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Lee University, located in Cleveland, Tenn., will be offering pro bono tax advice to local residents this week, according to local affiliate WDEF. Accounting students from the Lee's Business Department will partner with the IRS's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program and offer on-site help, as well as a tax return help hotline and face-to-face appointments.

Intuit Inc. Chief Executive Officer Brad Smith is facing one of the biggest challenges in his seven-year tenure: how to restore trust in his company after fraudulent tax returns were filed through its TurboTax program.

The Internal Revenue Service delivered a progress report Thursday on tax season so far, noting that it has issued 19.7 million refunds worth more than $66 billion, up slightly from last year’s totals.

Deloitte LLP made a historic move this week, naming Cathy Engelbert as the first female CEO of a Big Four accounting firm.

Highlights of some of our favorite tax-related blogs from the past week.

Although many corporate tax and accounting departments are preparing for the March deadline, mistakes related to tax and accounting cost U.S. businesses billions each year.

The Institute of Internal Auditors has issued a practice guide for providing competent internal audits in the public sector.

It may make for grim reading, but the American Institute of CPAs has just issued guidance on new mortality tables from an actuarial group.

Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting US (formerly known as CCH) has released a new report examining the tax implications of the White House’s recently released budget blueprint for fiscal year 2016.

Intuit Inc. Chief Executive Officer Brad Smith wrote to the Internal Revenue Service calling for the government to share information to help combat fraud, after states saw a rise in fraudulent returns being submitted via his company’s TurboTax tax software.