-- The Thomson Corp. has acquired Atlanta-based Tax Partners, a provider of sales and use tax compliance services, and will fold the concern under its RIA Compliance unit umbrella. Terms were not disclosed. RIA Compliance is a division of Thomson Tax & Accounting. "Adding Tax Partners to our offerings will provide Thomson Tax & Accounting with an important tax compliance service component, enabling us to offer an end-to-end solution to our clients," said Brian Peccarelli, executive vice president of Thomson Tax & Accounting Corporate Markets and general manager of RIA Compliance, in a statement. In 2004, Tax Partners filed more than 540,000 tax returns and remitted $7.5 billion in taxes for clients.
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The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants decided to move ahead on a project to update its International Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants.
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Regional Leader Kernutt Stokes will acquire accounting firm Fordham & Co, effective July 1, to grow its presence in Portland, Oregon.
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RSM Mexico will join RSM's transatlantic platform with entities already in the U.S., the U.K., Canada and Ireland, as well as teams in India and El Salvador.
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The Internal Revenue Service had to hire over 2,000 employees after reducing its workforce last year by nearly a third, according to a new report.
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With AI poised to take over basic tax prep, practitioners need to double down on the value they've always added, says AICPA chair Jan Lewis.
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Current IASB chair Andreas Barckow's term ends on June 30, but his final successor isn't expected to be installed until Oct. 1.
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