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The Internal Revenue Service has expanded its lists of “transactions of interest” and “listed transactions” that taxpayers must disclose if they are participating in any of them.

House Democrats have introduced health care legislation that would impose a surtax on upper-income taxpayers, and penalties on many small businesses that don’t provide health insurance coverage to employees.

It’s not about the technology, it’s about the relationships. This mantra comes from Tom Hood CPA and president of the Maryland Association of CPAs. Of course, he’s right – when talking about social media.

The TV networks have been on a letter-writing campaign lately in an effort to dissuade Congress from ending the expensing of ads by pharmaceutical companies.

With only about 11 days to go, about half of New York State CPAs have not yet registered with the state in accordance with a new accounting reform law that Governor David Paterson signed in January.

Richard Hatch, the first-season winner of “Survivor,” has requested an early release from his in-home jail sentence for tax evasion so he can rejoin the show and win enough to pay back the IRS, but the judge said no.

Camico Mutual Insurance and Liberty International Underwriters are partnering on an insurance program for CPA firms that provides coverage against malpractice claims.

The Center for Audit Quality’s Research Advisory Board has chosen five auditing-related academic research projects to fund.

The Internal Revenue Service plans to hold a series of public forums this summer to get input on regulating tax preparers.

The AICPA Leadership Academy has come and gone but you can still gain some insight about the event through one blogger who writes about his experiences through the Alabama Society of CPAs.