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Yahoo has admitted that its recently appointed CEO, Scott Thompson, lacked the computer science degree he was originally claimed to have, but he does have an accounting degree.

As I take inventory of my client meetings lately, one topic clearly rises to the top: “How can we best fuel growth?”

Uncertainty lingers over whether Congress will extend all or some of the tax cuts and incentives set to expire at the end of the year.

The Internal Revenue Service saved approximately $10.2 million in equipment costs in fiscal year 2011 by implementing virtual server technology, according to a new government report.

The May edition of Accounting Today's monthly Accountants Confidence Index continues the expectation of expansion that started in April.

Pyrite is a mineral that, unfortunately for some prospectors, was thought to be gold but turned out to be worthless.

Charts tracking 10 years of data for Accounting Today's Top 100 Tax and Accounting firms, including revenue, partner and employee figures.

Martin Shenkman, principal at Paramus, N.J.-based Martin Shenkman PC, received the 2012 Sidney Kess Award for Excellence in Continuing Education from the American Institute of CPAs this week.

A couple who signed an offer in compromise with the Internal Revenue Service learned the hard way that the Internal Revenue Code trumps plain English.

Private companies are too nervous about the future to increase their hiring, according to a new survey of accountants, bankers and other financial professionals who work closely with these firms by financial information company Sageworks Inc.