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

In a new survey published by Robert Half Finance & Accounting, accounting and finance professionals said that solving problems (41 percent) gives them the most satisfaction in their careers, ahead of working with numbers (22 percent) and making strategic recommendations for the business at hand (17 percent).

The Internal Revenue Service is reminding taxpayers who turned 70-1/2 during 2014 that they most likely need to start taking required minimum distributions from their IRAs and other retirement plans by April 1.

Congressman Keith Ellison, D-Minn., has re-introduced legislation that would impose a “Robin Hood Tax” on financial transactions and use the money to fund social programs and other causes.

Cybersecurity is a CEO-level issue, stated David Finn, executive director of Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit, during his closing day keynote of the 2015 Microsoft Convergence Conference.

Walsh, Jastrem & Browne LLP has joined the Top 100 firm WithumSmith+Brown.

David M. Walker, the former Comptroller General of the United States and head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office, has joined PricewaterhouseCoopers as a senior strategic advisor in PwC’s public sector practice.

Fewer restrictions on shareholder participation correlate with a relatively low incidence of accounting restatements, according to a new study.

Earlier this month, a group of more than 40 students from universities around the country participated in "Maximum Impact: Deloitte's Alternative Spring Break," organized by Deloitte, United Way of Miami-Dade, and United Way Worldwide. The program provides an opportunity for students to make an impact in the Miami community by working alongside Deloitte professionals to get an inside look at prospective careers in the professional services industry.

Avalara announced the launch of Avalara ExciseRates, a free fuel tax calculator for buyers and sellers of bulk fuel.