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Thomson Reuters said Tuesday that it plans to offer a number of tax and accounting reference handbooks for its Thomson Reuters ProView e-reader software.

Accounting and consulting firm MFR said Tuesday that it is merging R&M Global Advisors into its MFR Solutions consulting team, building the Houston-based firm’s international and Latin American reach.

One employee's trash is another's welcoming gift

Tascet has released technology that it said tax preparers can use to prevent multiple filings of tax returns by fraudsters.

The Internal Revenue Service is disputing a recent report that its agents have been told to ignore signs of fraudulent use of Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers.

Wolters Kluwer Audit, Risk & Compliance has released a new report on how different organizations are using auditing technology.

President Barack Obama pushed for a one-year extension of the current tax rates, but only for taxpayers making under $250,000 a year.

The American Institute of CPAs has debuted a new eReader app for the iPhone and iPad to provide accountants with auditing and accounting eBooks.

A new Web site aims to draw attention to accountants in the Seattle area.

The Internal Revenue Service reminded taxpayers and tax preparers Monday that it is now offering more flexible terms for its offer-in-compromise program as part of its expanded Fresh Start initiative.

The decision of the Supreme Court on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is not going to make our conversations with our clients any simpler, even if it resolves some of the overall economic uncertainty that has made these conversations so difficult of late.

With more than a third of this year's top value-added resellers now carrying cloud accounting and/or ERP products, and most of the remaining firms adding to their existing product lines, it is clear that the VAR 100 are starting to see better times and, at the least, are interested in changing some of their business.

The IRS has announced that victims of Tropical Storm Debby may qualify for relief from certain deadlines.

Lori Seal has joined Blytheco as chief operating officer, where she will oversee the Sage reseller's core operational activities, including sales, marketing, finance, and professional services.

After looking into the role of the auditors in the recent accounting scandals at camera-maker Olympus Corp., Japan's Financial Services Agency ordered KPMG Azsa LLC and Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC to improve their systems -- though it noted that it had not found "any intentional acts or grave negligence."

The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 8.2 percent in June, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, as employers added a disappointing 80,000 jobs.

The July edition of Accounting Today's Accountants Confidence Index marked a major milestone when, for the first time since it was started last fall, the short-term ACI reading indicated that the panel of accountants expect a contraction over the next three months.

An executive summary of our monthly ACI for July

The IRS is reminding taxpayers to keep in mind the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit to help them offset some day camp expenses.

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