Practice Management

Meyers Norris Penny, one of Canada’s largest chartered accounting and business consulting firms, has changed its name to its often referred to acronym of MNP and unveiled a new accompanying logo.

Even though the Internal Revenue Service hired 1,515 new revenue officers between June 2009 and February 2010, the agency still faces challenges keeping pace with attrition and an increasing workload.

Accounting Transition Advisors, a consulting firm that provides succession, transition, and merger and acquisition services to accounting firms, has partnered with a trio of Canadians to expand its services across the border.

The former owner of a popular tax law practice that was shut down under pressure from the California Attorney General has been hit with a $183,000 tax lien by the Internal Revenue Service.

The Internal Revenue Service has issued a notice seeking out businesses that have the necessary expertise to provide a registration and tracking system for providers of continuing education courses for tax return preparers, but the deadline for applying is Monday.

Thomson Reuters has agreed to acquire Manatron, a provider of property tax automation and land registry global software for governments and municipalities and fold it into its Tax & Accounting unit.

Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., has introduced bipartisan legislation that aims to bring parity and equal treatment under the Tax Code for health plan beneficiaries who are domestic partners and non-spouse dependents.

Deloitte is expanding its cloud computing services to provide client companies with a broader set of capabilities, including business model development, solution delivery and talent management.

Maybe it was the time of day. Or maybe I was just lucky. That’s what the CPA who prepares my tax return told me when we were able to reach the Philadelphia office of the IRS twice in a row, to speak with someone about some pesky notices I had been receiving.

The Internal Revenue Service is asking for public comments on its redesigned Form 990, which requires tax-exempt organizations to answer questions about executive compensation and other matters.