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IMGCAP(1)]The recent recession touched all departments within companies, and information technology was not immune.

The Supreme Court heard a case challenging an IRS rule requiring medical residents to pay Social Security taxes.

A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators has written to the co-chairmen of the federal deficit commission asking them to consider raising the gas tax to finance highway construction nationwide.

A bipartisan group of key congressional committee chairmen pledged to patch the alternative minimum tax this year and wrote to IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman telling him to plan for AMT relief.

The College for Financial Planning has introduced theAccredited Domestic Partnership Advisor credential, a designation thataddresses the financial needs of non-traditional families.

Cloud-based accounting solutions providerFinancialForce.com has released "My Account," a self-service functionallowing users to securely publish billing and payment activity for theircustomers on a Salesforce customer portal.

Five teams of senior accounting majors from five Long Island colleges are rolling up their sleeves to compete for bragging rights in Margolin, Winer & Evens’ third College Accounting Challenge on Wednesday.

The International Federation of Accountants has namedformer Arthur Andersen chairman Robert Mednick as the recipient of itsquadrennial Sempier Award.

Red Wing Software, a provider of financial applicationsto the agribusiness and non-profit sectors among others, has added an inventorymodule to its flagship CenterPoint Accounting.

Payroll and benefits outsourcing provider ADP is nowoffering enhancements in its Taxware Enterprise System with Data Editor - itssales, use, and value added tax system - which includes a hosted version of theproduct.