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IBM and ADP have joined forces to expand the availability of ADP TaxServices tax and compliance software to more types of businesses.

Sage North America has launched the Sage Nonprofit Online Community, a Web location for the company’s nonprofit and government customers, business partners, employees, and others to connect and share best practices and information.

The Internal Revenue Service has released guidance on the expanded adoption credit that is available for tax year 2010 as a result of the Affordable Care Act, along with a draft version of the form that taxpayers will use to claim it.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has released a report summarizing the types of problems its inspectors encountered at auditing firms in the wake of the economic crisis.

Super-regional CPA and business advisory firm BKD has launched www.financialreforminsights.com, an interactive portal to help guide financial institutions through the sweeping regulations under legislation such as the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

Passing the CPA exam will not be easy, but if you follow these five important rules, you will significantly increase your chances.

Sixty percent of high net worth individuals say they will never retire, according to a new survey that has spotted a trend of the “nevertiree.”

Wayne Carnall, chief accountant of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporate Finance, has been seeing so many hits on the SEC’s website lately that he’s comparing the agency to pop sensation Lady Gaga.

The Investment Program Association, a trade association for the direct investment industry, and the American College, an educational resource for financial advisors, have introduced the first in a planned series of e-learning continuing education courses for financial advisors and financial wholesalers to expand their understanding of direct investments.

The National Society of Accountants is congratulating itself on scoring a win against the AICPA, convincing the IRS not to grant an exemption from its new preparer registration requirements for non-signing preparers at CPA firms.