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On a unanimous voice vote, the House has approved the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act, with the goal of establishing strong reporting standards for federal spending information.

Two leaders of the House Financial Services Committee have introduced bipartisan legislation to provide more effective oversight of investment advisers.

Ejaz Elahi and Paul P. Warley have joined Deloitte Corporate Finance LLC as managing directors, in Chicago and Atlanta, respectively.

Florida-based Top 100 Firm Berkowitz Pollack Dick & Brant has rebranded itself Berkowitz Pollack Brant Advisors and Consultants.

In a decision that could have far-reaching impact, an Illinois state court judge has ruled that the state’s Amazon law, passed to tax online sales of instate affiliates, is unconstitutional.

Tony Santiago, CEO of online job and resource network Tax Talent, has rolled out JobsInTax.com, a free student connection to the tax profession.

Taxpayers who have been victimized by identity thieves who stole their tax refunds have become a major concern for local taxpayer advocates.

H&R Block announced plans to reorganize the company, laying off 350 full-time employees in its Kansas City, Mo., headquarters and closing approximately 200 of its underperforming company-owned offices.

The average prison sentence in criminal tax prosecution cases has risen dramatically in the past decade, from 18 months in 2001 to 25 months in 2011, according to statistics from the Internal Revenue Service.

A majority of small businesses only look to their accountant for specific services and support in areas such as bookkeeping and taxes, instead of engaging the accountant as a full partner, according to a new survey.