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The American Institute of CPAs has asked the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to reject appeals by EEOC staff to investigate and litigate against accounting firms about their mandatory partner retirement provisions, saying in a letter Monday that the classification of partners as employees would be disruptive to the accounting profession and its business practices.

The Internal Revenue Service will not meet the Treasury Department’s 2015 goal for full compliance with a directive requiring federal agencies to issue identification cards that allow workers to gain access to federally controlled facilities and information systems, according to a new government report that found IRS officials citing the lack of enough funding and staff as the main obstacles.

The CPA Consultants’ Alliance has released a new report on what drives happiness in CPA firms.

AICPA president and CEO Barry Melancon delivered the keynote speech at the 2014 Fall Meeting of Council in Boston on Monday, discussing the unprecedented changes he foresees in the accounting profession in the coming years.

The Internal Revenue Service did not always issue a notice of its intent to issue a levy on taxpayer assets, according to a new report.

For when the ease of sending Outlook meeting invites is complicated by multiple prior email threads nailing down a date that works for all invitees, Doodle provides an a shortcut.

What does the firm of the future actually look like? Is it really 100 percent cloud-based? How do I even get started?

On Sunday, the first day of events at the AICPA’s 2014 Fall Meeting of Council in Boston, Mass., the state of the Uniform CPA Examination proved to be a key topic, with plans to ultimately release a new version of the Exam by 2017.

Our fifth annual Growth & Profitability Summit is coming up in early November, and editor-in-chief Dan Hood explains why you owe it to yourself and your firm to attend -- however you have to get there.

The federal government brought in $3.02 trillion in tax and other revenues in fiscal 2014 – its highest take ever.