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The IRS is providing a new withholding adjustment option for pension plans as a way to get around some of the glitches that have developed with the new Making Work Pay tax credit.

The IRS should follow the lead of state motor vehicle bureaus to improve customer service, according to a new report from an IRS watchdog.

The Obama administration and the Treasury Department are calling for greater regulatory control of the over-the-counter derivatives market.

BDO Seidman memorialized the passing of former managing partner and FDIC Chairman L. William “Bill” Seidman, a member of the firm’s founding family.

Things may start looking up by the end of the year for those in the finance and accounting profession, according to a survey by Morgan McKinley, a global professional recruitment consultancy firm.

Asked his reaction to a speech by Motasim Najeeb, the new chief technology officer of Sage North America, a representative of one of the the company's largest software resellers said, "It was good. But it's quarter to midnight."

Accounting firm Meyers Norris Penny has launched an upgraded Web site that takes advantage of new Web technologies.

The Senate Finance Committee held hearings to determine how to pay for health insurance reform, including through new taxes and tax credits.

Financial professionals gathered at a recent life insurance conference expressed relief about two revenue rulings issued by the IRS this month.

The IRS has found that a nonprofit foundation that gathered a group of pastors in 2006 for a series of public conferences in advance of a Texas gubernatorial campaign did not violate the tax laws governing nonprofits.