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The Internal Revenue Service said in an email to tax professionals Friday that it would begin sending letters to enrolled agents in late July when their enrollment status is being inactivated or terminated because of their failure to renew.

Thomson Reuters has released the 2013 edition of its annual Tax Planning Guide.

House Ways and Means Committee chairman Dave Camp, R-Mich., contended that the immigration reform bill approved by the Senate last month violates the Constitution because it contains revenue provisions that are supposed to originate in the House.

A man from the Houston area who was arrested late last month at an airport while attempting to flee the country was indicted Friday in the Central District of California in what authorities allege is a multimillion dollar identity theft and tax refund fraud scheme involving more than 300 victims.

Beth Wiener, partner-in-charge of the Alternative Investment Group at Marcum, sat down with Accounting Today’s managing editor Tamika Cody to share what she does to pave the way for rising female leaders in the accounting profession.

CPA firms are predicting they will face challenges in gaining acceptance of the American Institute of CPAs’ recently introduced Financial Reporting Framework for Small and Medium-sized Entities, according to a new survey.

House Democrats are demanding answers from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration about its report on the Internal Revenue Service’s screening of tax-exempt groups, demanding to know why some newly uncovered documents were left out of the report.

In a recent letter to all staff, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer outlined a corporate reorganization and the strategy behind it, stating the company will now be organized by function rather than product which will include engineering, marketing, business development advanced strategy and research, finance, HR, legal and COO.

Joey Ward has been named partner-in-charge of Grant Thornton LLP’s Raleigh office.

The Treasury Department said Friday that due to overwhelming interest from countries around the world, it will extend by six months the start of the withholding and account due diligence requirements of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, or FATCA, until July 1, 2014, to allow more time to complete agreements with foreign jurisdictions.

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There’s more to estate planning than simply trying to minimize taxes under the provisions of a will and various trusts, as criticism over the will of the late James Gandolfini attests. A number of estate experts have weighed in the provisions of the will, which was filed last week in Manhattan Surrogate’s Court.

Most CPAs these days consider themselves the trusted advisor, yet few are clearly separating themselves from their competitors. iLumen chief executive Rob Ganjon explains how practitioners can look to current tools to help make that distinction.

Seventy-nine percent of New Jersey CPAs anticipate their clients will pay more taxes in 2014 than 2013, according to a new survey.

The Internal Revenue Service has updated its static mortality tables for use by defined benefit pension plans in calculating the life expectancies of retirees.

MNP LLP is entering the Sudbury, Canada, market with the addition of Laberge Venne & Partners.

Kashoo has released version 2.2 of its in iPad app, which features over 100 enhancements including Spanish language localization to complement its existing English and French native iPad language support.

The Internal Revenue Service has issued a formal notice that officially delays the employer shared responsibility provisions of the Affordable Care Act, also known as the employer mandate, for a year and postpones the information reporting requirements.

The Internal Revenue Service reminded Boston area taxpayers Thursday and others affected by the April 15 Boston Marathon explosions that their individual income tax returns and tax payments are due Monday, July 15.