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Online bookkeeping service Outright.com has signed a partnership with H&R Block aimed at helping small-business owners deal with the increasing complexity of income taxes.

Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, criticized the U.S. Small Business Administration after it missed a deadline to send comments to the Treasury Department and the IRS about a controversial new 1099 reporting requirement for businesses.

The International Accounting Standards Board has amended its standards on financial instrument disclosures to beef up the disclosure requirements for financial asset transfer transactions such as securitizations, and discourage questionable balance-sheet “window dressing.”

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is taking a new approach to getting its inspectors in the door of auditing firms outside the U.S. that claim they can’t be inspected because of legal restrictions from foreign officials.

A new book by generational guru Bruce Tulgan ofRainmakerThinking explores the phenomenon of “managing up” and howundermanagement hurts the bottom line of any organization.

Hoover’s Inc. and Sage North America have formed a new partnership to provide business insights to small and midsized businesses.

One week after the signing of the Small Business Jobs Act, the U.S. Small Business Administration has approved nearly $970 million in loans to small businesses.

IMGCAP(1)]Moving applications and data to an online environment is inevitable.

Audit automation software developer Approva thinks it’s a good thing to be a control freak, especially when it comes to making sure that companies have the right financial controls in place.

The National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts said its Accredited Valuation Analyst credential is now recognized by the U.S. Small Business Administration as a “qualified source” for independent business valuations.