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The Texas Society of CPAs San Antonio chapter was honored with the Texas Credit Union League Focus Award for its financial literacy work.

CPA Stan Moore hangs out his shingle by buying another firm

Tax filers who paid an accountant or CPA to prepare their returns registered a high level of satisfaction with their method of preparation, with 75 percent stating that they were “very satisfied” in working with the accountant or CPA, according to a new survey.

AccountMate Software and business intelligence developer BizNet Software have partnered to offer an AccountMate Business Analysis module, aimed at spreadsheet users who want to gather and analyze business information.

The Internal Revenue Service is asking the public for recommendations on items that should be included on its 2011-2012 Guidance Priority List.

Carroll-Net has introduced an online vault for business tax documents that can be accessed through an iPhone app or computer.

The winners of this year’s Ernst & Young Your World, Your Vision campus competition hail from Baruch College, University of Georgia and University of Illinois. The three winning teams will receive $10,000 from the firm to implement the local community program they designed.

Problems with administering the First-Time Homebuyer Credit and similar tax credits indicate the Internal Revenue Service needs to strengthen its controls over all refundable credits, a new government report recommended Friday.

It’s doubtful whether the tax changes proposed by the President in his speech on Wednesday would generate much of a dent in the deficit, even if they were to be accepted by Congress.

A group of 1,000 economists from 53 countries has signed a letter to the Group of 20 finance ministers calling on them to introduce a tax on financial transactions as a way to combat global poverty and climate change.