President Donald Trump‘s push to tighten control over the federal workforce will take shape in coming weeks, allowing political leaders more power over firings and promotions, and more influence over who is spared from widespread layoffs.

The DOL proposed a new rule to simplify independent contractor classification, reverting to a framework similar to the 2021 rule.

Both accounting firms and academia must design learning environments and curricula that will ensure the next generation of accountants develops AI fluency on top of critical thinking skills.

Usage-based billing isn’t going away. AI has made it mainstream, and the same logic is spreading across digital services. Tax teams need visibility into how those models are implemented.

The Supreme Court decision in Galette v. New Jersey Transit Corporation illustrates how constitutional doctrine can turn on the legal structure governments choose to create. The ruling may prompt state legislatures to more carefully examine the tradeoffs involved in creating public benefit corporations and similar authorities.