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Automobile repair and maintenance shops are recovering slowly from the recession and could benefit from more help from their accountants, according to a new report.
February 4
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The number of criminal prosecutions referred by the Internal Revenue Service to the Justice Department has increased 23.4 percent during the Obama administration.
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Congressman Richard E. Neal, D-Mass., the ranking Democrat on the House Ways and Means Select Revenue Subcommittee, has introduced legislation containing a number of tax and other provisions with the goal of jumpstarting the economy, financing investment in infrastructure, fighting income inequality and creating jobs.
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The last thing on my mind was merging, but it happened.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission has increased its enforcement efforts against lapses in accounting and financial reporting, while cracking down ever more on financial fraud, according to a new report.
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Changes in the implementation of the Affordable Care Act could pose a challenge for the Internal Revenue Service's customer service, according to a new government report.
February 3 -
CBIZ Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the non-attest business of Tampa Bay, Fla.-based Lewis, Birch & Ricardo LLC.
February 3 -
Frank Miceli is the newest assurance partner in the firms New England region.
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Dictating memos and other business correspondence may seem old-fashioned but its not the dictation thats old-fashioned; its having some poor drudge from the steno pool type it out. The Dragon Dictation app from Nuance Communications takes care of that, turning your spoken words into written e-mails, texts, tweets, memos and more.
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Democrats on the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee have written to Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, urging him to introduce legislation to raise the debt ceiling without pre-conditions, warning that the Treasury Department would not be able to pay tax refunds without a higher debt limit.
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House Ways and Means Committee chairman Dave Camp, R-Mich., has written to Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew and Internal Revenue Service commissioner John Koskinen asking for all documents pertaining to the proposed changes in rules for organizations applying for tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(4) of the Tax Code.
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New research finds that material restatements of earnings that involve correcting accounting irregularities and not just honest errors, lead to a loss in company credibility with investors lasting substantially longer than previously documented.
February 3 -
As a young accountant, I remember asking a manager how to make more money in public accounting.
February 3 -
With a new tax season just launched and a new commissioner, John Koskinen, firmly ensconced at the IRS, taxpayers arent the only ones with questions tax preparers have some of their own.
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Some of our favorite recent tax fraud cases, including New York City cop moonlighting as a (not very good) preparer.
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National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson urged the Internal Revenue Service to adopt a comprehensive Taxpayer Bill of Rights in her annual report to Congress in mid-January.
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With eight overall new Securities and Exchange Commission audit clients and a net gain of five, Top 20 Firm Marcum topped the charts among large and national firms in the fourth quarter, and brought in over a million dollars in audit fees.
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It's time to start embracing transparency and open communication
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