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The Financial Accounting Foundation said Monday it would begin live video webcasting of all education sessions hosted by the Financial Accounting Standards Board.

Whirlpool Corporation has managed to lower its effective tax rate to zero percent, probably for years to come, thanks to generous tax credits for its Energy Star approved line of energy-saving appliances.

The Internal Revenue Service has undercut the effectiveness of its electronic filing mandate because of the legal interpretation of the word “file,” according to a new government report.

With an eye on boosting its partner numbers and improving the all-around quality of its channel, NetSuite Inc. has added several features to its existing channel program, including fee waivers, free training, marketing resources and lead generation support.

Most corporate tax exemptions, contrary to political rhetoric, are generally available to all businesses, not just to particular “special interests,” according to a new analysis by the Tax Foundation.

In conjunction with the United Nation’s International Women’s Day commemoration tomorrow, www.sechistorical.org is saluting nine women at the forefront of financial regulation.

President Obama credited the tax cut extension deal he forged with Congress for helping to turn around the unemployment problem.

Mary Shermer, CPA, and Peter Schulman, CPA, have joined Top 100 Firm RubinBrown as partners.

H&R Block has teamed up with the mobile personal finance service Pageonce to provide a tool that allows do-it-yourself filers to track the status of their tax refunds from a mobile device.

Seven percent of CFOs anticipate adding full-time accounting and finance professionals in the second quarter, while another 7 percent plan personnel reductions, according to a new survey by staffing company Robert Half International.