Practice Management

The Internal Revenue Service has teamed with the Department of Housing and Urban Development in an effort to expand the agencies' outreach to low-income taxpayers.

Interface Software, which makes the Interaction CRM software line for the professional services market, has been acquired by LexisNexis.

Two consultants to the profession have launched a consulting firm that will help accountants with succession planning and mergers and acquisitions.

Putting to rest rumors that he would replace John W. Snow as Treasury Secretary, President Bush has reportedly asked Snow to remain in his cabinet.

President Bush this week signed into law a less intrusive version of a sweeping $388 billion legislative package that covers the spending of early every federal agency.

Publisher Tax Analysts has tapped former Treasury official Pamela F. Olson and former Internal Revenue Service director Larry Langdon for seats on its board.

The Internal Revenue Service has issued final instructions for Schedule M-3, Net Income (Loss) Reconciliation for Corporations with Total Assets of $10 Million or More.

As White House administration officials hint that Treasury Secretary John W. Snow will depart his post sooner rather than later, media reports are already swirling about who will be his successor.

Top-ranked accounting firm The Rehmann Group, based here, will add Perrin, Fordree & Co., a $5 million, 38-employee firm based in Troy, to its fold effective Jan. 1, 2005.

Interest rates for calculating the amount owed on refunds and deficiencies will remain unchanged for the calendar quarter beginning Jan. 1, 2005, the Internal Revenue Service said.