The Internal Revenue Service is combining three advisory committees. The agency said this week the Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council will be expanded to include areas now covered by the Information Reporting Program Advisory Committee and the Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Government Entities.

Although nearly every accountant I've ever met refers to themselves as a trusted business advisor, upon closer inspection, they better fit the description of trusted accounting technician; acting more like a scorekeeper than coach. The path from trusted accounting technician to trusted business advisor is a value-adding journey.