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The National Society of Accountants is asking the Internal Revenue Service to postpone its new e-file requirements.

McGladrey Alliance, an affiliation of U.S.-based independent accounting and consulting firms, announced the 10 recent graduates of its partner development program.

The Internal Revenue Service has issued new rules for obtaining its consent for a change in the method of accounting.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers partner Susan Cosper as its new technical director.

The Internal Revenue Service said a series of forms will be disabled until mid- to late February with error codes.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has inked a cooperative agreement with the Professional Oversight Board in the United Kingdom to facilitate cooperation in the oversight of auditors and public accounting firms that practice in the two regulators’ respective jurisdictions.

The Internal Revenue Service does not verify that government contractors have paid federal taxes, despite a presidential directive last January that contractors with serious tax delinquencies not receive new work from federal agencies, and at least 20 contractors for the IRS owe a total of approximately $5.2 million in unpaid taxes, according to a new government report.

Dixon Hughes PLLC and Goodman & Co. LLP said Monday they plan to merge on March 1, creating the largest CPA firm based in the South and the 13th largest in the country.

Crowe Horwath LLP will now dispense advice to Compli customers through the HR and compliance management solutions provider’s accounting and tax e-counsel service.

Recently, Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., sort of strongly suggested that the Obama administration hire more accountants in order to handle the investigative workload pending from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, which he will serve as chair.