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The Internal Revenue Service is changing some of the forms and procedures that organizations can use to apply for tax-exempt status as it seeks to emerge from a high-profile scandal last year over how it handled applications from political groups.

Steven T. Miller, the former acting commissioner in charge of the Internal Revenue Service who left the agency last year amid revelations of improper screening of tax-exempt applications, has joined the tax advisory firm alliantgroup as national director of tax.

The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. is planning to move to computer-based testing for its CFP Certification Examination, starting in November.

Many considered Dec. 31, 2013, the final date for year-end tax planning, but there are numerous planning actions that you can take in 2014 retroactive to 2013. Here’s a quick and easy guide to help you with your planning.

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Business management automation company Talygen is now offering a workflow feature which covers numerous topics and procedures including management of company financials, employees, customer service, client relationship, and more.

Stephanie Kessler has been named partner at Reinsel Kuntz Lesher.

There are already numerous studies attempting to peg the effect of tax rates on economic activity. There will undoubtedly be more, as politicians, economists and tax experts seek the magic formula to maximize both economic activity and government revenue.

Ernst & Young’s global chairman and CEO, Mark Weinberger, highlighted the advantages of a career in accounting and tax to college students from diverse backgrounds at an event in New York on Thursday.

Employer ranking website Vault.com has released its list of the Best Overall Internships for 2014, and once again accounting firms had a large presence.