Hundreds of Internal Revenue Service employees retained their laptops and smartphones accepting a voluntary buyout offer from the IRS last year, according to a new report.
Category: NYT Accounting News
PCAOB reorganizes investor advocate and other offices
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has been restructuring several offices and plans to close its Office of the Investor Advocate in the next few weeks.
Texas CPAs ask IRS to reduce taxpayer interview demands
The Texas Society of CPAs is concerned about revenue agents requiring taxpayers to attend in-person interviews even when they have an tax pro representing them.
TIGTA teams with new National Fraud Detection Center
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration is partnering with the U.S. Department of Justice in launching a National Fraud Detection Center that will help uncover tax fraud and other forms of fraud.
Ship versus swarm
Here’s why a pirate ship is still a ship.
KPMG ‘disappointed’ by Macquarie’s decision to drop firm
A deepening fallout engulfs the scandal-hit audit and consulting firm.
In the blogs: It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature!
Completing tedious tasks; reconciliation package; second homes; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
Illinois CPA Society opens manager survey
The ICPAS survey is fielding responses from accounting and finance professionals within their first five years of managing others for its new survey.
IRS CEO meets with NY tax pros
IRS CEO Frank Bisignano met with tax professionals from the New York area during the IRS’s Nationwide Tax Forum in New York City.
AICPA offers new crypto guidance, IRS recommendations
The American Institute of CPAs updated a practice aid on auditing stablecoins and cryptomining revenue, and asked the IRS to speed up name and address changes.