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The American Institute of CPAs plans to host a series of three "infocasts" in conjunction with the Society of Management Accountants of Canada and the United Kingdom's Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.

CCH and OpenPages have signed an agreement to integrate OpenPages Financial Controls Management software with CCH's TeamMate audit management system.

Bill.com has expanded its integration with QuickBooks and QuickBooks Online Edition by adding synchronization features.

After a few minutes spent looking around the conference held for reseller’s of Intuit’s QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions, the question seemed obvious. “Where’s the Sage reception?” I asked.It didn’t take long at the conference, held earlier this week in Dallas, to see a number of faces that are familiar from the Sage reselling world. Many of them are already displaying the fact they carry QBES on their Web sites.

Accounting and auditing software developer CaseWare is protesting the Securities and Exchange Commission's recent introduction of its IDEA interactive financial-filing system, claiming the name infringes on the trademark of CaseWare's own IDEA software.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged three former senior executives from software developer Embarcadero Technologies with stock options backdating.

Influential tax protestor Irwin Schiff had his 151-month prison sentence extended by an additional 11 months after he was sentenced for criminal contempt.

The Treasury Department's decision to take over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and put them under conservatorship has prompted questions about the implications for accountants and their clients.

The Internal Revenue Service has recently added a page to its Web site for small businesses and the self-employed.

Sage Software has updated its FAS fixed assets software with new reporting and tax features that reflect the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008.