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A U.S. bankruptcy judge has approved a $167.5 million settlement that Deloitte & Touche has agreed to pay to a trust set up by litigants for defunct cable television company Adelphia Communications.

Sage Software has unveiled its latest versions (7.6 and 8.3) of Sage Abra HRMS, the company’s human resource management system for small and midsized businesses and organizations in North America, featuring Employer Information Report EEO-1 and compatibility with the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system.

Kaplan CPA Review has introduced online review courses for CPA candidates.

CPA firm WithumSmith+Brown has outgrown its current location in downtown New Brunswick and is moving to a new location around the corner.

Tax Compliance Inc. has released an upgrade of its Property Management Tax System with improved asset-mapping tools.

Steve Bennett, Intuit’s CEO and president, plans to step down at the end of the year, the tax and accounting software developer said.

CPAs who work as C-suite financial executives would like to see corporate America get more involved in issues such as health care, Social Security and the environment, according to a survey by the American Institute of CPAs.

Sage has updated its Act! contact management software line with customizable dashboards.

Thomson Tax & Accounting said that it is partnering with Orbitax on a product called International Tax Expert that will leverage Thomson’s Checkpoint and InSource products.

The Internal Revenue Service is encouraging more midsized companies to file their corporate returns electronically as the Sept. 17 deadline approaches for calendar-year filers who asked for extensions.