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The number of CFOs who say now is a good time to take greater risks plummeted to 33% in the second quarter of the year, down from 60% in Q1, according to a survey from @DeloitteUS. #CFO.

The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board @IAASB_News revised its standard on the auditor's responsibilities relating to fraud only days after the @AICPA's Auditing Standards Board proposed an update to its own standard. #audit.

Matthew Becker, @BDO_USA's national managing principal of tax, has been ratified by a principal-wide vote to succeed Wayne Berson as the firm's next CEO, effective July 1, 2026.

A joint report from the @AICPA and @CPAcanada finds the rapid rise of AI throughout the global economy opens up new opportunities for accounting professionals to provide independent assurance of these systems to help build trust and confidence in their functions.

The U.S. Supreme Court let President Donald Trump move ahead with plans to dramatically reduce the size of the federal government, lifting a court order that had blocked 19 federal departments and agencies from slashing their workforces.

M&A roundup: @MeadenMoore acquires ChainRing Advisors; Platform Accounting expands in Chicago. #accounting #mergers.

In the blogs: The One Big Beautiful Bill is done; OBBBA and gambling; a billing lesson from bookkeeping; BOI 2.0; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Executives at America's largest corporations watched Trump sign a massive tax-cut bill without any change in their own companies' tax rates and were grateful for their good luck.

The IRS has given churches and other houses of worship the green light to endorse political candidates. #IRS #tax.

Tax solutions provider @Avalara released Avi for Tax Research, a generative AI-based solution that will now be embedded in Avalara Tax Research. #tax #AI.

IRS FIRE's going out for the 2027 tax season with tax year 2026 and filing season 2027 set as the target date for retiring the Filing Information Returns Electronic system. #tax #IRS.

President Donald Trump called for new rules that would restrict access to tax incentives for solar and wind projects that already had been pared back by his $3.4 trillion budget bill designed to end green energy incentives. #tax #cleanenergy.

Now is an excellent time to expand the horizons of your accounting firm and target younger generations of clients like millennials and Generation Z, or zoomers, writes Nellie Akalp @CorpNetNellie. #marketing #accounting.

The IRS and its Security Summit partners are warning tax professionals about new and evolving schemes aimed at stealing business and taxpayer information. #tax #IRS.

Top 25 Firm @CohnReznick, based in New York, is expanding to Richmond, Virginia, by adding Piascik & Associates, a firm offering specialized tax services.

Whether you view the One Big Beautiful Bill as a giveaway to billionaires or a much-needed tax cut for the middle class, it has something for everyone to consider. #tax.

It looked like Notre Dame would be safe from a GOP proposal to raise taxes on college endowments, but a loophole for religious schools was removed from the final tax bill, leaving the school to pay a higher levy on its $20 billion endowment. #tax.

As stock benchmarks have climbed in recent years and tax bills have grown alongside them, asset managers are building products that give investors more control over when — and whether — they owe taxes. #tax.

President Trump's new budget bill is expected to push almost 12 million Americans off their health insurance, creating long-term financial issues for states and health-care providers, according to a S&P Global report. #tax.

The @AICPA hopes to smooth the transition away from paper checks at the IRS. #IRS #taxrefunds.