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Roomy Khan, a technology executive and financial analyst who helped convict Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam on fraud charges, told a group of fraud examiners last week about how she became enmeshed in the insider trading scheme.

In a recent article on Accounting Today’s website, Auditors: Friends or Foes, Jillian Rojas explored an interesting comparison between public company auditors and the police.

The Tax Revolution Institute (TRI) announced on Wednesday the winners of their Robert A. Heinlein Tax Revolution Scholarship competition. Kenneth Adams, a high-school senior from Albuquerque, N.M., won first place and will receive a $2,500 scholarship to help pursue his studies in economics and political science at American University in Washington, D.C.

Currently designated empowerment zones, areas where employers and other taxpayers can qualify for certain tax incentives, will remain in place at least through the end of this year.

It’s an accountant’s worst nightmare—the dreaded last mile of finance, when a month’s worth of work is uncomfortably squeezed into a few days to ready the close for financial reporting and disclosure.

The Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee issued its annual report Wednesday, with recommendations calling on the Internal Revenue Service to expand its electronic filing efforts and digital strategy, and to offer end-to-end capabilities on online accounts for both taxpayers and tax professionals.

House Speaker Paul Ryan unveiled a long-awaited proposal to repeal Obamacare and replace it by providing tax credits to help people buy insurance, letting them purchase coverage across state lines, and providing $25 billion for state-run high-risk pools to aid people priced out of coverage.