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BDO USA LLP has expanded the firm’s San Diego-area practice by adding CEA LLP in Carlsbad, Calif.

The Internal Revenue Service did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of Sept. 30, 2015, because of a continuing material weakness in internal control over unpaid tax assessments, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.

The Internal Revenue Service is making yearly adjustments to W-2 and 1099 forms, while adding brand new 1095 forms related to the Affordable Care Act to the list of required forms for filers this year.

Thomson Reuters has announced the winners of their second annual Taxologist Awards - a program that recognizes exceptional tax departments and professionals who impact their firms through tax technology.

Many firms are quite rightly proud of the wide array of specialty services they can offer clients, and of the different client niches they serve. They should make a point of exposing their staff to as many of those as possible.

Highlights of some of our favorite tax-related blogs from the past week.

Cloud ERP provider Intacct announced new features, partnerships and resources during its annual Intacct Advantage conference Nov. 9-13.

Optimism about the nation’s economic outlook among U.S. business leaders rose in the third quarter, according to a new report from Grant Thornton.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued a proposed accounting standards update to increase transparency about government assistance to businesses.

Regional accounting firm Rogoff & Company has merged in the CPA practice of Ira Rubin in New York City, effective Nov. 1, 2015.