A day after State Auditor Tom Schweich died, Gov. Jay Nixon appointed John Watson, a longtime aide and his former chief of staff, to the job while he seeks a permanent replacement.

Our condolences go out to the family and colleagues of Tom Schweich, Missouri State Auditor, who passed away on Feb. 26.

Moving to the cloud takes some investment as well as a total revamp of an organization's IT budget, asserts CFO.com.

The IRS has issued Revenue Procedure 2015-20, which allows small businesses to change a method of accounting under the final tangible property regulations on a prospective basis, and the agency is waiving the requirement to file Form 3115 for small business taxpayers that use this simplified procedure for 2014.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch and KSDK both provided expert advice from MSCPA members to their audiences on issues they may encounter while filing their taxes this year. Find out what these CPAs had to say!

The IRS has released version 5.0 of its official smartphone app IRS2Go, which allows users to check refund status, access IRS news, and locate complimentary tax help. Learn more about the app.

A growing number of experts are urging CPA firms to jettison the billable hour and replace it with a fixed-pricing or value-pricing model.  The Journal of Accountancy interviewed author and consultant Ron Baker on why he supports value pricing.

The Senate Interim Committee has made recommendations for sweeping changes to tax administration as well as specific changes to some parts of the sales tax code.