Michael Cohn

A Spanish judge indicated that a tax evasion case against soccer star Lionel Messi will move forward, despite a prosecutor’s recommendation, according to reports.

The American Institute of CPAs’ Auditing Standards Board has amended its standards for providing so-called “comfort letters” to underwriters and other parties requesting such letters.

The scheduled depletion date for Social Security’s Disability Insurance Trust Fund is only two years away, in late 2016, according to a new government report.

Approximately 83,000 employees and contractors who work for the Department of Defense, and are eligible for a security clearance, owe more than $730 million in unpaid federal taxes, according to a new government report.

The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department have released final regulations on the Premium Tax Credit for health insurance, including rules that allow victims of domestic violence to claim the credit.

Maulik Khatadia has been promoted to senior accountant in the Audit & Assurance Services department at Sponsel CPA Group.

Mark Cuban, the outspoken billionaire entrepreneur who owns the Dallas Mavericks and stars on the reality TV show “Shark Tank,” has weighed in on the increasingly controversial issue of corporate inversions with a series of tweets.

The House has passed legislation that would require taxpayers to provide a Social Security number to claim the Child Tax Credit in an effort to discourage fraud, as well as adjust the amount of the credit for inflation.

The Internal Revenue Service released draft versions Thursday of several forms for employers and individuals to comply with the Affordable Care Act, along with draft versions of more common forms such as the 1040 and 1040EZ for next filing season.

A former Internal Revenue Service employee was arrested and charged with participating in an identity theft conspiracy that used information stolen from the files of other IRS employees.

The House approved legislation to consolidate four different tax incentives for higher education into a single tax credit.

Travel and expense management software provider Certify has published the results of its latest quarterly report on the most frequently expensed vendors on business expense reports.

Despite reports that small business loans are becoming easier to obtain, a majority of small business owners don’t ever apply for them, according to a survey from the financial information company Sageworks.

The International Accounting Standards Board has issued the final element of its own long-awaited financial instruments accounting standard after failing to reach a consensus with the U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board on key elements related to credit losses and loan impairments.

Financial restatements declined substantially in the decade after the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, according to a new academic study.

PricewaterhouseCoopers has released a new paper on how companies can get ready for the newly converged revenue recognition accounting standard.

On the same day that the Securities and Exchange Commission issued long-awaited rules for money market mutual funds, the Internal Revenue Service has issued its own rules for money market funds and wash sales.

Corporate board members are more concerned about cybersecurity and corporate reputation than about regulatory compliance risks, according to a new survey by the accounting firm EisnerAmper.

The International Accounting Education Standards Board has begun a new project to improve the relevancy, clarity and consistency of its standards along with their applicability to members and associates of the International Federation of Accountants.

Employees of U.S. small businesses saw their average paychecks rise for the first time this year, according to online payroll provider SurePayroll.