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Tax business owners, as well as small businesses in general, are focusing more on such Internet marketing techniques as e-commerce and social media even while relying on such traditional methods as networking and targeted advertising to attract new clients, according to Chuck McCabe, CEO of The Income Tax School Inc.

The Financial Accounting Foundation’s board of trustees appointed former NASBA chairman Billy Atkinson as chairman of the new Private Company Council, and named the other members of the new council, which will be able to recommend and vote on changes to accounting standards for privately held companies.

Kathy Parker, partner at Massachusetts accounting and tax firm Rodman & Rodman, has been named to the board of directors for Invest in Girls, a Boston-based program that provides young women with financial knowledge, services and female mentors.

PricewaterhouseCoopers US said it will collaborate with Microsoft to develop and deploy a portfolio of services designed and branded by PwC, and powered by Microsoft.

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited saw its highest revenue growth in the past four years, reaching $31.3 billion worldwide for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2012.

Granite Consulting Inc. has issued a call for submissions for its upcoming “Top 10 Rising Stars in Internal Audit” list to recognize high-performing members of the internal audit profession.

Nearly two-thirds of individual investors have at least some confidence in the U.S. capital markets, according to a new survey by the Center for Audit Quality.

Mario Patone moved up as partner at the Top 100 Firm ParenteBeard LLC.

Thomson Reuters has released Estimated Payments, software that integrates with its ONESOURCE Income Tax, Tax Provision, and State Appointment products to automate the calculation of estimated corporate tax payments.

Eleven years ago, eliminating income taxes for low-income Americans was an applause line for a Republican president. Mitt Romney in 2012 sees the number of people paying nothing as a political problem.