The Latest

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

Deloitte has acquired Urgentis Digital Crisis Solutions Inc., a Calgary, Canada-based firm that helps companies prepare for and respond to cybersecurity events.

Automated online accounting software provider freee announced that it received $8 million in Series B funding from DCM and Infinity Venture Partners.

National Tax Education is planning to host a series of continuing professional education courses for tax professionals in June and July in Chicago.

More than 100 New Hampshire physicians and health care providers have been reportedly victimized by tax fraud, and U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., is urging federal officials to investigate.

Five defendants from around the country have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie, Pa., on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in a scheme in which the Internal Revenue Service paid out approximately $10 million in tax refunds.

Only a little over half of small businesses understand and are prepared for the changes required by the Affordable Care Act, according to a new survey.

The Center for Audit Quality has released a paper setting out an approach to developing audit quality indicators, which it will be pilot-testing with several auditing firms and audit committees.

FinancialForce.com announced that funds managed by Advent International have committed an additional $50 million for the company's growth.

The Internal Revenue Service said Wednesday it is taking new steps to fix the HeartBleed bug that was recently identified on sites across the Internet.