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The Internal Revenue Service announced that the recently completed 2006 filing season set a series of records, highlighted by 70 million tax returns being filed electronically this year and home computer usage jumping 18 percent.

The Internal Revenue Service won its first court case against the questionable tax shelters known as "Son of Boss" on a procedural point.

Government and software industry officials proclaimed this year's filing season a success, with numbers up in nearly every category.

PricewaterhouseCoopers announced plans to bring more than 300 new jobs to the Tampa Bay in the next two years as part of a new knowledge services organization.

Private equity group HG Capital has outbid the Sage Group for Norwegian software and accounting firm Visma.

The Internal Revenue Service said that the roughly 400 taxpayers who mailed their returns late because of incorrect information in Cleveland's major newspaper will not be penalized by the federal government.

Taxpayers used the Internal Revenue Service Web site at record levels as the filing deadline approached, the agency said.

The Internal Revenue Service has appointed Kathy Petronchak as chief of staff succeeding incumbent Evelyn Petschek, who will depart the service effective June 7.

Anti-virus software provider Symantec said that the Internal Revenue Service is seeking roughly $1 billion in additional taxes, with the majority of that figure coming from Veritas Software Corp. -- a business that Symantex acquired in July.

In the glut of stories that came out around Tax Day, one in particular stood out.