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Ireland San Filippo, a San Jose-based accounting firm, is being renamed Sensiba San Filippo.

Financial education provider Financial Finesse has launched a new Web site to promote financial literacy.

Friedman LLP plans to combine with Bagell, Josephs, Levine & Co., as of Jan. 1, building the New York-based firm’s presence in New Jersey.

College students in Pittsburgh are protesting a proposal to impose a 1 percent tax on their college tuition costs, but other cities and states may be forced to follow suit.

The Internal Revenue Service has filed a lien for almost $80,000 against Arnold Schwarzenegger’s property, but the California governor’s office blamed the tax lien on sloppy recordkeeping, post office delivery problems and inconsistent tax identification numbers.

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KPMG and Thomson Reuters are partnering to help companies improve their governance, risk and compliance processes via Paisley GRC software.

The Internal Revenue Service has extended for another two years the Attributed Tip Income Program, which makes it easier for workers in the food and beverage industry to report the money they earn from tips.

Looking forward to 2010, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is bracing for a surge in litigation from the targets of its enforcement staff, a series of new regulatory responsibilities triggered by the Madoff Ponzi scheme, and corner-cutting by accounting firms squeezed by the ongoing economic crisis.

Ever wonder what goes on in the mind of an intern? Wonder no more. Two brave souls from New Jersey-based WithumSmith+Brown share their reflections of being a rookie not only in their accounting firm, but in the professional working world, as well.