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- Hayashi and Wayland Accounting and Consulting, a regional CPA and business advisory firm, has announced a merger with Carmel-based Cater & Stiles, CPAs, effective Jan. 1.

Cloud-based accounting and ERP software provider Acumatica has added an ecommerce product to enable users to create complete ecommerce websites with shopping cart capabilities that integrate with Acumatica accounting, financial, inventory and ordering modules, delivering a single view of online and traditional sales.

Bruised by increasing uneasiness about the jobs market, consumer confidence slipped in December, according to a report released by global business researcher, The Conference Board.

Employees at the Internal Revenue Service surveyed tax returns with Abusive Tax Avoidance Transaction issues without management approval, according to a new report.

White House officials said President Obama would delay delivery of his fiscal year 2012 budget by about one week after February 14.

IMGCAP(1)]Forensic accounting has become a “hot” topic in recent years due to the increase in high-profile cases of companies and individuals charged with corruption and fraud.

The tax cut and unemployment extension bill that Congress passed earlier this month also included a host of obscure tax breaks, including for TV shows, imported rum and motor sport race tracks.

Ernst & Young will be holding its annual conference next week to attract more young people to the tax profession.

The Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters has issued a comprehensive analysis of the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 on its Checkpoint research service.

The U.S. Government Accountability Office said it could not render an opinion on the 2010 consolidated financial statements of the federal government, because of widespread material internal control weaknesses, significant uncertainties, and other limitations.