Practice Management

SWK Technologies signed letters of intent this week to acquire both Oates & Co. and Seattle-based The Macabe Associates, both resellers of Sage and Acumatica applications.

The U.S. government has signed “competent authority arrangements” with the United Kingdom and Australia to advance their intergovernmental agreements to combat tax evasion under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, or FATCA.

Thomson Reuters has released a new program to help tax professionals and accounting firms educate their clients, prospects and client service teams about the latest developments in the field.

The Internal Revenue Service cannot readily identify American citizens and resident aliens working in a foreign country, as well as resident aliens working in the United States, who may have improperly claimed exemption from U.S. Social Security taxes, according to a new government report.

Senator Elizabeth Warren urged the Treasury Department to finalize its rule limiting the tax benefits enjoyed by private equity managers.

A slideshow of education-related tax opportunities

Exploring the role of CRM systems at accounting firms

The new ACA Information Center page on IRS.gov features information and resources for employers of all sizes on how the health-care law may affect them.

The Internal Revenue Service does not have the controls and processes that it needs to avoid paying out erroneous Foreign Tax Credit claims, according to a new report.

Highlights of some of our favorite tax-related blogs from the past week.