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The Information Reporting Program Advisory Committee has released its annual report for 2013, including numerous recommendations to the IRS commissioner on new and existing issues in tax administration.

Nicholas Montgomery LLP and TravisWolff LLP have agreed to merge. Terms of the deal were undisclosed.

Tax practitioners will be charging more this year for tax preparation, according to an annual survey by the National Society of Accountants.

President Barack Obama’s nominee to run the Internal Revenue Service said it’s not a high priority to create tax returns that already include information that taxpayers would check, complete and send to the agency.

Thomson Reuters released a report on the IRS’s new regulations impacting taxpayers who acquire, produce or improve tangible property.

Tax preparation giant H&R Block reported a loss for the second quarter due to a fall in international tax prep fees.

IT security expert Alan Heyman believes accounting firms are repositories of personal information and, as such, have become targets for criminal hackers; they are like an auto accident waiting to happen.

Professional management accounting association IMA (Institute of Management Accountants) responded to the International Integrated Reporting Council’s International Integrated Reporting Framework, released Monday, with an outline of several actions.

Payroll provider Paychex Inc. is reminding small-business owners about five tax regulations and credits that they should evaluate before the end of the year.

SAP AG today announced new capabilities for its SAP Business ByDesign product, which leverage SAP HANA, mobile and cloud technologies and added global versions.

The IASB published for public comment Wednesday an exposure draft of five proposed amendments to four International Financial Reporting Standards under its annual improvements project.

Top 100 Firm Eide Bailly has launched the Eide Bailly Private Exchange, a private insurance exchange that offers businesses an alternative for health care coverage.

My amazing discovery is not only that happy CPAs exist, but that they are not singularly defined by industry, job title, age or gender. Rather, what sets them apart from the rest of the grouchy crowd is what they do differently.

CPA network and consultancy Thriveal announced a new strategic partnership with accounting software provider Xero Tuesday, along with its division into four areas.

John Koskinen, President Barack Obama’s nominee to run the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, said at a Senate panel’s confirmation hearing that he would work to restore the public’s trust in the tax agency.

A new study finds almost 40 percent of researched companies have audit committee members with social ties to the CEO.

Even though the IRS has made improvements in information security, there are still weak spots in its in system access controls, audit trails, and remediation of security flaws, according to a new report.

Leslie Seidman, former chairman of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, has taken on a new role as the executive director of the new Center for Excellence in Financial Reporting at Pace University’s Lubin School of Business.

The International Integrated Reporting Framework was released Monday, following a three-month global consultation led by the International Integrated Reporting Council and with more than 350 responses from around the world largely expressing support for the new corporate reporting model.

A federal court in Georgia has dismissed a case challenging the IRS’s power to charge tax practitioners for the Preparer Tax ID Numbers, or PTINs, that they are required to have to prepare taxes professionally.