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The House Ways and Means Committee plans to hold a hearing next Thursday on the use of tax havens by multinational corporations to shift their profits.

While generally notices and other communications from the IRS are considered received by the taxpayer if they are delivered to the home by certified mail and signed for, such was not the case with a Letter 1153, received by and signed for by the taxpayer’s son but ultimately determined not to have made its final step on its journey from the IRS into the taxpayer’s hands.

CPA firms are increasing their email marketing, according to a new report.

The Internal Revenue Service executive who portrayed Spock in the agency’s Star Trek video parody apologized to lawmakers for inappropriate spending on a $4.1 million conference in 2010.

Sikich LLP has purchased the technology consulting group at Pannell Kerr Forster of Texas, P.C. (PKF Texas), effectively expanding the firm’s Dynamics NAV business and geographically into Houston and Texas in particular.

ADP said Thursday that it has helped U.S. businesses find more than $1.4 billion in tax credits in 2012.

FinancialForce.com has partnered with global business consulting firm Bluewolf with the goal of helping companies access and enhance visibility into data that improve bookings-to-billing cycles and enrich customer engagement.

George M. Cohan (1878 – 1942) is known to the public as the composer of classic songs like “Give My Regards to Broadway” and “You’re A Grand Old Flag.” To the entertainment business he is one of the legends of Tin Pan Alley and founders of ASCAP. However, to tax lawyers and accountants he is revered due to Cohan v. Commissioner, 39 F. 2d 540 (2d Cir. 1930).

The Internal Revenue Service placed two employees on leave for accepting free food during a party at a 2010 agency conference that will be the subject of a congressional hearing today.

Most midmarket ERP software implementations are accomplished with moving off QuickBooks and for the most part, users can plan and execute the transition rapidly. And with the right consultant, the transition can be planned and executed rapidly, but how do you know when it’s time?