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Online metasearch product maker InfoSpace Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire online tax product provider TaxACT for $287.5 million in cash after the Justice Department blocked H&R Block from buying the company.
January 10 -
IMGCAP(1)]The question may not be as deep as “Which came first, the chicken or the egg?”, but “Why did we celebrate when the clock struck 12 on New Year’s Eve?”
January 10 -
The Internal Revenue Service said Monday that its electronic filing system is now open for business tax returns.
January 9 -
Cetera Financial Group plans to acquire Genworth Financial Investment Services, a unit of Genworth Financial that partners with tax and accounting professionals who provide financial planning and investment advice to clients.
January 9 -
The Internal Revenue Service reopened its Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program to encourage more taxpayers with assets in undeclared foreign bank accounts to come forward.
January 9 -
Payroll and benefits outsourcing provider Paychex has acquired Icon Time Systems, an online and PC-based time and attendance products concern for small businesses.
January 9 -
An Oregon accountant and tax preparer has been sentenced to 60 months’ probation and up to 180 days in a halfway house after he pleaded guilty to tax charges.
January 9 -
Plante Moran is beefing up its construction industry practice by merging in Stuart Franey Matthews & Chantres P.C., a Michigan firm that focuses on contractors.
January 9 -
Retail giant Walmart will be providing free federal 1040EZ tax return filing through its partners H&R Block and Jackson Hewitt at more than 3,000 of its stores this tax season.
January 9 -
The Internal Revenue Service plans to finally release its re-engineered Transcript Delivery System on Monday, just in time for tax season.
January 6