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Jim Brendel has been tapped to serve as partner-in-charge at Hein & Associates’ Denver Office

Cloud-based bill payment and invoicing service Bill.com is now integrated expense management provider Expensify to provide users an improved method of managing expense reports.

Reactions among tax preparers to Friday’s court decision striking down the legality of the IRS RTRP mandate ranged from relief to recognition that the tax prep industry needs standards. But a survey of various tax prep-related groups on LinkedIn shows that the decision mostly raised questions.

Professional services search firm ExpertBids has released its 2012 tax Webpage designed to help small and medium sized businesses across the United States find the right tax accountant free of charge.

The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service released their long-awaited set of final regulations for the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act last week. They answer many of the lingering questions that have caused banks to put off implementation, but not all of them.

Recently, my high school accounting teacher found me on LinkedIn, and then shortly after stopped by my office for a visit.

In a stunning blow to the Internal Revenue Service’s efforts to regulate the tax preparation profession, a federal judge struck down the IRS’s licensing requirements for tax preparers on Friday, including testing and continuing education.

Clients have a lot of questions this year beyond just higher taxes. Preparers report they’ve already begun fielding inquiries about the later start to tax season and possible delays in refunds.

The IRS will issue guidance soon to provide relief from the estimated tax penalty for farmers and fishermen unable to file and pay their 2012 taxes by the March 1 deadline due to the delayed start for filing tax returns.

The recent fiscal cliff tax deal extends the ability to treat mortgage insurance premiums as qualified residential interest, and the Internal Revenue Service is providing guidance on how to report the premiums on Form 1098, both electronically and on paper.