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The IRS’s abrupt about-face on examining donors to 501(c)(4) political organizations about their gift tax liability seems to have brought the initiative to an end for now.

Do you remember where you were when you passed the CPA exam? I do, and if I had to guess, you do too.

Donna Cunningham, the chief administrative officer at Midwest tax and business advisory firm Stone Carlie & Company, was named Woman of the Year for 2011-12 by the National Association of Professional Women.

The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance has been encouraging small businesses in Amish communities to file their taxes electronically, but that’s a problem since the Amish in some of the small upstate communities don’t use electricity, computers or phones.

Northeastern accounting, tax and business consulting firm Citrin Cooperman raised $15,652 in support of the American Cancer Society’s 2011 Relay for Life June 24-25 in Ocean City, N.J.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board today announced the awarding of 52 merit-based scholarships in the inaugural year of its new program.

You might have noticed that Google launched a new suite of social media and productivity apps, collectively named Google+, last week.

Glastonbury, Conn.-based firm Forensic Accounting Services awarded Stratford High School student Meagan Simon a scholarship to pursue a career in forensic accounting.

In the relationship world, the dating process is typically a special experience. When you’re dating, you take your potential future partner out to nice dinners, buy them special gifts, surprise them, are tuned in to their feelings, and are usually working to earn their love and respect. Then…you get married.

It was born in the Harding administration, and now it’s celebrating its 90th year: the bureau formerly known as the General Accounting Office.