Practice Management

The Internal Revenue Service awarded contracts to a trio of firms to participate in the first phase of its private debt collection initiative.

Outsourcing company Accenture will acquire the assets of software and services vendor Savista , in a bid to expand its back-office business process outsourcing capabilities.

Professional preparation of a non-itemized Form 1040 will cost a taxpayer about $110, while an itemized 1040 with Schedule A will run about $201, according to a survey from the National Society of Accountants.

Taxpayers doesn't seem to be returning to pencil and paper after the Internal Revenue Service discontinued its TeleFile service.

American taxpayer support for overall tax compliance has reached an all-time high, according to an annual survey commissioned by the IRS Oversight Board.

Rehmann Financial, a unit of CPA and business advisory firm the Rehmann Group, has merged with financial services concern the Advisor Group Inc., of Troy, Mich.

Business taxpayers and associations have until March 31 to seek resolution of problematic tax issues through the Internal Revenue Service's Industry Issue Resolution Program.

The Ohio Department of Taxation has collected approximately $63 million in delinquent taxes previously owed to the state, which is more than six times the initial goal set.

Risk management and internal audit services provider Protiviti Inc. has acquired P.G. Lewis & Associates, a data forensics firm specializing in corporate investigations and litigation support for civil, dispute and regulatory matters.

Even if the turnaround for written legal advice is quick, a court has ruled that the Internal Revenue Service must release all legal advice issued by its chief counsel attorneys.