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The Internal Revenue Service is considering the possibility of allowing free electronic filing of employment tax returns.

Tax preparation software developers like Intuit are coming under pressure to do more to control security to safeguard their software from identity thieves.

Xero announced the availability of its new app for iPad, designed specifically for the device.

BlackLine announced the hiring of Mark Partin as chief financial officer.

Financial Accounting Foundation president and CEO Terri Polley explains how the foundation plans to spread the word about what’s taking place in the accounting profession and the organization.

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ken., has re-introduced a bill to repeal certain provisions of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act that he contends violate taxpayer privacy.

Senate and House Democrats are introducing a series of bills to expand the Earned Income Tax Credit, Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit, and the American Opportunity Tax Credit, and create a new 21st Century Worker Tax Cut.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has voted to issue a proposed accounting standards update to improve the financial statements for not-for-profit organizations and ask for public comments.

U.S. businesses, families and high-income households would see significant tax cuts under a plan outlined Wednesday by Marco Rubio, a Florida senator and potential 2016 Republican presidential candidate.

The AICPA released the results of their first quarter AICPA Economic Outlook Survey this morning, and the results show that executives are taking a more tempered approach when it comes to expectations for profit, revenue and expansion in the coming year.