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Only 16 percent of tax and finance departments are actively involved in corporate sustainability efforts, according to a new survey by Ernst & Young.

Staffing company Accounting Principals has released its list of the top 10 cities to find a finance job.

An investment group including New York Mets chairman and CEO Fred Wilpon and Mets president Saul Katz have agreed to pay $162 million over five years to settle with the trustee overseeing the liquidation of Bernard Madoff’s investment firm.

The Internal Revenue Service needs to do a better job of documenting whether it completed all of the necessary pre-screening steps before hiring new employees, according to a new government report.

Accounting and advisory firm Sikich has merged with Denver-based Microsoft Dynamics AX reseller Streamline Systems, rounding out its own Dynamics sales and consulting practice.

PricewaterhouseCoopers has unveiled an online risk management tool in conjunction with the release of an annual report on reviewing risk management trends.

One of the hottest IT trends promoted by vendors such as Amazon, Google and Microsoft is cloud computing.

The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board has released a revised standard for compilation engagements, specially enhanced for the needs of small and midsized entities.

A Southern California tax preparer was convicted in a Seattle courtroom for helping nearly 1,000 clients claim more than $763 million in fraudulent tax refunds by preparing falsified tax returns on their behalf.

Weaknesses in the Internal Revenue Service’s financial and tax-processing systems continue to jeopardize the confidentiality, integrity and availability of sensitive taxpayer information, according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office.

James R. Doty has served for over a year as chairman of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and in that time, the board has made progress in its efforts to inspect auditing firms in other countries, although China remains a sticking point.

SaaS-based sales tax automation service provider Avalara has added certifications for Microsoft Dynamics AX and NAV to its AvaTax Web-based sales tax tool.

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board has proposed new financial reporting standards for state and local governments to help them account for government combinations such as mergers, acquisitions and transfers of operations, along with disposals such as sales and transfers of government operations.

This is the first year that the IRS requires payments made with a credit or debit card to be reported by merchants who processed more than $20,000 and 200 transactions.

A congressional subcommittee plans to hold a hearing next Thursday on the 2012 tax return filing season, with one of the main topics to be the recent reports of tax refund delays.

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Accounting firm Skoda Minotti has acquired Core Information Management, a Cleveland-based IT auditing and IT security management firm, and is launching a new industry practice, Skoda Minotti Financial Institutions Services Group, built around the acquisition.

The Senate failed to pass an amendment that would have extended a set of expiring tax credits for wind energy, biofuels, energy efficient homes and other tax breaks.

Nearly two-thirds of tax professionals are unaware of the various tax incentives that are available to private investors in clean energy projects, according to a new poll by Bloomberg BNA.