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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday that employers added a robust 200,000 jobs in January, although the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.1 percent despite a boost from the passage of a tax cut law at the end of the year.

CohnReznick promotes nine to principal and partner; Schenck adds two shareholders; and other recent hires, promotions and personnel news from firms across the country.

Over 100 grants worth approximately $620K will be available to undergraduate and graduate students for the 2018-19 academic year.

The Justice Department said Thursday it has entered into a settlement with Z Street, a nonprofit that educates the public about Israel and Middle East issues, after the group sued the Internal Revenue Service for holding up its application for tax-exempt status and subjecting it to extra scrutiny.

The Internal Revenue Service’s efforts last year to safeguard against identity theft by asking employers to file W-2 forms earlier and holding tax refunds longer if taxpayers claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit or the Additional Child Tax Credit did not always work, according to a new report.

Paul Sobel, vice president and chief audit executive of the paper manufacturer Georgia-Pacific, has been appointed chairman of the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, or COSO, for a three-year term starting Thursday.

Ernst & Young has merged in Citizen, a digital design firm based in Portland, Ore., which will become part of the Big Four firm’s consulting business on the West Coast.

The widow of a country music producer who continued to operate, at a loss, an establishment to encourage songwriters was not able to deduct her losses in excess of her income from the activity.

President Trump touted the benefits of the new tax cut law in his State of the Union address, although experts questioned some of his claims.

A new report from the ACCA found that newer staff crave more work-life balance and career advancement.

The private sector added a robust 234,000 jobs in January as wages increased, according to payroll giant ADP, on the heels of the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and minimum wage hikes in some states and cities.

A group led by Blackstone Group LP agreed to buy a majority stake in Thomson Reuters Corp.’s financial and risk unit in a deal that values the business at $20 billion, sealing plans for the firm’s biggest buyout in a decade.

RSM US LLP has signed an agreement to add the leaders and staff of SecureState, a security and privacy consulting firm based in Cleveland, and acquire substantially all of its assets.

Reform and expats; R&D to OSs; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Michael F. Maloney, the chief accountant at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Enforcement, is leaving the SEC in February.

The American Institute of CPAs is asking Congress, the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department for more guidance on the new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, along with a dedicated service unit for tax practitioners.

Employment and wage growth at small businesses grew this month, according to payroll giant Paychex.

Blackstone Group LP, the private equity giant led by Stephen Schwarzman, is considering its biggest foray yet into the $27 billion-a-year industry for financial information.

The Internal Revenue Service has issued a notice providing guidance for employees and employers on what to do with the Form W-4 under the new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Keeping up with the latest legislative changes is putting serious pressure on the cash-strapped, staff-starved service.