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Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has signed legislation imposing a new tax on strip clubs that will be used to fund assistance to victims of sexual assault.

Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan paid effective federal tax rates of 20 percent in 2011 and 15.9 percent in 2010, tax returns released Friday night show.

David R. Williams, head of the Internal Revenue Service’s Return Preparer Office since its inception three years ago, is leaving at the end of August.

Tax and accounting solutions provider CCH Small Firm Services has launched a new resource center to help tax and accounting professionals improve their marketing and increase their knowledge of the field.

Rod Axtell joins the firm as partner. Four other staff members will also follow.

To maximize your accounting firm’s overall efficiency, effectiveness and productivity in researching and resolving a tax issue and determining the sustainability of a client’s tax return filing position, the appropriate tax research processes must be meticulously designed, implemented and executed.

On Friday, the Securities and Exchange Commission leveled charges and an emergency asset freeze on the perpetrators of an alleged $600 million Ponzi scheme that was on the verge of collapse.

"Sister, Sister" Producers Sue Accounting Firm

The IRS offers advice to recently married couples on how to avoid tension during tax time

The Obama campaign offered to stop asking for copies of Republic presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s tax returns if he would release five years’ worth in total. The Romney camp declined.