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Rangel Plans to Renew Expiring Tax Breaks

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., intends to introduce legislation next month that would keep a variety of tax breaks from expiring before the end of the year.

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Posted by Michael Cohn at 03:48PM | Comments (0)

Global Economic Crime Not Abating

There’s little sign that global economic crime and accounting fraud are slowing down, according to the latest survey data from PricewaterhouseCoopers.

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Posted by Michael Cohn at 11:28PM | Comments (0)

Sun Isn’t Shining on SunPower

Solar energy technology maker SunPower saw its share price tumble earlier this week after it announced the discovery of accounting irregularities in its Philippines manufacturing operations.

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Posted by Michael Cohn at 07:02PM | Comments (0)

Perlmutter Amendment May Be in Trouble

The SEC is coming out firmly against a proposed amendment that would create an oversight council of bank regulators that would have the ability to rewrite accounting standards.

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Posted by Michael Cohn at 05:44PM | Comments (0)

Corefino Ramps Up Accounting Outsourcing

Corefino CEO Karen Watts was at the Financial Executives International conference to talk about her company’s back office outsourcing approach.

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Posted by Michael Cohn at 06:56PM | Comments (0)

More Tax Proposals to Pay for Health Care Reform

Washington has continued to be abuzz with talk of new ways to pay for health care reform, despite the passage about a week ago of the House version of the bill.

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Posted by Michael Cohn at 03:37PM | Comments (0)

Taxing Human Body Part Sales

It may seem ghoulish, but there does seem to be a controversy brewing over the appropriate tax treatment of sales of anatomical specimens such as human eggs and blood plasma, and even black market sales of kidneys and other vital organs.

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Posted by Michael Cohn at 05:46PM | Comments (0)

Sage Talks Marketing Strategy

Five trends are shaping the software market from a customer perspective, according to Sage executives.

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Posted by Liz Gold at 10:21AM | Comments (1)

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Sage Units Move Ahead

One great thing about attending Sage Summit as a member of the press is that you get one-on-one meetings with the company’s executives.

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Posted by Liz Gold at 01:08PM | Comments (0)

Medicine Medley with Dr. Sanjay Gupta

In case you were wondering, trampolines are dangerous. And teeth and feet are the two parts of the body many say in retrospect they wished they would have treated better.

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Posted by Liz Gold at 05:45PM | Comments (0)