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The former tax preparer for Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, one of the stars of the MTV reality TV series “Jersey Shore,” and his brother, Marc Sorrentino, pleaded guilty Wednesday to filing fraudulent tax returns on their behalf.

The Tax Court has decided that media mogul Sumner Redstone’s 1972 transfer of stock to a trust set up for his two children was a taxable gift, but declined to impose a penalty for fraud, negligence, or failure to timely file.

Becker Professional Education has introduced seven new Professional Certification Programs for CPAs and other financial professionals.

The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, also known as COSO, has introduced an Internal Control Certificate Program.

The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board has issued provisional sustainability standards for renewable energy companies.

Traditionally, connecting with referral sources and clients doesn’t include running races, but members of the BKR International running group did just that, recently participating in races in Italy as well as a 10K fun run during the association’s annual Worldwide Conference in Paris. Clubs like this are among the newest ways that accounting firms can engage with clients or referral sources outside the traditional venues of cocktail hours or power lunches.

Tim Gearty of Becker Professional Education offers advice on how to prepare a job interview to land a job as an accountant.

A recent report from the Government Accountability office says that despite whistleblowers’ growing importance to IRS recoveries, the IRS’s whistleblower program remains seriously flawed.

Capital markets executives are divided on the question of whether there will be more initial public offerings on U.S. exchanges next year, according to a new study by BDO USA.

Ernst & Young has formed a strategic alliance with the SAS Institute to provide data analytics technology to clients.