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State tax policies need to be updated to better address new business models such as cloud computing, as well as a change that began long ago—the nation’s shift toward a service-based economy, according to the just-published Bloomberg BNA’s 14th annual Survey of State Tax Departments.

Privately held companies appear to be relatively stable and strong, as indicated by their balance sheets and income statements, according to a new report from Sageworks, a provider of data on private companies.

KS Security has a free app for protecting your Android device from the Heartbleed Bug.

Howard Hoff has been promoted to partner-in-charge of Marks Paneth LLP’s new commercial business group.

The U.S. House of Representatives plans to vote in May to make the research tax credit permanent, the first step toward ending a 33-year lapse-and-revive cycle that has frustrated companies such as Intel Corp. and Agilent Technologies Inc.

Global IT association ISACA announced a new cybersecurity program, Cybersecurity Nexus (CSX), during the association’s North America CACS Conference in Las Vegas.

Epicor Software Corporation announced plans to hire more than 100 U.S. military veterans over the next 12 months as part of the company’s new Hiring Heroes program.

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A list of tax-focused Twitter handles worth following

Actor James Franco’s accounting firm is embroiled in a lawsuit over accusations that his former talent manager illegally diverted money from the actor’s commissions to fuel a gambling habit.