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The Internal Revenue Service plans to hire an additional 600 to 700 more enforcement employees in an effort to increase its audit rate.

U.S.-based accounting and consulting firm association Allinial Global has signed a letter of intent to combine with a U.K.-based accounting and business advisory firms, IAPA International.

Net@Work, provider of integrated business technology solutions, announced the acquisition of Sage partner Dresser & Associates, which specializes in sales, installation and support of Sage HRMS.

Legendary singer Dionne Warwick is slated to headline a gala for the New York State Society of CPAs’ Foundation for Accounting Education.

Camico, a CPA-led insurance provider for accountants, said Wednesday that it posted its sixth straight year of gains in policyholders’ surplus and net income, earning $1.7 million in net income for the year ended Dec. 31, 2015.

The Internal Revenue Service has released temporary and proposed regulations implementing a new voluntary certification program for professional employer organizations, or PEOs.

Two years ago, the Supreme Court held in Lawson v. FMR that employees of contractors of public companies, including employees of accounting and audit firms, are protected under the whistleblower protection provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

The Internal Revenue Service could be doing more to identify and examine taxpayers who may be deducting hobby losses to offset their actual income, according to a new report.

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According to a recent Accountemps survey, 61 percent of interviewed CFOs said that they believe the most productive time for conducting hiring interviews is between 9 and 11 a.m. The survey also found that the very first minutes of a job interview can are the most important. Some 60 percent of polled CFOs said they form their opinion of a candidate within the first 15 minutes of their meeting.