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IMGCAP(1)] More than four years ago, I formed a group of diverse bookkeepers, CPAs, and accountants into a Chicago-area QuickBooks ProAdvisors group. That, of course, is the official name. We are more apt to call ourselves the Tax Season Survival Support System—a group of professionals (and friends) that joined together to form a unique support system around QuickBooks. We meet once a month over coffee and discuss QuickBooks, CPE, and other relevant topics.

I was always convinced that the quickest way to start an inflamed argument was to broach one of two topics: politics or religion.

The head of the Small Business Administration has added her voice to the drive for repeal of the expanded 1099 information reporting requirements in the health care reform bill.

Sage North America has released Sage ERP MAS 200 SQL version 4.45, an addition to the Sage enterprise resource planning software lineup that works with Microsoft SQL Server.

IRIS Accountancy Practice Solutions has released its iXBRL-ready statutory accounts production software for its IRIS Practice Suite and PTP software solutions.

A 59 percent majority of CFOs expect the congressional midterm elections to have a positive impact on their industry.

President Obama described his negotiating position on the soon-to-expire Bush tax cuts during a visit to a Chrysler transmission plant in Indiana.

U.S. small business owners were feeling slightly less optimistic about economic conditions and their own financial position in the third quarter, even though their financial performance remained stable, according to a new survey.

American Express Open, the credit card company’s small business unit, is declaring the Saturday after Thanksgiving as Small Business Saturday, in an effort to boost sales at local retailers.

The Internal Revenue Service is increasing its oversight of taxpayers with foreign financial assets and collecting four times as much in penalties, according to a new government report.