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Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, the former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, is warning that tax season could be delayed next year if approval of tax extenders legislation is put off until after the mid-term elections in November.

Some of our favorite recent tax fraud cases.

Thomson Reuters has released a special report highlighting key provisions of the Affordable Care Act that employers, accounting firms and other professionals should understand to avoid tax penalties.

The average accounting firm is spending less on its marketing than it should, according to a recent survey.

H&R Block reports that its revenues for the fiscal year ended on April 30 rose $118 million (4.1 percent), to slightly more than $3 billion.

Highlights of some of our favorite tax-related blogs from the past week.

The House passed a pair of bills Thursday to provide tax breaks to businesses.

Facing a series of budget cuts in recent years, the Internal Revenue Service is being urged to set a long-term strategy and use return on investment data to better manage budget uncertainty and set priorities at the agency, in a new report from the Government Accountability Office.

CohnReznick LLP and Boston-based Ercolini & Company have signed a letter of intent to combine practices. The deal is expected to close on June 30.

Kennedy and Coe LLC plans to combine with Chico, Calif.-based firm, Matson and Isom. The merger, which is pending final approvals, is scheduled to close on Jan. 1, 2015.