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President-elect Donald Trump is considering nominating ex-U.S. Attorney Debra Wong Yang to run the Securities and Exchange Commission, said a person with direct knowledge of the matter.

The SEC announced that Virginia-based technology company NeuStar Inc. agreed to pay a penalty of $180,000 to settle charges involving its severance agreements.

The Public Company Oversight Board announced eight new and seven reappointed members to its Standing Advisory Group.

TurboTax has introduced a tax preparation solution for the self-employed called TurboTax Self-Employed.

Intuit Inc. has updated its layout to provide consistency across all its QuickBooks products, including QB Online, QB Online Accountant, QB Self-Employed, Payroll and Payments.

Accounting Today is in the midst of compiling its annual lists of the leading firms in the country, and is looking for more top-notch accounting practices to consider.

A whistleblower is claiming that JPMorgan Chase & Co. may have issues with the IRS over claims that the bank failed to tell wealthy clients it was steering them into its own funds.

MRZ, a Houston-based firm, is releasing an app for its clients to access various money management tools in January.

Tax policy plays a major role in the incoming administration’s plans to boost the U.S. economy in 2017 and beyond, but they’ll need to pursue it carefully, according to Joe Brusuelas, chief economist at the Top 5 Firm.

With Republican control of Congress and the presidency, most practitioners think some kind of change is coming to the Tax Code – but they differ wildly on what form it will take.