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The Internal Revenue Service opened its Free File program Friday for the ninth year, offering free tax preparation and electronic filing to taxpayers.

CCH has expanded its research resources with the CCH Expert Treatise Library, with the initial treatise covering the taxation of compensation and benefits.

The board of directors of the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy has named Ken L. Bishop as NASBA’s next president and CEO, starting on Jan 1, 2012, following the retirement of president and CEO David A. Costello.

The Financial Accounting Foundation has appointed two new members, Daryl E. Buck and R. Harold (Hal) Schroeder, to the Financial Accounting Standards Board, increasing the size of the board to seven members.

Atlanta accounting firms Windham Brannon and Tarpley & Underwood have agreed to combine, expanding the services and client base for the two firms.

Deloitte has named three new managing partners in its offices in Los Angeles, San Diego and Phoenix offices.

A former production accountant for the NBC TV series “30 Rock” has been charged with embezzling more than $13,600 from the show.

It’s easy to blame headaches on the accounting issue complexities tackled on a daily basis. All that focus and concentration towards a single problem would seemingly leave anyone mentally drained and hurt.

Henry Bloch, the “H” in H&R Block, needs no introduction to accountants, or the millions of taxpayers whose returns have been prepared by the firm — and the industry — he spawned.

As states face more budget deficits this year, the news coming out of state capitals lately has not been too encouraging.