Practice Management

H&R Block launched an app for iPhone and Android smartphones Friday with an offer for free federal 1040EZ and state tax preparation and electronic filing through February 29.

The Internal Revenue Service re-launched its annual outreach campaign Friday to promote Earned Income Tax Credit Day.

Baker Tilly International said Friday that revenues of its global accounting firm network grew 5 percent to $3.2 billion for the year ending June 30, 2011.

The President’s annual State of the Union speech is traditionally more than just a memo of the past or a blueprint for the future.

The Internal Revenue Service warned Thursday that tax refunds could be delayed a week this tax season because of new identity theft safeguards.

The Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations held a hearing Thursday to explore decisions by the Internal Revenue Service that have increased commodity speculation by allowing some mutual funds to use offshore shell corporations and complex financial instruments to circumvent longstanding Tax Code limits on mutual fund trading in commodities.

The Walmart Foundation has teamed up with the United Way and other nonprofits to offer free tax filing services, along with education on eligibility for the Earned Income Tax Credit and government nutritional assistance programs.

A pair of Massachusetts accounting firms, Walter & Shuffain, P.C., and Cooper & Company, P.C., have merged, effective January 1.

Tax executives are uncertain about the potential impact on their businesses of the “repair regulations” recently issued by the Internal Revenue Service, according to a new survey by KPMG.

Sage North America partner SWK Technologies Inc. has acquired the Sage accounts of Southern California-based Sage MAS 90, 200 and 500 reseller IncorTech, effectively adding nearly 150 clients and increasing its West Coast presence.