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BDO Seidman memorialized the passing of former managing partner and FDIC Chairman L. William “Bill” Seidman, a member of the firm’s founding family.

Accounting firm Meyers Norris Penny has launched an upgraded Web site that takes advantage of new Web technologies.

The Senate Finance Committee held hearings to determine how to pay for health insurance reform, including through new taxes and tax credits.

Financial professionals gathered at a recent life insurance conference expressed relief about two revenue rulings issued by the IRS this month.

The IRS has found that a nonprofit foundation that gathered a group of pastors in 2006 for a series of public conferences in advance of a Texas gubernatorial campaign did not violate the tax laws governing nonprofits.

Pessimism about the economy among CFOs and senior-level executive CPAs appears to have eased in the second quarter, according to a new survey.

NYSE Euronext CEO Duncan Niederauer thinks accounting firms are charging small companies too much to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements and suggested the SEC may pressure the firms to reduce their fees.

A report by Fitch Ratings calls into question the cost-effectiveness of the improvements in financial statement presentation proposed by FASB and its international counterpart.

The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board wants to know more about how government accountants in developing countries are using cash-basis reporting.

The majority of small businesses are depending on credit cards to stay running nowadays, according to a new survey.

Nearly 70 percent of senior finance executives expect the recession to continue into 2010, according to a new survey.

New York City CPA Jonathan Medows specializes in helping small business owners and freelancers cope with the economic crisis.

Outright.com has added a client access feature for accountants to its online bookkeeping service for the self-employed.

Two current and two former Ernst & Young partners were found guilty of tax fraud and conspiracy charges related to tax shelters.

The “greenbook” released by the Obama administration on Monday includes a number of proposals of special interest to tax preparers.

The Obama administration released detailed plans to cut $800 billion in taxes on small businesses and middle-class families over the next 10 years, while raising $122.5 billion in corporate taxes

Former baseball pitcher Jerry Koosman is expected to plead guilty later this month to charges stemming from his failure to file a tax return for 2002.

Grant Thornton has sent a letter to federal officials proposing that banking regulators adjust capitalization requirements to take into account the broader economic environment.

A recent decision by the Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board related to inter-company pricing may put state tax auditors on notice not to overreach when assessing the value of services and products provided between companies and their out-of-state affiliates.

The Internal Revenue Service is asking small tax-exempt organizations to remember to file their annual electronic informational return by the May 15 deadline.