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September 25, 2026

Identity theft victims waited 20 months for IRS case resolution

September 25, 2026

GASB issues guidance for its reporting model related to subsidies

September 24, 2026

IRS finalizes increase in estate tax closing letter fee

Questions about the independence of investment analysts are attracting the SEC’s attention. Its acting chairman and its chief accountant worry that brokerage house researchers may be tailoring investment recommendations to suit their investment banking clients ( www.sec.gov/news/speech/spch477.htm ; www.sec.gov/news/speech/spch485.htm ).

Agentic accounting has arrived: What’s hype and what’s real?

Artificial intelligence (AI) is moving beyond chatbots and into accounting workflows. A new generation of agentic AI tools can plan, execute, and adapt as they complete tasks, raising expectations for what automation can do inside firms and finance departments. What can agentic AI realistically do today and what challenges are there in its implementation? Find out in this Journal of Accountancy sponsored report.

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Professional Issues

Identity theft victims waited 20 months for IRS case resolution

GASB issues guidance for its reporting model related to subsidies

IRS finalizes increase in estate tax closing letter fee

Features

How CPAs can expand from tax into personal financial planning

A recipe for sanctions: AI-hallucinated citations in tax

2026 tax software survey

A CPA playbook to help prevent disaster fraud

Strategic planning for tax advisory

SPONSORED REPORT

Agentic accounting has arrived: What’s hype and what’s real?

From The Tax Adviser

What today’s clients expect from their CPA and how firms are responding

2026 tax software survey

A risk framework for AI use in tax administration and preparation

Current developments in S corporations

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