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A new tax prep franchiser called Happy Tax is hoping to make a dent in an already crowded industry with a new business model involving CPAs.

Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen has sent a message of thanks to tax professionals and their partners for managing to get through a “challenging” tax season.

The AICPA will release the results of the AICPA PFSi (Personal Financial Satisfaction Index), a quarterly economic gauge that measures the personal financial standing of a typical American, at 7:00 a.m. EDT on Thursday, April 16.

When it comes to taxes, corporate America is getting a bit less corporate. And a bit less American.

The American Institute of CPAs has sent a set of proposals outlining its recommendations for permanent tax provisions related to disaster relief.

Senate Finance Committee chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, sent a letter Tuesday to Internal Revenue Service commissioner John Koskinen questioning the agency’s expenditures on office furniture, toys and surveys at a time when the IRS chief has been complaining about budget cuts at the hands of Congress.

The nonprofit organization Tax Analysts has created an interactive bar graph of audit rates to provide information on the chances of being audited by the Internal Revenue Service depending on different business types and individual income levels.

The Kansas City chapter of Financial Executives International (FEI Kansas City) today announced four winners of its 2015 Academic Awards for outstanding students in Finance and Accounting, plus one Legacy Academic Award to an outstanding student who is the daughter of an FEI Kansas City member.

Quite often, firms simply don’t know which engagements, service lines or clients are truly the most profitable.

The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants has revised its ethics code to improve the independence provisions for auditors.