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While successful tax professionals find themselves with a surplus of business from January to April, the months of May to December are way too light.

The Internal Revenue Service is continuing to close Taxpayer Assistance Centers around the country, despite recommendations to the contrary from the National Taxpayer Advocate and the Senate Appropriations Committee.

Aimed at small-business users, the software integrates with the vendor's Accounting CS.

The cost of formatting financial statements in Extensible Business Reporting Language, or XBRL, for small reporting companies has plunged 45 percent since 2014, according to a new study by the American Institute of CPAs and XBRL US, making the requirement for using the data-tagged format more affordable.

Survey finds clients are more likely to refer their accountant if they offer client accounting services.

Exxon Mobil Corp. must face a lawsuit by investors who blamed a drop in the company’s shares on the disclosure that regulators were scrutinizing its reserve accounting related to climate change.

Innovation was the theme at this year’s Boomer Technology Circle Summit -- but in order to get innovating, you’d better get compensating.

There’s one area where the traditional pension plan is getting new life — as a tax dodge for wealthy business owners.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board released a long-awaited accounting standards update Wednesday to improve the financial reporting for insurance companies that issue long-duration contracts, such as life insurance, disability income, long-term care and annuities.

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