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The American Institute of CPAs said it strongly supports recently introduced legislation requiring the comptroller general, who leads the Government Accountability Office, to be a CPA.

The bank that Jackson Hewitt Tax Service uses to process and administer its refund anticipation loans will not be in a position to originate RALs for the 2010 tax season, according to the company.

Accounting firm LarsonAllen is combining with the senior citizen services consultancy Third Age Consulting in the New Year.

Maryland accounting firms DeLeon & Stang, CPAs & Advisors, and Hull & Associates CPAs have merged.

Advisor Software has acquired Advisor Partners LLC, an asset management firm that specializes in creating comprehensive investment portfolios and managing client accounts on behalf of professional investment advisors.

Joe Francis, chief executive of the company that produces the “Girls Gone Wild” series of racy videos, has sued the Internal Revenue Service for freezing his assets after a judge approved a plea bargain deal in his tax case.

Christmas may be over but employees at Rea & Associates have given the gift that keeps on giving. Staff at Rea & Associates’ 11 firms raised more than 24,000 pounds of food during their annual holiday drive. A tradition that has been going on for six years.

My aversion to frequent meetings and committees has beenwell-documented in this space, often to the consternation of those who havesigned my paycheck over the years.

Happy Holidays from all of us at Accounting Tomorrow!

SAP has settled a lawsuit with Security Weaver, a company that provides governance, risk and compliance software.