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Accounting firm Watson Rice said it has entered into a partnership agreement with Thompson, Cobb, Bazilio & Associates, effectively merging the two firms.

The Congressional Budget Office has released a report on various options for stimulating the economy, including cutting personal and corporate taxes.

The Institute of Management Accountants has established a Small Business Financial and Regulatory Affairs Committee to address issues of interest to small companies and their accountants.

A sweep of the laptop carrying case brought to the surface a handful of thumb drives, memory sticks, call them what you will, that had been lying around like lost pen caps.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board began testing a codification of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles that reorganizes thousands of U.S. GAAP pronouncements to make them easier to find.

Edgar Online and Microsoft announced a deal under which Edgar Online will provide financial filings from the Securities and Exchange Commission's Edgar database and other content to Microsoft's MSN Money, while Microsoft will provide advertising around Edgar Online's content.

CPA firms Lazard Dana LLP and Deemer Davidson Prather PC have merged, changing their name to Deemer Dana & Froehle LLP.

The Supreme Court ruled 5-3 against investors in a lawsuit that restricted their ability to sue third parties unless investors rely directly on their advice.

Online cash management software developer CashView has changed its name to Bill.com and introduced a new service to help small businesses manage their billings, invoices and payments online.

Congress’s Joint Committee on Taxation has released a list of tax provisions that expired at the end of last year, as well as several scheduled to end this year and in subsequent years.