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The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board anticipates signing a deal by the end of the year to inspect auditing firms located in China, a long-sought goal.

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

Refundo, a provider of low-cost tax-related bank products, has partnered with online- and app-payment provider Stripe to allow tax offices to accept credit card payments through Refundo’s online platform.

The Internal Revenue Service's new commissioner, John Koskinen, told a congressional hearing Wednesday that the IRS has received an unprecedented number of comments on its proposed regulations for 501(c)4 tax-exempt groups and they will not be finalized anytime soon.

Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, is launching a Master of Tax Law program to equip non-lawyers with the skills necessary for the practice of tax planning and consulting, as well as satisfy the “fifth year” requirements for California CPA licensure.

The Treasury Department said Wednesday the U.S. has signed intergovernmental agreements with both Canada and Hungary to implement the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, or FATCA, in an effort to discourage offshore tax evasion.

Weaver has added RIN Attest and Advisory Services to its firm. The merger gives Weaver a boost in the energy compliance and renewables industry.

International Accounting Standards Board chairman Hans Hoogervorst said in a speech Wednesday the IASB is aware of concerns about the potential costs of the converged lease accounting standards that the IASB has been developing with the U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board, and he assured the audience that those costs would be kept to a minimum.

Bennett Thrasher LLP has appointed five to partner throughout the firm. New partners includes: Christopher Benner, Matthew Grosvenor, Timothy Oberst, Rick Rosell and Timothy Watt.

International Business Machines Corp. has reduced its tax rate to a two-decade low with help from a tax strategy that sends profits through a Dutch subsidiary.

Employers in the private sector added 175,000 jobs from December to January, according to payroll giant ADP, as the harsh winter weather apparently put a damper on some hiring.

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Sageworks has released PinPoint, a new Web-based business valuation software product for CPA firms, valuation firms and private equity firms that complies with the American Institute of CPAs’ standards for valuation services.

Hewlett-Packard Co. said accounting errors at Autonomy Corp. have led it to cut the reported 2010 revenue at the software maker’s largest unit by 54 percent, adding fuel to a legal dispute over its purchase of Autonomy.

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The security of the Internal Revenue Service’s new online app for requesting tax transcripts is receiving extra scrutiny after the security and vulnerability to identity theft has been questioned, but the IRS contended it is taking steps to safeguard the security of the service.

Palo Alto, Calif.-based cloud business and financial analytics software provider Adaptive Planning announced Tuesday a rebranding that will include a name change to Adaptive Insights.

Microsoft Corp. has named Satya Nadella chief executive officer, tapping an insider steeped in business technology -- including a brief stint as head the unit that was home to its Dynamics line of accounting software -- to speed a turnaround at the software giant.

The Accounting & Financial Women’s Alliance announced its newest honorary trustee, Gleim Publications, which develops and distributes study and reference materials for higher-level learning in accounting and aviation.

The Internal Revenue Service has updated and improved its IRS2Go mobile app this tax season, adding new features including a way to track the status of a taxpayer’s tax refund.