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Accounting is changing, and the world can't wait until 2026

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EDT 3 Min Read Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email The accountant the world urgently needs has evolved far beyond the traditional role we recognized just a few years ago. We must confront a critical question: If we continue to train accountants solely to file tax reports, are we truly equipping them for the challenges of todays world?

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IRS FIRE's going out for 2027 tax season

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EDT 1 Min Read Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg Tax year 2026 and filing season 2027 are the target date for retiring the Filing Information Returns Electronic, or FIRE, system. FIRE will not be available for submissions in filing season 2027.

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The accountant's advantage over technology in fraud prevention

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Accounting Technology Fraud prevention Fraud MORE FROM ACCOUNTING TODAY Practice management BDO names Matt Becker next CEO Matthew Becker, BDO USAs national managing principal of tax, has been ratified by a principal-wide vote to succeed Wayne Berson as the firms next CEO, effective July 1, 2026.

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Wipfli scores PE investment from New Mountain Capital

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EDT 3 Min Read Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Wipfli's offices in Wausau, Wisconsin Courtesy of Wipfli LLP Wipfli, a Top 20 Firm based in Milwaukee, received a minority investment of roughly 40% from New Mountain Capital, making it the latest accounting firm to score private equity funding.

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Inside GASB's far-reaching agenda

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Most of the questions deal with Statement 103 , the financial reporting model improvements standard that GASB issued last year, which will take effect in 2026. He hopes to issue an exposure draft, with another round of due process on a document written more like a final standard in early 2026 with a final standard expected in early 2027.

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Mississippi, Texas storm victims get tax relief

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Taxpayers have up to six months after the due date of their federal income tax return for the disaster year (without regard to any extension of time to file) to make the election. Tax preparers or taxpayers should write the relevant FEMA declaration number — 4874-DR for Mississippi, 4871-DR for Texas — on any return claiming a loss.

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M&A roundup: Meaden & Moore; Platform Accounting expand

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Platform Accounting expands in Chicago Platform Accounting Group building in Holladay, Utah Platform Accounting Group has added Madison Street Advisors, formerly known as McCormick Tax Group, based in downtown Chicago, extending Platforms footprint in the Midwest.