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A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling dismissing the complaint of a tax preparer who argued that the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service did not have the right to charge an annual fee for a Preparer Tax Identification Number.

Sage North America has released a mobile application to help members of the Sage Accountants Network keep up to date on Sage and industry issues.

CCH’s Taxes – The Tax Magazine, one of the profession’s oldest tax-centric magazines, is now available as an app for the iPad.

SS&G has merged in The Parkland Group, a Cleveland-based management consulting firm, to create SS&G Parkland Consulting LLC.

Two recent court cases have had a significant impact on the use of cost segregation studies in terms of reclassifying building components for accelerated depreciation.

Helene Kaiser Wall joins Top 100 Firm Louisiana firm Postlethwaite & Netterville as a manager in the Consulting Division

BDO’s member firm in Australia has merged in PKF’s practice on the East Coast of the continent, expanding the firm's presence after it retrenched earlier this year.

The New York State Society of CPAs said it supports proposed changes from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in auditing standards for related-party transactions, although it stopped short of fully supporting the PCAOB’s proposals for auditing significant unusual transactions.

The House Ways and Means Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee held a hearing Friday on various expiring and already-expired tax breaks.

Public Company Accounting Oversight Board chairman James Doty discusses how firms can recruit new auditors even as new standards get finalized, in an interview with AccountingToday.com editor-in-chief Michael Cohn in the PCAOB offices in Washington, D.C.

The IRS Oversight Board said in its annual report to Congress that the Internal Revenue Service needs to reassess its goal of delivering tax refunds within 45 days given the prevalence of electronic filing.

Weaver said Friday it has merged with Delong Consulting Services, a consultancy that offers compliance and risk management services to financial institutions, effective June 1.

Accounting Today is now accepting submissions for its annual Wealth Magnets list of the top CPA firms ranked by assets under management

The House voted to repeal the 2.3 percent excise tax on medical devices and another provision from the health care reform law that prevents holders of health savings accounts from buying over-the-counter medicine without a prescription.

Recent hires, promotions and more at accounting firms across the country.

The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board has released a new standard to assure public confidence in reliable emissions reporting.

Business executives who are also CPAs are adopting a more guarded viewpoint about the 12-month outlook for the U.S. economy than they were last quarter, according to a new survey by the American Institute of CPAs.

Only 3 percent of CFOs plan to add accounting and finance employees in the third quarter, according to a new survey by staffing company Robert Half International.

Compliance professionals around the world say they are not ready to handle the demanding requirements of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, according to a new survey.

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