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The American Institute of CPAs has written to the Internal Revenue Service expressing its concerns about delays in issuing crucial tax forms.

There is no doubt that the current U.S. Tax Code needs to be seriously reformed. It has grown to become a convoluted mess.

The Indiana CPA Society has released a second white paper on the topic of the future of competency for CPAs, prepared by a board-level task force on that subject.

Legislation has been introduced in Georgia to give the Georgia State Board of Accountancy its own executive director and staff, along with greater financial and operational autonomy, to bring it in line with other state boards of accountancy.

Accounting firm BlumShapiro said Alfred Rosenthal, CPA, a founding partner of the firm, died peacefully in his home surrounded by his loving family and caregivers on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, at a vibrant 92 years of age.

A New Jersey tax preparer has been arraigned for allegedly preparing false tax returns designed to bring larger tax refunds for her clients.

A former Internal Revenue Service revenue agent has pleaded guilty to theft of public funds after she was discovered to have inflated the amount of time and travel she spent on cases.

A California man agreed to plead guilty to conspiring with people at Bank Leumi Le-Israel Ltd. and another Israeli bank to hide offshore accounts and income from the Internal Revenue Service, according to U.S. Justice Department court filings and a person familiar with the matter.

When it comes to professional services firms, young employees are often unfamiliar with the concept of marketing.

Hideo Takada has joined Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP as a partner in the firm’s Atlanta practice where he will be responsible for developing the national Japanese practice.