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FreshBooks has released the full version of its Automatic Expense Import product, which allows small business owners to connect their financial institutions (including bank accounts and credit cards) directly to FreshBooks and have their expenses imported automatically into their account.

National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson told Congress in her annual report that the Internal Revenue Service is not doing enough to assists victims of tax-related identity theft and tax return preparer fraud.

The need to cut the federal budget deficit should be the government’s top economic priority, according to a survey of CPAs.

Dennis Quichocho has been named as Lindquist LLP’s newest partner.

The Internal Revenue Service warned electronic filing providers Wednesday that they must not submit tax returns electronically before receiving all Forms W-2, W-2G and 1099-R from taxpayers.

Intuit has been keeping abreast of all the developments with the recently enacted tax legislation, but the tax prep software giant is warning that its software is still dependent on the Internal Revenue Service updating all of its forms, schedules and instructions on time.

I talk about the BBB with my clients a lot. No, this BBB is not the Better Business Bureau; it is the Baby Boomer Bubble.

CCH has enhanced its entire series of CCH Smart Charts, including State Tax Smart Charts, Worldwide Tax Rates and Answers, and Federal Expiring Provisions Smart Charts for Apple iPhone, iPad and Android mobile devices.

With the holiday season over, financial staffing firm Robert Half International took stock of the 14,000 toys and games, food items and household necessities collected and then distributed through its annual holiday drive.

The Internal Revenue Service said Tuesday that it plans to open the 2013 tax filing season and begin processing individual income tax returns on Jan. 30, more than a week after the initially planned start date of Jan. 22, but some returns cannot be processed until late February or March.