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The Internal Revenue Service has issued a report describing the changes it plans to address the problems with its approval process for reviewing applications for tax-exempt status.

Thomas Wilson, chief operating officer of the Charlotte, N.C.-based accounting firm, Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP, died on June 19.

SmartVault is now integrated with DigiBookx, a cloud-based automated accounting product that uses extraction technology to capture financial data from any type of file and upload to an accounting package.

The inability of cities and local jurisdictions to collect existing sales taxes on Internet sales translates into billions of dollars in lost revenue, according to a new report from the U.S. Conference of Mayors, that found New York City, Phoenix and Chicago as the top money-losing cities.

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Institute of Management Accountants have partnered on a new Financial Leadership and Performance strategic initiative to support the career development goals of CFOs and other professionals, while also signing a Mutual Recognition Agreement.

To navigate around the increasingly mobile office, which is often spent in the car, practitioners are taking to the Scout GPS navigation travel app for Android and Apple devices.

Former Oracle chief financial officer Jeff Epstein has joined the board of directors at cloud-accounting and financial management product maker Intacct.

Unit4 Business Software, the North American subsidiary of Unit4, has released Unit4 Consolidation & Cash version 5 with integration to its financial performance management suite.

I recently attended the AICPA’s Practitioners Symposium and Tech+ Conference, where I had an unbelievably over-stimulating night club experience.

Barbara Rosenbaum has been elected president of the California Society of CPAs Education Foundation for 2013-14.