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International forensic accounting, consulting and financial investigation firm RGL Forensics will be providing expert commentary for Spike TV’s “1,000 Ways to Die” in the form of Los Angeles-based partner Robert Jones.

The Internal Revenue Service has been getting its systems in order to handle the onslaught of pent-up tax returns that electronic filers have been sending its way this week.

I recently had the pleasure of hosting a roundtable call for the Association for Accounting Marketing on marketing and selling during tax season. This is always a hot topic for marketers and professionals alike. Everyone recognizes that the months between January and April present all firms the most opportunity. But, given all the other demands—like client services—how do you manage?

The Internal Revenue Service has published a notice to inform the public of the effect of Emancipation Day, a legal holiday in the District of Columbia that is pushing back tax-filing day this year and in any future years when they coincide.

Half of the Baby Boomer clients who postponed retirement after the economic downturn expect to work at least four years longer than they originally planned, according to CPA financial planners surveyed by the American Institute of CPAs.

A new survey by Deloitte found that only 7 percent of companies are well prepared to comply with the new lease accounting standards that have been proposed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board.

Deloitte announced a 10-year sponsorship with the Canada Games yesterday that will encompass thousands of athletes and spectators in five Canadian cities and began this month with the Halifax 2011 Canada Games.

The cloud accounting market seems to be taking off lately, and one of the more recent entrants is 60mo, which has been attracting users here in the U.S. as well as Europe and Asia.

Two New York tri-state area firms wore red this month to support and raise money for the American Heart Association.

President Obama’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2012 shows the White House is actually serious about tax reform.