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Thomson Reuters has completed its previously announced acquisition of tax automation concern Manatron and with the purchase, said it would fold Manatron into a newly created government business unit within the Tax & Accounting business.

TIW Technology Inc., makers of Alere Accounting and Manufacturing software, has entered into a joint marketing agreement with AccountMate, becoming a Vertical Solution Partner, allowing both product lines to be offered through AccountMate Solution Providers.

Senator Tom Coburn, R-Okla., has proposed a deficit reduction plan estimated to save $9 trillion over the next 10 years by slashing hundreds of government programs, but also increasing taxes in some areas.

The Internal Revenue Service is asking for comments on continuing education providers under its tax return preparer regulation program.

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The New York State Society of CPAs told the Internal Revenue Service that its upcoming exam for non-CPA tax practitioners should include a section in which exam takers are asked to prepare a sample 1040 return.

Banta, Barbour, Rutherford and Hancock are promoted at W. Va. Firm

The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy has launched a newly redesigned Web site.

The popular rap singer Ja Rule was slapped with a jail term of two years and four months for failing to file his taxes with the Internal Revenue Service.

Credit Suisse said it has become a target of a Justice Department investigation into its private banking business.