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A federal judge has ordered actor Wesley Snipes to begin serving his three-year prison sentence on tax charges.

Several years ago when an architect we hired for anaddition to our house unfolded his blueprints on the dining room table, theundisputed general contractor on the job (my wife) assumed the sort of facialexpression one makes when their pleasant-looking blind date doesn't resembleScarlett Johansson or Cristiano Ronaldo.

As 2010 winds to a close, tax and accounting information and software provider CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business, has released a short list of four tax-planning moves for companies to make the most of current federal tax laws.

CPAs should be moving more aggressively into offering financial planning services, according to a series of speakers at the Accounting Today Growth & Profitability Summit.

The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission has initiated a project to review and update the COSO Internal Control - Integrated Framework.

Osborne, Parsons & Rosacker LLP has become a new member of Firm Foundation, a division of RSM McGladrey.

IMGCAP(1)] According to Aristotle, “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Aristotle was not an accountant, but he was a very smart man. As an early philosopher, it is fair to say that he was a trusted advisor. Furthermore, Aristotle was not a marketer, but he clearly understood branding.

Congressman Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., faces censure from his colleagues in the House for ethical violations involving taxes, unreported income and other matters.

The Government Accountability Office has produced a report looking at the tax compliance benefits and costs of 1099-MISC information reporting, which has been expanded under the health care reform bill.

House Republicans blocked a three-month extension of unemployment benefits, which are set to expire on Nov. 30.