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American Idol winner Ruben Studdard is facing tax liens from the Internal Revenue Service and the state of Alabama for failing to pay more than $193,000 in back taxes.

Average U.S. taxpayers subsidize executive compensation by more than $20 billion per year, thanks to various tax and accounting loopholes, according to a new report.

Australian tax authorities are continuing to investigate the taxes of actor Paul Hogan, star of the hit Crocodile Dundee movies.

Fifty-four percent of the accounting and finance professionals in a new survey said that economic uncertainty was making their jobs more complex.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has scheduled a meeting for this Wednesday to discuss setting a roadmap for the transition to International Financial Reporting Standards.

Chinese accounting standards are converging with International Financial Reporting Standards, but there are still differences in practice, according to a new study by the Institute of Management Accountants.

Web electronics site Newegg has sent an e-mail to customers saying that it will not comply with a controversial New York State law requiring Internet retailers to collect sales tax for purchases by state residents.

Intuit reported that its fiscal 2008 revenue of $3.1 billion grew 15 percent from last year and its fourth quarter revenue of $478 million increased 11 percent from the year-ago quarter.

A federal court has permanently barred a Tacoma, Wash., woman from selling a tax scam, according to the Justice Department.