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The Internal Revenue Service has moved the extended due date for partnership, estate and trust tax returns from Oct. 15 to Sept. 15 to avoid overlapping with the extended deadline for individual taxes.

H&R Block reported that its fiscal 2008 revenues rose 10 percent to $4.4 billion, thanks to growth in its tax services business and the sale of its troubled Option One mortgage unit.

Actor Wesley Snipes has asked a Florida judge to allow him permission to temporarily leave the U.S. to complete work on two of his movies while his tax conviction is being appealed.

Deloitte plans to invest approximately $300 million to create a learning and leadership development center in Westlake, Texas.

The Senate has confirmed three new members of the Securities and Exchange Commission by unanimous consent, restoring the SEC to its full strength of five members.

The American Institute of CPAs plans to offer training in International Financial Reporting Standards and the Extensible Business Reporting Language.

One of legendary basketball coach John Wooden’s basic tenets of success was an axiom he quoted almost daily to his players, or for that matter, anyone who wanted to listen and learn.

Intuit plans to eliminate about 7 percent of its workforce as it realigns its organizational structure to pursue a "connected services" strategy.

Accounting Today is issuing a call for nominations for its annual Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting list.

A committee of tax experts delivered an annual report to Congress recommending improvements in the IRS's Web and electronic filing services, including one suggestion that would punish tax preparers who don't file individual returns electronically.