Michael Cohn

The Private Company Council that the Financial Accounting Foundation created three years ago appears to be fulfilling its mission of providing relief for privately held companies from onerous accounting requirements, but some groups are worried that it will lose its powers and independence.

H&R Block is looking for accountants, bookkeepers and salespeople to join its recently launched Block Small Business service.

The Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland, also known as CPA Ireland, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Association of Certified Accountants and Auditors of Belarus, further extending the Institute’s international network and influence in Europe.

The American Institute of CPAs has created a new membership section for practitioners and others who serve or work for the not-for-profit sector.

A site that is used to process tax forms for nonprofit organizations on behalf of the Internal Revenue Service recently suffered a data breach.

The Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation division has created a cybercrime unit to combat the growing trend of identity theft-related tax fraud as the problem morphs into data breaches and becomes more international in scope.

Karen Hawkins, director of the IRS’s Office of Professional Responsibility, is stepping down in July from her position, which probes Circular 230 violations by tax practitioners.

The Internal Revenue Service has updated its list of designated private delivery services that meet the rules for determining the postmark for timely filing and payment, eliminating DHL and adding several FedEx services.

Victims of the severe storms, tornadoes, flooding, landslides, and mudslides that took place beginning on April 2, 2015, in parts of Kentucky may qualify for tax relief from the Internal Revenue Service.

A new survey from the staffing company Accountemps of 2,200 CFOs across the U.S. found that 63 percent plan to promote their top performers, while 52 percent intend to offer raises.

The International Federation of Accountants has released a new thought paper offering advice on risk management.

CFOs of multinational corporations have mixed reactions to the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development’s crackdown on base erosion and profit shifting by global companies, according to a new survey.

Delays in employer and insurer reporting of health insurance information have reduced the IRS’s ability to determine whether taxpayers and their dependents have basic health insurance as required under the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate, according to a new government report.

Securities and Exchange Commission chief accountant James Schnurr is rethinking a proposal he made last December that the SEC allow U.S. companies the option of providing some information, such as revenues, using International Financial Reporting Standards as a supplement to U.S. GAAP without requiring reconciliation.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has issued a communication to audit committees known as an Audit Committee Dialogue, promising it will be the first in a series to provide insights from inspections of public company auditors that may be helpful to audit committee members in their oversight of auditors.

A new study questions the wisdom of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s initiative to simplify accounting standards for private companies.

Nearly a thousand Internal Revenue Service employees who willfully violated the tax laws received suspensions, reprimands or counseling over a 10-year period instead of being fired, according to a new report.

The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants has re-exposed a proposed standard to guide auditors, other professional accountants in public practice, and professional accountants in business to help them decide how best to act in the public interest when they come across an act or suspected act of non-compliance with laws and regulations.

ADP reported Wednesday that private sector employers added 169,000 jobs in April, as low oil prices and a strong dollar slowed down the hiring pace.

The Indiana CPA Society marked its 100th anniversary on Wednesday, May 6.