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SaaS ERP software provider Acumatica has released version 3.0 of its flagship product, which contains project accounting, automated inter-company transfers, and several features requested by hundreds of customers.

Imposing a minimum tax on millionaires to ensure they don’t pay a lower tax rate than their secretaries under the so-called “Buffett Rule” promoted by President Obama would not raise enough revenue to replace the alternative minimum tax, according to a new congressional study.

Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., has introduced a bill aimed at extending tax relief to Americans in danger of losing their homes.

As companies continue to experience an increase in the frequency of tax-related audits, due to sales and use tax complexity, new levels of enforcement and other factors, they are experiencing a corresponding impact on the efficiency of their tax departments.

The Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters has acquired BizActions, expanding the company’s marketing services.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board heard testimony from a series of high-profile auditing experts on the advantages and disadvantages of requiring companies to rotate their auditing firms on a regular basis.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has added a new item to its agenda to revise the accounting standards for repurchase agreements in response to the problems that led to the collapse of MF Global.

The International Federation of Accountants has published a paper calling for enhanced financial management transparency and accountability in the public sector, especially in the midst of the sovereign debt crisis.

The Financial Accounting Foundation has published a learning guide for the FASB Accounting Standards Codification system to help accountants learn their way around the relatively recent system for organizing U.S. GAAP standards.

This month, I celebrated the one year anniversary of being in business for myself. As I reflected on the year and had some conversations with some trusted people I know, one topic kept coming up: being busy.