Michael Cohn

The Internal Revenue Service has strengthened the security of its e-Services registration process for tax professionals and taxpayers as identity theft and data breaches have become a greater concern.

Private sector employment increased by 213,000 jobs from August to September, according to payroll giant ADP, as the job market continued to show consistent gains.

While coping with a series of budget cuts and employee reductions in recent years, the Internal Revenue Service managed to increase the total dollars it received and collected for the third consecutive year, according to a new government report.

The CPA Consultants' Alliance has launched a new survey to collect information on succession planning in order to determine how partners in CPA firms view their firm’s ability to address the succession of their partners as they approach retirement.

The Internal Revenue Service is providing more time to farmers and ranchers in 30 drought-stricken states to defer taxes on any gains from forced sales of livestock.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued an order instituting proceedings against Mayer Hoffman McCann, an auditing firm associated with CBIZ, after it found that one of MHM’s audit and attest clients, Tradebot Systems, a high-frequency trading broker-dealer, had traded CBIZ stock.

Nine out of 10 U.S.-based internal auditors received pay raises in 2014, according to a new study.

The Internal Revenue Service’s collection efforts need to be improved to make sure that delinquent taxpayers residing in foreign countries comply with their U.S. tax obligations, according to a new government report.

The American Institute of CPAs has released a technical practice aid about what auditors should do about asking for a written management representation regarding prior periods that were audited by a previous auditing firm.

Over 40 percent of all audits inspected by the Public Accounting Oversight Board in 2012 had deficiencies, and the number of fair value measurement audit deficiencies made up approximately one-fourth of all audit deficiencies, according to a new report.

Payroll giant ADP is planning to issue a new quarterly report examining different trends in the U.S. workforce.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Bank of America Corporation with violating the internal controls and recordkeeping provisions of the federal securities laws after the bank assumed a large portfolio of structured notes and other financial instruments as part of its acquisition of Merrill Lynch.

The Internal Revenue Service could be missing out on some opportunities to collect delinquent taxes because it is not always completely researching cases before closing them as uncollectible, according to a new government report.

Private companies demonstrated strong performance for the third quarter in the row, according to a new report.

The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board has released a set of provisional standards for companies in the transportation sector.

The American Institute of CPAs has submitted comments to the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department relating to the issue of material participation by a trust or estate in a trade or business for purposes of section 469 of the Tax Code.

Two research studies released Wednesday demonstrate the significant changes to behavior triggered by integrated reporting.

The Internal Revenue Service does not have the information it needs to ensure that employers are eligible for and comply with the Voluntary Classification Settlement Program, according to a new government report.

Deloitte said Wednesday it posted record revenues of $34.2 billion globally for the fiscal year ending May 31, as demand for services at its member firms produced their fifth consecutive year of growth.

The Internal Revenue Service has issued new draft instructions, notices and a publication to help taxpayers and tax practitioners deal with the Affordable Care Act.