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The top 10 issues that are most likely to prompt an indirect tax audit, when uncovered, according to the Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters:

The Internal Revenue Service has reduced the amount of time it is estimating it will take to process hundreds of thousands of delayed tax returns claiming refunds from education tax credits.

Mitchell will work in the firm’s Grand Rapids office, where he will focus on global tax compliance, financial reporting, repatriation planning and global structuring.

Microsoft Dynamics GP partner The Resource Group will launch a series of webcasts beginning April 10, designed to educate companies about the hidden costs of entry-level accounting systems.

A federal appeals court has refused to lift an injunction by a lower court against the Internal Revenue Service’s tax preparer regulation regime.

A recent academic study suggests that adopting a conservative accounting style can hinder a company’s ability to innovate.

An anti-fraud group has released the first of a series of new case studies aimed at teaching audit committees, financial executives and auditors where and how fraud can arise.

International association of independent accounting firms Enterprise Worldwide has partnered with Canadian firm association Porter Hétu International.

Epicor Software Corp. has filed a copyright and intellectual property infringement lawsuit against technology consultant Alternative Technology Solutions, which claims to represent the vendor.

The U.S. Supreme Court will use a case involving billionaire Billy Joe “Red” McCombs to decide whether the federal government can impose hundreds of millions of dollars in penalties for the use of abusive tax shelters.

Clar Rosso has been tapped to serve as vice-president of the member learning and competency group at the American Institute of CPAs.

Zoho has released upgrades to its Web and mobile Zoho CRM product which include BCC Dropbox, an automatic BCC feature, and integration of MailMagnet, an email filtering function for mobile devices.

Songstress Dionne Warwick has filed for bankruptcy. The multi-Grammy award winner owes nearly $10 million in back taxes to the IRS and the state of California.

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration said that a new cooperative effort between the IRS and business taxpayers to conduct real-time audits is receiving positive feedback.

While its figures for the overall season were flat, Intuit reported today that from January 30 through March 16, sales of TurboTax Online units increased 29 percent versus the comparable prior-year period, and that total TurboTax federal units were up 26 percent in the same span.

The Internal Revenue Service has released its annual “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams, advising taxpayers to be aware of identity theft, phishing scams and several other red flags that can cause financial mayhem.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is seeking comments on a proposal to reorganize its auditing standards into a single system.

During the recent Microsoft Convergence 2013 user and partner event we caught up with Jim Bowman, president and chief executive of SBS Group and inquired about their status as a top reseller, Master VAR and the state of the reseller partner profession in general.

More internal auditors are reporting to their organizations’ chief executive officers than before, according to a semi-annual study by the Institute of Internal Auditors.

The American Institute of CPAs announced the 39 winners of the 2012 Elijah Sells Award, given to outstanding performers on the uniform CPA examination.