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Job candidates for accounting positions are increasingly interested in work/life balance and alternative scheduling, according to a newly released survey.

President Bush is nominating Nathan J. Hochman, of California, to be Assistant Attorney General (Tax Division) at the Department of Justice.

David Greenberg, a former tax partner with KPMG, faced a superseding indictment that added six more charges of tax evasion to the charges he was already facing as part of the government's case against KPMG's marketing of questionable tax shelters for clients.

H&R Block Chairman and CEO Mark Ernst has stepped down two weeks after the company CFO resigned, as the company faces losses from its subprime mortgage operations.

The International Accounting Standards Board has decided to postpone the effective date of its new accounting standard for business combinations until July 1, 2009.

During my annual Saturday ritual of completing my extensive “to-do’ list — compiled the night before courtesy of my wife — I discovered, between trips to the hardware store and the dry cleaners, a rapidly deflating rear tire.

WebCPA presents a free online session discussing various facets of philanthropy and its potential benefits for accountants.

New York State tax officials are crying foul over New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter's claim of Florida residence and are demanding that he pay back taxes that could amount to millions.

CPAs who hold jobs as senior-level executives are far more pessimistic about the economy than they were a few months ago, according to a newly released survey by the American Institute of CPAs.

Boomer Consulting has introduced the Boomer Knowledge Network, an expanded version of its Boomer Extranet.