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The majority of the U.S. government, including the U.S. Tax Court, shut down on October 1. Late this past Wednesday, Congress voted to reopen the government through January 15 of next year. Despite the shutdown, the statutory deadline of 90 days for filing a petition in the Tax Court cannot be extended. Yet during the shutdown, the Tax Court was not accepting hand delivery and very likely was not opening its mail.

Jennifer Warawa of Sage North America and Jody Padar of New Vision CPA Group visit Yosemite National Park in California to talk about how accountants can stay connected with clients through mobile technology, even in a scenic wilderness area.

AccountantWorld has upgraded its cloud-based payroll-processing system for accountants, Payroll Relief.

The career outlook for women in finance and accounting has improved in the last 10 years, according to a new survey of CFOs by the staffing company Robert Half.

The American Institute of CPAs’ Financial Reporting Executive Committee has submitted a comment letter to the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the International Accounting Standards Board suggesting changes in the latest proposals for lease accounting standards.

New York-based Justworks has officially launched its online payroll and benefits platform, Justworks.com designed for new businesses to manage payroll and offer large-company benefits while ensuring legal compliance.

Intacct is now integrated with Salesforce Identity, which delivers identity services to any app, on any device and centrally managed through the Salesforce platform.

O’Connor Davies LLP and Fazio, Mannuzza, Roche, Tankel, LaPilusa LLC have agreed to merge. The combination is set to go into effect Jan. 1, 2014 and will operate under the O’Connor Davies name.

In the last video dispatch from the Sage Listens bus tour, I talked with CPA Kirsten Anderson, asking about her experience connecting with other young professionals.

Deloitte has launched US GAAP Plus, a new Web site that provides news, publications and project updates about U.S. and international accounting standard setting.