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If you look up the word success in the dictionary you may be surprised to see how many few words actually make up the definition of success: “the achievement of something desired, planned or attempted.”

Sageworks is offering a new service for evaluating the likelihood that a small business will default on a loan or go bankrupt.

Solyndra LLC, the failed solar-panel maker that received a $535 million U.S. Energy Department loan guarantee before going bankrupt, received objections to its bankruptcy plan from the Internal Revenue Service and the Energy Department.

A New Jersey CPA provided whistleblower information to the IRS that the IRS failed to pursue, and he unsuccessfully sued the IRS.

The Center for Audit Quality and several corporate governance organizations and companies have created a new online auditor evaluation tool to help the audit committees on corporate boards evaluate their auditing firms.

The Internal Revenue Service is paying millions of dollars every year in unnecessary interest payments due to delays in processing net operating loss cases within the required 45 days, according to a new government report.

ADP has made several enhancements to its electronic invoice solution, which include advanced coding capabilities and improved document routing and management designed to help streamline the accounts payable process for medium to large-size businesses.

Grant Thornton LLP said it achieved a record amount of revenue for fiscal year 2012, generating $1.212 billion in revenue for the fiscal year ended July 31, a 9.3 percent increase from the prior fiscal year.

Facebook has reportedly paid only about $315,000 in taxes in the United Kingdom last year, even though the social networking giant reported U.K. revenues of about $32.8 million and is estimated to have earned over $281 million in the U.K.

The American Institute of CPAs has issued Technical Practice Aids with information to help insurance entities with their accounting.

ParenteBeard LLC has formed a “China desk” within the firm to provide clients with consulting services related to China, effective immediately.

Federal charges have been filed against 40 defendants in 20 separate cases in Florida dealing with thousands of stolen identities and millions of dollars of fraudulent identity theft tax filings.

An accounting construct known as permanently reinvested earnings is helping U.S.-based multinational corporations keep tens of billions of dollars in profits overseas, according to a new study.

Cloud-based financial planning and reporting technology provider Adaptive Planning unveiled it Fall 2012 Release which introduces new capabilities to support collaborative planning and approval processes for companies with large and complex organizational structures.

Audit confirmation service provider Confirmation.com has enhanced its latest product release through a complete redesign of the auditor's platform, a new paper fulfillment service and a batch upload capability.

Check out the digital edition of the October 2012 issue of Accounting Today.

BDO USA’s consulting division selected Maryellen Sebold to serve as managing director in its West Coast litigation and fraud investigation practice.

A part-time blogger has been convicted of filing a false income tax return that left out nearly $142,000 in taxes on the income he earned on the side from selling advertising space on his blog.

Vice President Joe Biden sparred with Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan in a lively debate over taxes, foreign policy, the economy, Medicare and Social Security.

Are you upset at the new tax prep franchise in the strip mall down the street that is siphoning off some of your return business?