Xero is bringing its Xero HQ to the United States. The platform debuted in September at the cloud software company's Xerocon conference in Melbourne, Australia.

The Internal Revenue Service will expand its test of a verification code for W-2 data during the upcoming tax season. The IRS described the measure as part of an initiative to verify the authenticity of Form W-2 data.

A former partner at PKF Pacific Hawaii has been sentenced to 20 years for stealing more than $400,000 from his firm. Oki was found guilty of ongoing theft through falsifying expenses to finance a lavish life style.