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A California man has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the U.S. after he was accused of filing at least 250 tax returns of deceased individuals.

A new report from BNA Tax & Accounting on transfer pricing predicts that tax authorities in different countries will continue to closely scrutinize intercompany transactions across national borders and will begin simultaneous audits of several large companies’ intercompany prices this year.

Financial Executives International has filed a “friend of the court” brief in support of a petition for review of the U.S. v. Textron case, involving the IRS’s right to examine the tax accrual work papers of a company.

A free guide for CPAs to sales and use tax has been released by sales tax technology provider SpeedTax.

President Obama is widely expected to call for a three-year spending freeze on key areas of his discretionary budget during the State of the Union address on Wednesday evening, but critics are already warning that now is not the time to cut spending just as the country is emerging from a recession.

The Internal Revenue Service is considering requiring some business taxpayers to report uncertain tax positions on their tax returns, according to Commissioner of Internal Revenue Douglas Shulman.

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden previewed some of the major themes in the president’s upcoming State of the Union address, including a proposal to increase some tax credits for middle-class families.

The Internal Revenue Service listed the guidelines for the tax deductions that taxpayers can take for the contributions they make toward Haiti earthquake relief this year.

LarsonAllen has merged in Chicago-based accounting firm Africk Chez, building the Minneapolis-based firm’s presence in the Windy City.

Sikich LLP has agreed to combine with CPA firm Stelmacki, Cochran & Sauerburger, building Sikich’s presence in the St. Louis area.