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Comedian John Oliver, host of the HBO series, “Last Week Tonight,” defended the Internal Revenue Service on his show Sunday evening, with the assistance of singer Michael Bolton.

Accountingfly, the online job board and networking site focused on accounting careers from internships through experienced hires, has launched a new free webinar series, with the first webinar premiering this Thursday, April 16, at 2:00PM EDT.

Of the 1,010 adults polled, the survey found that twice as many U.S. adults cited having enough money for a comfortable retirement (28 percent) and providing their children a debt-free education (23 percent) as the best indicator of financial success, rather than owning a home (11 percent) and having a financial situation better than their parents (11 percent).

A total of three scholarships worth $4,770 will be awarded, one for each of the three levels of the ITS Chartered Tax Certificate programs: Chartered Tax Advisor (CTA), Chartered Tax Consultant (CTC), and Chartered Tax Professional (CTP), to include Tax Business Start-up Guides. Recipients are selected in part on their financial obstacles as well as the strength of their essay that covers categories such as key achievements and career objectives.

Certain taxpayers will be eligible for a free chair massage at two Long Island accounting firms on Tax Day this year, according to Newsday. The massages will be offered at two accountants' offices: ZBS Group LLP in Plainview and Freeport Tax Service in Bellmore. Massage Envy locations nearby will provide licensed professional masseuses to the tax offices.

According to a new Accountemps survey released on Thursady, more than half (56 percent) of CFOs interviewed said they would advise entry-level professionals toward careers at small to midsize companies.

The consumer finance site WalletHub has created a ranking of the best and worst states to be a taxpayer.

The guide looked to compile online graduate schools that give students the best return on their investment: online colleges that meet an ideal combination of affordability and excellence, with high ROI and low debt. The ranking was built upon 20-year net ROI, cost of attendance, and national rankings. Information was compiled from payscale.com, US New & World Report, IPEDS, and the schools' own websites.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board appears to be poised to delay the effective date of its new revenue recognition standard by a year, giving U.S. companies more opportunity to adapt to the changes.

According to the AICPA PFP Trends Survey of CPA financial planners—many of whom work with high-net worth individuals—found that more than half (57 percent) of CPA financial planners cited running out of money as the top retirement concern for their clients.