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U.S. corporations would get the largest federal income-tax rate cut in history, and their foreign earnings would no longer face domestic taxes when they return to the U.S. under a plan that House Republicans unveiled Friday.

Marcum, the national accounting and advisory services firm, announced this week their first annual Marcum Women’s Forum, entitled "Safe And Sound: Smart Choices for Savvy Women." The event will primarily focus on personal security and health issues for executive women. Notably, environmental activist Erin Brockovich will deliver the keynote address at the half-day breakfast event at the Grand Hyatt Hotel.

The Internal Revenue Service has closed down its electronic filing PIN tool after noticing suspicious activity.

A small business lending company, OnDeck, has recently launched an Accountant Advisor Program that helps accountants arrange financing for their small business clients.

Avalara will now integrate with both Stripe Connect and Stripe Relay.

Ransomware—malware that can block access to a computer system until a ransom is paid to the perpetrator—is targeting professionals in ways that are likely to cause the unsuspecting to open an infected file.

Identity thieves are continuing to target taxpayers despite the Internal Revenue Service’s efforts to better authenticate taxpayers, according to a new report.

Nuance Communications Inc. has released Power PDF 2 software, designed to help businesses create, convert, edit, assemble and securely share PDF files.

According to the results of a new Robert Half Management Resources survey, more than eight in 10 (86 percent) of polled CFOs said that strategic-thinking skills are important (either "mandatory" or "nice to have") for accounting and finance professionals. However, nearly half (46 percent) of those polled claimed their organizations do not provide the appropriate development opportunities for said skills.

A former controller who embezzled $8.7 million from the Pepsi bottling company where he worked and then spent six years as a fugitive on the Appalachian Trail has been sentenced to eight years in prison.