Thomson Reuters has introduced Checkpoint State Clear Comply, designed for multi-tier partnerships and S Corporations with a presence in multiple states. The tool can be used to highlight nexus flow-up issues and generate reports about composite returns, non-resident withholding and annual returns.

The creation of a new international accounting association has been overwhelmingly approved by members of the American Institute of CPAs and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. The organizations this weekend announced that 86.6 percent of AICPA members and 89.7 percent of CIMA members voted in favor of the proposed organization.

The Internal Revenue Service says public data for electronically filed Forms 990 will be available in a machine-readable format through Amazon Web Service. Data was previously available only in image files, but will now be available as a downloadable file for filings from 2011 to the present.