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The Internal Revenue Service convened a meeting of its Security Summit partners in the tax preparation industry and state tax authorities Thursday to discuss additional steps they can take to safeguard tax refunds from identity theft next filing season.

Your staff will spend eight, ten, 12 or more hours a day in your office, so you want to make sure it’s a place they want to be.

The National Association of Enrolled Agents opposes the recently announced IRS hike on user fees, specifically the proposed six-fold increase in the price of taking the EA Exam.

Whether Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump is elected next Tuesday, there are some tax-planning moves that will make sense for your clients no matter who gets into the Oval Office.

The IRS’s recent Audit Techniques Guide for the Tangible Property Regulations can help business taxpayers avoid problems with IRS examiners in interpreting the 2014 regulations on how to treat expenses incurred for materials, supplies, repairs and maintenance.

Thomson Reuters has released Checkpoint Engage, an online audit solution.

The Certified Financial Planner Board Center for Financial Planning and Rock the Street, Wall Street announced on Wednesday that the two are partnering to promote financial planning to female high school students via new programs.

The 2017 tax outlook for businesses

The American Institute of CPAs’ Financial Reporting Executive Committee is asking for feedback on three new working drafts of guidance for broker-dealers and depository and lending institutions on the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s revenue recognition standard.

AICPA Leadership Academy members share what’s important to them.

Equale & Cirone LLP, a firm based in Bethel, Conn., is combining with Friedberg, Smith & Co. PC, a firm in Bridgeport, Conn., to form Cirone Friedberg LLP, effective November 1.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has appointed a new deputy chief accountant in the Office of the Chief Accountant, Marc A. Panucci, a partner in PwC’s national professional services group.

The International Accounting Standards Board has released its five-year work plan for International Financial Reporting Standards, with a focus on completing its insurance contracts standard and revising its conceptual framework.

Private sector employers added 147,000 jobs in October, according to the latest monthly jobs report from payroll giant ADP, the last before the election.

I just got back from the CCH User conference (#CCHUC16), where I presented a session on Social Business. In the spirit of the conference, I thought I would share the top 8 connections that happened for me during the event.

The conventional wisdom says that Millennials are very tech-savvy, which means they’ll know when the software and hardware you provide them aren’t up to snuff.

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

A talent war is taking place as competition intensifies for quality high-level positions.