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David R. Williams, head of the Internal Revenue Service’s Return Preparer Office since its inception three years ago, is leaving at the end of August.

Tax and accounting solutions provider CCH Small Firm Services has launched a new resource center to help tax and accounting professionals improve their marketing and increase their knowledge of the field.

Cloud-based enterprise resource planning and customer relationship management software provider Acumatica previewed on Monday its upcoming version 4.0 release, which will boast new financial, customer relationship management and supply chain features as well as integration tools.

Rod Axtell joins the firm as partner. Four other staff members will also follow.

Cloud accounting and financial technology provider FinancialForce.com has added social relationship management service Jobscience and fixed and remote asset tracking application provider AccountAbility Solutions Inc. as alliance partners.

To maximize your accounting firm’s overall efficiency, effectiveness and productivity in researching and resolving a tax issue and determining the sustainability of a client’s tax return filing position, the appropriate tax research processes must be meticulously designed, implemented and executed.

Accounting Today has partnered with leading bill payment, invoicing and cash management solution provider Bill.com on a new video panel, "Finance in the Cloud," that features an in-depth discussion of the potential and best practices for accountants operating in the cloud.

On Friday, the Securities and Exchange Commission leveled charges and an emergency asset freeze on the perpetrators of an alleged $600 million Ponzi scheme that was on the verge of collapse.

Part 1 of our exclusive video roundtable on accountants and the cloud,

Part 2 of our exclusive video roundtable on accountants and the cloud focuses on the potential for creating uniform firm processes and approaches.