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A Virginia doctor has pleaded guilty to conspiracy involving an undeclared Swiss bank account reportedly at HSBC, indicating that investigators are widening their probe of secret Swiss bank accounts beyond UBS.

Last week it was Jody Padar, this week it’s Rebeccah Wassner – triathlons seem to be popular among the CPA sect.

IMGCAP(1)]Ten years ago, I was sitting in a training session at a Big Four accounting firm, thinking about my answer to a question on a self-evaluation form: “Where do you see yourself in 10 years?” I remember exactly what I wrote: to be a professional triathlete winning the Hawaii Ironman Triathlon.

At least one tax expert is advising certain taxpayers to wait until next year to claim a deduction for their charitable contributions for Haiti earthquake relief.

Wells Fargo has teamed up with FP Transitions to introduce a program to help business owners in the Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network to determine and monitor the value of their financial advisory practices.

U.S. taxation of international operations was named as the top business tax concern in 2010, according to a poll of senior tax executives at multinational companies and trade associations.

John Geraci has joined LitmanGerson Associates as a principal, expanding the firm’s assurance services and employee benefit plan services.

The Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters has introduced two new online services to help businesses stay informed of changes in sales and use tax and value-added tax.

CPA firm Karlins & Ramey has expanded its profit division, now renamed Texas Profit Advisors.

APEX Analytix has upgraded its FirstStrike disbursement management software with new features for combating payment fraud.