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Congress, not the Internal Revenue Service, is to blame for the recently announced postponement of the beginning of next year’s tax season, according to the National Association of CPA Practitioners -- and it called on the legislative branch to take quick action to prevent further delays.

Worker classification is an ongoing issue that affects accountants and their clients.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has issued an alert cautioning auditors about the significant number of audit deficiencies that the PCAOB staff has seen in the past three years related to audits of internal control over financial reporting.

Jody Padar of New Vision CPA Group talks about how the old firm model can grow into a fresh new firm model against the backdrop of Yosemite National Park, during the Sage Listens Tour.

NetSuite announced the addition of five new firms to its Solution Provider Program, the largest of which is long-time Microsoft Dynamics partner and VAR 100 firm The TM Group.

The Internal Revenue Service has to do a better job when scanning taxpayer correspondence to avoid errors and repeated requests for information from taxpayers, according to a new report.

PwC US plans to acquire substantially all the assets of HumanR, a Herndon, Va.-based consulting firm specializing in organizational development consulting.

Haynie & Co., a regional accounting firm based in Salt Lake City, has acquired A.J. Robbins PC of Denver.

The American Institute of CPAs’ Accounting and Review Services Committee has issued an exposure draft proposing three new and revised standards that would make significant changes in how accountants perform compilation engagements.

A pair of owners of a tax preparation business that claimed millions of dollars in fraudulent tax refunds on behalf of inmates at various New Jersey prisons have been arrested.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has voted unanimously to propose rules under the JOBS Act allowing companies to offer and sell securities through crowdfunding.

Payroll provider Paychex has partnered with Biz2Credit, an online credit resource for small businesses, to offer the Paychex Small Business Loan Resource Center, an online resource that gives business owners access to more than 1,200 lenders offering various loan options for businesses’ specific financing needs.

Now that the October 15 extended filing deadline for personal income tax returns has passed, we have only 10 weeks to help our clients plan for the tax returns that will be due April 15.

Rep. Dave Camp, R-Mich., the influential chairman of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, has written a letter to the acting head of the Internal Revenue Service complaining that the IRS’s decision to delay tax season because of the government shutdown will be a financial burden to people who count on early tax refunds.

Hundreds of employees of Internal Revenue Service contractors owe millions of dollars in federal tax debts, according to a new report.

The total number of state, county, city and transit sales tax rate increases in the U.S. rose to 129 in the third quarter of this year, compared to 69 in third quarter of 2012, according to a new report from Thomson Reuters.

NetSuite Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire human capital management solutions provider TribeHR, with the intent of creating an integrated cloud ERP and HCM software suite for small and midsized businesses.

Greatland, a provider of W-2 and 1099 products for business, is offering advice to help businesses and their tax preparers avoid penalties, improve compliance and know the important changes for year-end, particularly in light of the Affordable Care Act.

After reports surfaced about the discontinuation of SAP Business ByDesign, the company confirmed it is “slowing development” of the cloud ERP product in favor of developing a cloud platform for SMEs.

While the offer of up to a 30 percent reduction in some cloud service provider fees may sound attractive, firms need to consider the risks that may be at play here and ask the right questions.