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My amazing discovery is not only that happy CPAs exist, but that they are not singularly defined by industry, job title, age or gender. Rather, what sets them apart from the rest of the grouchy crowd is what they do differently.

CPA network and consultancy Thriveal announced a new strategic partnership with accounting software provider Xero Tuesday, along with its division into four areas.

John Koskinen, President Barack Obama’s nominee to run the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, said at a Senate panel’s confirmation hearing that he would work to restore the public’s trust in the tax agency.

A new study finds almost 40 percent of researched companies have audit committee members with social ties to the CEO.

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Even though the IRS has made improvements in information security, there are still weak spots in its in system access controls, audit trails, and remediation of security flaws, according to a new report.

Leslie Seidman, former chairman of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, has taken on a new role as the executive director of the new Center for Excellence in Financial Reporting at Pace University’s Lubin School of Business.

Our editors’ picks for the 10 biggest stories of the year in tax

The International Integrated Reporting Framework was released Monday, following a three-month global consultation led by the International Integrated Reporting Council and with more than 350 responses from around the world largely expressing support for the new corporate reporting model.

A federal court in Georgia has dismissed a case challenging the IRS’s power to charge tax practitioners for the Preparer Tax ID Numbers, or PTINs, that they are required to have to prepare taxes professionally.