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Fort Worth, Texas-based accounting firm Weaver and Tidwell is now dubbed just plain Weaver in a new branding campaign that includes a new logo and a shortened brand name.

David Friehling, the accountant whose firm signed off on audits of Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff, has pleaded guilty to essentially rubberstamping his client’s financials.

Productivity software provider RedPrairie plans to offer pre-integrated application modules on software developer NetSuite’s cloud computing platform.

Congress decided last year to waive required minimum distributions from retirement savings plans for 2009, but there is still some confusion about how to apply the waiver.

Two Minneapolis-area CPA firms, Carver Moquist & O’Connor and TK Advisors Ltd., have merged to form a larger advisory firm to service the Twin Cities.

The International Federation of Accountants has released a new online chart showing the growing adoption of International Standards on Auditing.

Political campaign consultant and pundit Ed Rollins reportedly owed over $1.33 million, according to federal and state tax liens and warrants filed this year, although he claims to have paid off much of the debt.

Forty-three percent of taxpayer requests for copies of tax returns or transcripts were processed incorrectly or not in accordance with IRS guidelines, according to a new report.

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It may be a bit far off, but here’s something to look forward to - Deloitte has broken ground on a new leadership development facility slated to open in 2011.