James Schnurr, the chief accountant in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of the Chief Accountant, has been seriously injured in a bicycling accident, and the SEC named deputy chief accountant Wesley R. Bricker as interim chief accountant while Schnurr recuperates.       Home  |  Subscribe       Daily Edition   Jul 22, 2016       Top Stories   SEC Chief Accountant Injured in Bike Accident by MICHAEL COHN   James Schnurr, the chief accountant in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of the Chief Accountant, has been seriously injured in a bicycling accident, and the SEC named deputy chief accountant Wesley R. Bricker as interim chief accountant while Schnurr recuperates. READ MORE »   How Digital Finance Enables More Effective M&A by THACK BROWN   By leveraging data analysis, companies can make the M&A process much more efficient. READ MORE »       IRS Proposes New QI Agreement for Foreign Banks to Comply with FATCA by MICHAEL COHN   The Internal Revenue Service has released new guidance on how foreign financial institutions can enter into a Qualified Intermediary agreement with the U.S. under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, or FATCA. READ MORE »     SPONSOR CONTENT NEW! Take your bookkeeping to the next level with Bill.com   Improve efficiency. NEW Bill.com Multi-client Accountant Program streamlines A/P & A/R with fast & easy processing. Syncs with QuickBooks, Xero & more. Try with no risk. No credit card required. LEARN MORE »     The CPA's Role in QDROs by ROGER RUSSELL   For some accountants, the only QDRO they will see will be part of their own divorce decree. But for many others, advising on QDROs is a part of their practice. READ MORE »   Report Links Accountants to Better Business Performance by MICHAEL COHN   New research from the International Federation of Accountants shows how advice and expertise from accountants helps improve business performance at companies around the world. READ MORE »       Hundreds of IRS Workers Injured on the Job Every Year by MICHAEL COHN   Internal Revenue Service employees file more than 800 new injury claims each year, according to a new report. READ MORE »   PCAOB announces 2016-2017 Scholarship Program recipients by SEAN MCCABE   The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) announced today the 72 recipients of their 2016-2017 Academic Year PCAOB Scholarship - $10,000 merit scholarships used to encourage undergrad and graduate students to pursue careers in audit. READ MORE »   Hidden Dangers by ROGER RUSSELL   Your tax practice may be opening you up to liability READ MORE »   Desire to learn, interpersonal skills most coveted traits according to CFOs, survey finds by SEAN MCCABE   According to a new survey from Accountemps, 30 percent of surveyed CFOs cited a motivation to learn new skills as the most necessary trait for professionals to succeed in today's business landscape. Interpersonal skills (27 percent) and the ability to "adapt easily to change" (24 percent) followed closely behind. READ MORE »   Ride-sharing Apps Overtake Taxis on Expense Reports by MICHAEL COHN   The increasing popularity of ride-sharing apps such as Uber and Lyft has vaulted them ahead of traditional taxi and car rental services on corporate expense reports, according to one expense management software vendor. READ MORE »   Internal Auditors Move to Combat Cyberattacks by MICHAEL COHN   Internal auditors increasingly need to check their companies’ defenses against cyberattacks from hackers and identity thieves. READ MORE »   Tax Strategy by GEORGE G. JONES AND MARK A. LUSCO   Multiple retirement accounts: Pay-out complexity and opportunities READ MORE »   Xero Opens App Marketplace by RANICA ARROWSMITH   Xero has opened a new app marketplace to provide a one-stop-shop for its cloud accounting apps. READ MORE »   More Women Supervising Internal Audit Departments by MICHAEL COHN   The internal audit profession is seeing a bit of a gender shift, as more women become chief audit executives. READ MORE »   In the Blogs: Mother Lodes by JEFF STIMPSON   Highlights of some of our favorite tax-related blogs from the past week. READ MORE »           Slideshows   Tax Savings from a Home Office   Tips on how to make working at home pay, from the Illinois CPA Society READ MORE »   10 Tips on Amending a Tax Return   The IRS shares some advice on fixing a return READ MORE »   SEE ALL SLIDESHOWS »         White Papers   Three Steps to Growing Your Bottom Line - Without Hiring More Staff   In the past, advances in technology have primarily helped accountants perform client engagements faster and easier. READ MORE »   10 Questions You Must Ask Before You Sign   It doesn