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To be more efficient, retain clients for the long-term, and continue building solid relationships to receive more referrals, accounting firms must be willing to change the way they work with their clients.

The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board has released a set of provisional sustainability accounting standards for 10 industries within the services sector.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has imposed sanctions against Baker Tilly Hong Kong Limited and two of its accountants for failing to properly audit year-end financial statements of a company that the SEC has charged with fraud.

Congress’s long-awaited passage of tax extenders legislation provides a short-term extension through only the end of this year of dozens of familiar tax breaks for businesses and individuals, along with a new savings program for the disabled.

Gallina LLP is expanding to Utah by combining with the public accounting firm Leverich Group in Midvale, near Salt Lake City.

Last month, from Nov. 17-19, the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants (VSCPA) held the 2014 VSCPA Leadership Academy for young professionals at the CPA Center in Glen Allen, Va. The annual program is designed for young professionals to find out what leadership looks like in today’s accounting world.

The U.S. Senate sent a $42 billion package of tax incentives to President Obama for his signature, reviving dozens of lapsed breaks for 2014 and setting them to expire two weeks from tomorrow.

Kim Hogan describes Intuit's recent announcements about QuickBooks Accountant and other QuickBooks products and services, in an interview with AccountingToday.com's Michael Cohn at Accounting Today's Growth & Profitability Summit in Boca Raton, Fla.

The shakeup at the top of American Realty Capital Properties Inc. has left a void in leadership as the landlord tries to recover from accounting errors, leaving investors with more questions about the company’s future.

The Internal Revenue Service received fewer phone calls from taxpayers this year than in recent years, according to a new government report, but the percentage of callers seeking help who received it remained low while wait times remained high compared to prior years.