The Internal Revenue Service released updated tax withholding tables for 2018 Thursday to reflect changes for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, amid warnings that the tables may not be accurate and will need further refinements.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is boosting its starting hourly wage to $11 and delivering bonuses to employees, capitalizing on the U.S. tax overhaul to stay competitive in a tightening labor market.

Audit committees at public companies will have plenty on their agendas this year, according to a pair of new reports from KPMG, including new accounting standards, the new tax law, cyber security and more.

Ranking Dems are worried the Internal Revenue Service might succumb to political pressure to make it appear that tax cuts are larger than they really are.

These 12 action items -- one for every month -- should help manage the waves of change sweeping over the profession.

Philadelphia’s Horsey, Buckner & Heffler strives to be a vanguard of diversity.

Private sector employers added 250,000 jobs last month, according to payroll giant ADP, as businesses took advantage of the roaring economy and the prospect of tax cuts in the New Year.

A World Services Group poll of young professionals found stable lives to be a bigger aspiration than wealth or leadership positions.

Minimum wage increases in states across the country are helping drive up wages, although the rate of job growth at small businesses has slowed down, according to payroll giant Paychex.

The Internal Revenue Service said it is working on developing withholding guidance to implement the tax reform bill signed into law on December 22.

The payroll provider’s new tool includes a single dashboard for accountants to manage multiple clients.

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board has released a new Implementation Guide with questions and answers about GASB’s new standards on accounting and financial reporting for postemployment benefits other than pensions, such as retiree health care.

President Donald Trump is trying out a new campaign slogan: “How’s your 401(k) doing?” The answer for more than half of Americans is that they don’t have one.

The last few weeks of the year can be a stressful time both personally and professionally for everyone, including small business owners preparing for both the New Year and the tax year.

A pair of provisions in the final version of the Republican tax overhaul proposal would be a boon to private schools, but risks reducing local funds for public schools, according to education advocates.

The National Association of Black Accountants' new partnership will grow its high school "Awareness" program.

New data from TaxTalent found an uptick in diverse students, but little change in firm leadership.

Ernst & Young has been reaching out to recruit and hire more people with disabilities, including workers on the autism spectrum.

Accounting Today introduces its new ranking of the top workplaces for women in the accounting profession.

Three of the Big Four firms were named to the magazine's ranking that polled over 440,000 employees.