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Robert Herz, the former chairman of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, who retired unexpectedly last fall, has found a new job: senior advisor at WebFilings, a company that provides technology for SEC financial filings.

More states and localities have been raising revenue by imposing taxes on the growing number of cell phones and smart phones carried by consumers, with the taxes often hidden inside the small print on the wireless service bill.

Financial advisors and wealth managers cited referrals from existing clients as the most successful way of gaining new clients, while the most popular marketing tactic was sponsoring or hosting events that allow for face-to-face networking.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has named Helen A. Munter as the new director of its Division of Registration and Inspections.

Iowa State University students are currently providing tax help as part of both the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program and a business course.

Little more than half of Americans have more money in their emergency savings accounts than the amount of credit card debt they owe, according to a new study.

American consumers are reporting improved financial health coming out of the recession, according to a recent survey.

A recent Deloitte poll found that 37.4 percent of executives report that their companies do not take a consistent, enterprise-wide approach to mining, reporting, and analyzing risk data.

The Internal Revenue Service has granted transitional relief from the penalties imposed by recent information reporting requirements that apply to stock issuers when an organizational action affects the basis of the stock.

Global accounting and business advisory firm Grant Thornton named Tricia Conahan as chief marketing and sales officer to the Chicago-based organization.