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Only 3 percent of CFOs plan to add accounting and finance employees in the third quarter, according to a new survey by staffing company Robert Half International.

Compliance professionals around the world say they are not ready to handle the demanding requirements of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, according to a new survey.

Singer Lauryn Hill, a former member of the popular rap group, the Fugees, has been charged with failing to file tax returns on more than $1.6 million in income.

National CPA firm UHY joined several companies local to its Sterling Heights, Mich., office in sponsoring nonprofit Winning Future’s Opening Day Party in downtown Detroit.

A group of influential CPA thought leaders have created a new CPA Consultants’ Alliance.

CPA-focused liability insurance carrier Camico said it earned 1.44 million in net income for 2011, an increase of $495,000, or 52 percent, over the $945,0000 in net income for 2010.

Thanks to a heavy advertising blitz, cigarette makers have apparently managed to beat back efforts to increase the tax on a pack of cigarettes by $1 in the state of California.

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A pair of Republican senators have introduced a bill aimed at providing a long-term fix for the expected hike in student loan interest rates.

A new survey of small business owners in the U.S. indicates that the percentage who report favorable business conditions has nearly doubled since 2010.