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Four family members belonging to a Utah polygamist group admitted defrauding the U.S. of $512 million in renewable-fuel tax credits, with the leader saying the mastermind was an Armenian immigrant who owns a small oil and gas empire in Southern California. That businessman now faces trial alone.

The Democratic presidential candidate rolled out a policy blueprint to slash prescription prices when they cost less in other developed countries.

The provider of web-based lease accounting software has acquired an Australian company that has developed online real estate administration software.

Marijuana businesses are growing fast, but it's a complicated market that accountants need to really understand before they jump in, according to Dave Roberson and Maureen Ryan of Kukuza Associates.

The proposed regs were a long time in coming, but generally taxpayer friendly. Here are seven key updates.

One of China’s largest listed drug makers said related parties used the firm’s funds to trade its shares, a day after the securities regulator alleged financial data had been fabricated.

Extension a tax incentive for electric vehicle purchases could cost up to $15.7 billion, according to an analysis prepared by opponents.

Tax credits worth billions of dollars for the wind and solar industries are set to expire or begin phasing out next year — part of a 2015 deal Democrats struck that ended a 40-year-old ban on the export of crude oil.

Production management will now be available in Sage 100cloud, the company's web-based enterprise management solution for small to medium sized businesses.

It’s tax time for everyone, but for entrepreneurs in the rapidly growing cannabis business, it’s a particular challenge.

New York lawmakers approved a budget that allows for tolls on cars entering midtown Manhattan, increases sales taxes on multimillion-dollar city homes and ushers in a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags.

The deduction has been a valuable tax planning tool for architects, engineers and building owners, but it never spurred energy efficient design.

Reps. Terri Sewell, D-Ala., and Tom Reed, R-N.Y., and Senators Ben Cardin, D-Md., and Roy Blunt, R-Mo., have introduced bipartisan legislation to make the New Markets Tax Credit permanent, in an effort to encourage private investment in low-income rural communities and urban neighborhoods.

New York Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie added momentum to the idea of taxing non-resident owners of multi-million dollar apartments as a way to help pay for billions of dollars of regional transit improvements.

Accounting firm RoseRyan has created a consultancy called Kukuza Associates to focus on servicing businesses in the growing cannabis market.

The new standard adjusts the way companies account for the production costs of films and episodic content produced for TV and online streaming services.

The program encourages the private sector to diversify their investment portfolio while revitalizing urban and rural districts that face economic challenges.

The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission is issuing new guidance amid heightened regulatory scrutiny of the health care sector.

A senator and a representative from Oregon aim to bring state and national cannabis laws into greater alignment.

City Council members thrashed the retailer for its resistance to unions, working conditions at warehouses and its founder’s wealth.