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The Senate Finance Committee plans to hold a hearing next Tuesday to discuss how to protect taxpayers from incompetent and unethical tax return preparers.

The Internal Revenue Service needs to strengthen its processes to ensure compliance with the requirements for receiving the Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit, according to a new government report.

Private sector employment increased by 191,000 jobs in March, according to payroll giant ADP, as companies ramped up their hiring as the weather improved.

Nuance Communications, provider of speech and imaging solutions, announced Nuance Power PDF, which offers PDF software features for business users.

The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board released provisional standards for industries in the technology and communications sector.

Cloud app provider InfoStreet has partnered with hiring automation platform Cangrade to bring their candidate screening and recruitment tool to the SkyAppMarket.

Investors try to maximize investment returns while managing the level of risk in their portfolios. But only after-tax investment returns are truly available to the investor. Tax consequences should be considered before making any investments. Tax treatment, good or bad, can have a significant impact on an investment decision.

Republican Representative Paul Ryan unveiled a $1.014 trillion U.S. budget plan that envisions revamping the tax code and social-safety net in a declaration of party priorities seven months before the midterm election.

The Internal Revenue Service has released a new 2014 Form W-8BEN-E, “Certificate of Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding and Reporting (Entities),” which can be used by foreign financial institutions and other entities in connection with the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, or FATCA.

The FAF's 'gift' to the IASB: An unfortunate event that could have a silver lining