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Emerging and high-growth markets was a sweet spot for U.S.-based companies in the first half of 2012.

CCH has released a special tax briefing providing guidance and analysis of the Internal Revenue Service’s temporary regulations for repairs of tangible property and how they may require companies to change their accounting methods.

John Reynolds has been promoted to principal in the firm’s Wilkes-Barre office.

By teaching your small business clients how the income statement and balance sheet dictate operating performance and business longevity, you will solidify your role as trusted advisor.

The Internal Revenue Service announced that many of its services will be unavailable over the Labor Day weekend, to accommodate an annual power outage and electric upgrades.

The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted rules Wednesday mandated by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act requiring companies engaged in extracting oil, natural gas or minerals to disclose any payments they make to the U.S. government or foreign governments.

J.H. Cohn CEO Tom Marino said Wednesday that his firm will remain in the Nexia International accounting firm network after it merges in October with Reznick Group, and will be renamed CohnReznick, with him and Reznick managing principal Ken Baggett leading the combined firm as co-CEOs for the next three years.

The Internal Revenue Service is offering a sneak preview of its revamped Web site, which is slated to go live at the end of the month.

Intuit Inc. posted fourth quarter revenue of $651 million, up 14 percent from a year ago, with 64 percent of its overall revenue coming from connected services, compared to 50 percent during the year-ago period in 2011.

An ethics standard-setter for the accounting profession is suggesting changes in how accountants should respond when they suspect illegal acts are being committed by a client or employer.

A new report from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board indicates that auditing firms have apparently ignored or forgotten the lessons that came out of the Bernard Madoff scandal and similar financial frauds of recent years.

Susan Corderman Clifford and Michael Rundbaken moved up the ranks at the Savannah, Ga.,-based firm.

The Internal Revenue Service has released a new draft version of Form 706, the Estate (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax Return.

Employers in a recent survey overwhelmingly said they favor keeping workers past retirement age.

The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards has written a letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau urging the recently established agency to create a ratings system for financial certifications and designations.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is paying nearly $50,000 to a whistleblower who helped prevent a multimillion-dollar securities fraud, in the first award paid under a new whistleblower program.

After 10 years of growing the business, FreshBooks is now adding Cloud Accounting to its brand and marketing efforts to help better define the company’s direction for accountants and customers.

The optional reporting of Announcement 2012-19 should be made permanent on the Form 990, according to the American Institute of CPAs.