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The recently appointed chairman of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, Kevin Brady, R-Texas, described some of his tax reform priorities in a speech Friday.

Sage introduced a version of Sage Live available on iOS, the first of a series of the company is collaborating with Apple on after Sage became an Apple mobility partner.

Hans Hoogervorst has been re-appointed as chairman of the International Accounting Standards Board for a second five-year term, but his vice-chairman, Ian Mackintosh will not be seeking a second term.

Are CPAs really afraid to talk about fees with their clients? That’s what Tom Wheelwright, founder of the accounting firm ProVision, thinks.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating whether Boeing Co. properly accounted for the costs and expected sales of two of its best known jetliners, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew has reportedly fired off a letter to officials in the European Union complaining about recent tax investigations of U.S.-based multinationals like Apple, McDonald’s, Amazon and Starbucks.

The Senate has included a permanent ban on taxes for Internet service within a larger trade enforcement bill that was passed Thursday.

Highlights of some of our favorite tax-related blogs from the past week.

The Internal Revenue Service nearly doubled the amount of money it paid to tax whistleblowers last year and is taking steps to make the process move faster.

Accounting firm MBAF has merged in Rampell & Rampell, P.A., a firm based in Palm Beach, Fla., expanding MBAF’s presence in South Florida and adding more expertise in various specialties.