WebCPA Staff

H&R Block has named Charles Elliot "C.E." Andrews as the new president of its RSM McGladrey unit.

The IRS is asking the public to weigh in on the question of how to track cell phone usage when employers provide the phones to employees.

Thomson Reuters’ Tax & Accounting business has signed an agreement with Clarity Systems to provide users of Clarity FSR financial governance software with access to content and tools on the Thomson Reuters Checkpoint research service.

Payroll processor Paychex has introduced Time and Labor Online, an Internet-based time and labor management system.

Two accounting firms in the Bay Area — Smith, Lange & Phillips LLP and Daoro Zydel & Holland LLP — are combining forces, with the merger set to take effect July 1.

Changes should be made in the layout and typeface of 1040 individual tax forms, including more use of boldface, colors and explanations, to help reduce taxpayer errors, recommends a new government report.

SpeedTax has hired Jonathan Morgan, a former Sage Software sales executive, as director of sales at the Web-based sales tax software company.

CCH has signed a deal to market and distribute CPAexcel, a Web-based CPA Exam review program from Efficient Learning Systems, to CPA candidates.

A company has introduced a mattress-like wallet aimed at people who want to make sure they put their money in the safest place possible.

The IRS needs to do a better job of providing guidance on the real estate tax deduction so taxpayers can properly comply, recommends a new report from the Government Accountability Office.

A new appeals court ruling could make it easier for companies to claim research and development tax credits from the IRS by allowing them to rely on oral testimony instead of a project expense-tracking system.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued new standards aimed at fixing the way banks account for securitizations and off-balance-sheet special-purpose entities.

Retirees will need far more money to cover their health care expenses than previously estimated, according to a new study.

The International Accounting Standards Board is readying new revisions to its standards for accounting for impaired assets in response to pressure from European regulators who have threatened to upset support for International Financial Reporting Standards.

Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., has introduced a bill that would increase the maximum amount of the first-time homebuyer tax credit from $8,000 to $15,000.

BNA Software and Scivantage’s Financial Guidance division have released BNA Wealth Manager, a wealth management software product designed for use by CPAs.

Eighty-seven percent of nearly 300 senior financial executives believe the recession provides their company with an opportunity to gain market share, according to a new survey.

The House Small Business Committee held hearings on expanding access to capital to small businesses suffering from the credit crisis.

PricewaterhouseCoopers has named Robert E. Moritz as the firm’s U.S. chairman and senior partner for a four-year term beginning July 1.

The IRS said a tax break is now available to purchase new motor vehicles in states that do not have a sales tax.