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Category: NYT Accounting News
13 issues worrying firm leaders
Top 100 Firm leaders name the biggest challenges to the profession — from private equity and tech, to staffing and change management.
CAQ, Deloitte gauge audit committee priorities
Cybersecurity remains a key concern, according to the Center for Audit Quality and Deloitte’s new report on audit committee effectiveness and priorities.
IRS proposes remittance transfer tax rules
The new excise tax under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will impose new costs on remittances sent by immigrant workers to family members abroad.
The retirement opportunity accountants can’t afford to miss
Something big is happening in the American retirement landscape, and small businesses are right in the middle of it.
IRS finalizes list of jobs entitled to deduct tips
The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury released final regulations on the new tax deduction for tipped employees under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Tech news: Intuit, Gusto both tout Claude integrations
Plus, Oracle premieres Fusion Agentic Applications; Suralink launches Financial Statement Tie Out solution; and other accounting tech news and updates.
Tax Fraud Blotter: Check, please
Illicit income; fly like an eagle; subcontractor swindle; and other highlights of recent tax cases.
Big Four hold onto their share of SEC market
Ideagen Audit Analytics’ annual report on the audit landscape shows the market share landscape remaining much the same.
GASB proposes guidance on infrastructure
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board is looking for public comment on proposed guidance for reporting on infrastructure assets.