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.

PwC International can't exit Evergrande case, HK court rules
A Hong Kong court declined to remove PricewaterhouseCoopers International from a multibillion-dollar lawsuit brought by liquidators against the firm.

Wall Street keeps minting box ETFs despite Treasury scrutiny
An exchange-traded fund strategy that delivers Treasury bill-like returns with lower taxes is getting a fresh boost.

Thomson Reuters develops AI model
Thomson Reuters announced an independently developed AI frontier model Thomson, using a new method for a fraction of the typical cost without third parties.

Can AI ruin professional education?
The future of professional education cannot be defined by a choice between traditional learning and artificial intelligence anymore.

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