top executives at mid-market companies increasingly see technology as a strategic asset that can drive competitive advantage and are taking a more active role in technology decisions, according to a new report from Deloitte.

The Securities and Exchange Commission imposed sanctions Thursday against a Florida-based CPA for performing deficient and fraudulent audits and quarterly reviews for eight publicly traded companies, and issuing false and misleading audit opinions on the companies’ annual financial statements.

Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting US is offering its predictions for the estimated ranges for each 2016 tax bracket, based on the inflation data released this week by the U.S. Department of Labor.

The Internal Revenue Service has issued a notice advising taxpayers that the Treasury Department and the IRS intend to propose regulations providing that health insurance issuers must report coverage in catastrophic health insurance plans.

The New York State Society of CPAs is opening an office in the state capital of Albany to expand CPAs’ legislative reach.

Accountants need to be at the forefront of cybersecurity to safeguard the sensitive personal and corporate financial information they handle, according to a new report.

Thomson Reuters has introduced a Tax Fundamentals Certificate Program for tax professionals and those who help them.

Investors place the greatest trust in independent auditors, according to a new survey by the Center for Audit Quality.

The tax law firm Burt, Staples & Maner LLP has joined Ernst & Young as the accounting firm expands its international tax practice.

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants has teamed up with the United Nations Children’s Fund in an effort to show companies how to improve children’s rights around the world, while also expanding its efforts to educate accountants in the U.S. and abroad.

Bloomberg BNA has released a report on projected 2016 tax rates, providing a detailed forecast of inflation-adjusted tax items.

Thomson Reuters is forecasting the tax rates for next year and predicting they will be adjusted upward in line with modest inflation.