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Web-based time clock software provider TimeRack Inc. has entered into a reselling agreement with biometric time clock developer Schlage Biometrics, a division of Ingersoll Rand.

Senior revenue officers at the Internal Revenue Service who are supposed to handle more complicated tax cases oftentimes don’t receive any work assignments, according to a new government report.

With economic uncertainty still lingering, many Americans plan to use their tax refunds conservatively, according to a new survey.

Mid-Atlantic regional firm ParenteBeard has created a new brand logo and tagline, “Confidence through Clarity.”

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has issued a document advising auditors to beware of unusual transactions that could be signs of fraud.

The Internal Revenue Service has released a new form to help employers claim the special payroll tax exemption for newly hired workers under the HIRE Act.

The Internal Revenue Service and the Justice Department have been stepping up their efforts to investigate and prosecute tax practitioners preparing fraudulent returns.

A suspended Oregon CPA has been sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison and ordered to pay restitution of $288,171 after he pleaded guilty in a fraud case.

New York-based Top 100 Firm Weiser LLP announced todaythat it has joined Mazars, an international group specializing in audit andadvisory services.

Even with high unemployment, businesses are finding that it takes at least a month to fill open accounting and finance positions.

Universal Business Computing Co. is among the first to upgrade its payroll software to handle the provisions of the recently approved HIRE Act.

NYSE Euronext has launched NYSE Money Sense, a new online educational resource for consumers to improve their money-management skills and knowledge.

Sallie Mae, the student lending giant that is being displaced by the federal government in providing direct student loans with the passage of the health care reform bill, has offered advice to students if their financial aid comes up short.

Workers who are offered 401(k) plans, or similar employee-funded arrangements, exhibit more proactive retirement savings behaviors, demonstrate higher levels of knowledge about retirement investing, and are more confident in their ability to retire comfortably, according to a new survey.

The Internal Revenue Service has updated its Web site to provide information to small employers regarding the new tax credit for providing health coverage.

PT Marketing, a firm that specializes in business-to-business appointment setting for the financial services and insurance industries, is gearing up its CPA Partnerships Appointment Setting program.

The Internal Revenue Service has released guidance about the reporting obligations for certain shareholders of passive foreign investment companies who are subject to an annual filing requirement under the recently passed HIRE Act.

Vertex has enhanced its corporate tax software, the Indirect Tax O Series, with extra features including better management of tax exemption certificates.

The International Accounting Standards Board has published the results of an international research project on how to account for extractive activities in the oil, gas, and mineral industries.

CCH has provided a list of the biggest tax breaks from last year that individuals can take on their 2009 tax returns.