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

The Internal Revenue Service’s fiscal year 2015 appropriation of $10.9 billion and staffing levels of 81,279 full-time equivalent employees continue a decline that has occurred over several years and are now below fiscal year 2009 levels, according to a new government report.

The U.S. Supreme Court decided unanimously Tuesday that the Direct Marketing Association, a trade association of retailers, was not barred by the federal Tax Injunction Act from bringing a suit against the Colorado Department of Revenue attacking Colorado’s notification and reporting requirements for non-collecting retailers of sales tax.

New regulatory requirements, expanded service offerings and increasing fees have improved sales and margins for accounting professionals.

The Internal Revenue Service has issued a notice proposing a revenue procedure that, if finalized, would provide an optional safe harbor method for individual taxpayers to determine a wagering gain or loss from certain slot machine play.

Payroll and HR technology giant ADP is offering accountants and their small-business clients free access this tax season to the ADP HR HelpDesk through April 30, 2015.

Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee released a new report Tuesday, “How Tax Pros Make the Code Less Fair and Efficient: Several New Strategies and Solutions,” in conjunction with a hearing on “Fairness in Taxation.”

The Internal Revenue Service is continuing its enforcement push against refund fraud and identity theft, and today announced the Top Ten Identity Theft Prosecutions for Fiscal Year 2014.

The Sleeter Group, which hosts a popular conference for accounting technology consultants, has been acquired by Diversified Communications, a family-owned, international media company with a 65-year history.

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