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CPA2Biz, the marketing arm of the American Institute of CPAs' products and services, has appointed Joseph Poye to the position of vice president of sales.

Sage Software developer and partner SWK Technologies recently added Andrew Nunez and Paul Frydman to its executive team as part of a strategy to increase its presence throughout the Northeast, as well as resell and consult on Sage X3 software.

Maxwell Systems has introduced ProContractorMX 2.0, the latest version of its construction business management software.

The Internal Revenue Service needed to scramble to implement various provisions of last year’s Recovery Act to boost the economy as quickly as possible, but it now has to improve its enforcement and reporting to safeguard against abuses, according to a government report.

Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, has introduced a bill that would tax more Wall Street bonuses than similar legislation introduced a week ago.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., has unveiled a stripped-down version of the draft jobs legislation that was proposed only hours earlier by the bipartisan leaders of the Senate Finance Committee.

Anchin, Block & Anchin has established a Cayman Islands practice to provide audit services to funds registered in the Cayman Islands.

Citrin Cooperman & Company has brought on Arnold J. Hermann as partner and practice leader of the firm’s Entertainment, Media and Family Office Group.

Craig Klein has been elected managing director of CBIZ Tofias.

The American Institute of CPAs has published a book on how the top 100 international public companies use International Financial Reporting Standards as U.S. accounting standards converge slowly toward IFRS.

Accounting Today now has a digital edition. Click here to check out the digital edition of the Feb. 15-March 14 issue.

Senate Finance Committee leaders publicly released a draft Thursday of the widely anticipated jobs bill they plan to introduce, including payroll tax provisions and the extension of a number of tax breaks that expired last year.

Intuit is offering more than $100,000 in grants to small businesses, including accounting firms, as part of a sweepstakes competition aimed at promoting appreciation of local businesses in communities across the U.S.

New York City has launched a free Web-based tax preparation and electronic filing service that is available to all residents who earn less than $58,000.

The Senate has unanimously approved a bill that would prevent small businesses from incurring large tax penalties aimed at large corporations and wealthy individuals who invest in tax shelters.

Federal financial regulatory agencies and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors have issued a statement aimed at encouraging more banks to lend to small businesses.

Optimism among small business owners improved slightly last month, according to a new survey, but business owners nevertheless remain depressed over the economy.

A new survey of small business owners indicates that 52 percent have experienced negative health effects, both physically and mentally, from the recession.

Deming, Malone, Livesay & Ostroff, a CPA firm based in Louisville, Ky., has joined the BKR International association of accounting and business advisory firms.

Senate Democrats have begun circulating a draft version of the jobs bill they plan to introduce, with a series of tax breaks and tax extenders designed to lure Republican support.