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An Essex County, N.J., tax return preparer who allegedly filed hundreds of phony federal income tax returns using the identity of a dead return preparer whose business he bought was arrested by federal agents early Thursday morning.

Information Technology Alliance president Ron Eagle announced at the organization's spring collaborative meeting in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., earlier this month that he would not be renewing his contract as president, effective Sept. 1, 2012.

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board has published a new user guide to help taxpayers understand the financial statements of local school districts.

Hewlett-Packard lost out to the Internal Revenue Service in a case involving over $190 million in tax refunds that HP has claimed from a foreign tax credit generator.

Every entrepreneur that is struggling to be more profitable always tries to cut anything but labor. But I have a new thought for you: instead of thinking about cutting costs, increase productivity!

The House passed bipartisan legislation Tuesday to bring tax relief to workers employed in more than one state.

The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing Tuesday to examine the impact of tax reform on Native American tribes and U.S. territories such as Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands.

The American Institute of CPAs has introduced a Web-based calculator to help individuals estimate the total amount of taxes they pay every year for the most common federal, state and local taxes.

ParenteBeard has reorganized its nonprofit consulting affiliate Dewey & Kaye, further integrating it into the accounting firm.

The owner of a Los Angeles tax preparation service has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for promoting a $1.5 million fraudulent tax loss scheme.