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

The Internal Revenue Service said Thursday that federal tax preparers will soon pay less for a preparer tax identification number, or PTIN, and reminded non-credentialed tax preparers of major upcoming changes regarding which preparers can represent clients in matters before the IRS, starting next year.

Rep. Sam Johnson, R-Texas, has been named acting chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, the main tax-writing committee in Congress.

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CPA.com, the American Institute of CPAs’ technology arm, has formed a strategic alliance with Vertex SMB to help CPA firms with sales tax compliance for their business clients.

Kabat, Schertzer, De La Torre, Taraboulos and Company, a Miami-based accounting and tax advisory firm, has merged in Roth, Jonas and Mittelberg, a nearly 50-year-old Miami firm.

Top 100 firm Citrin Cooperman has acquired Joel Popkin & Company, expanding its presence in New York City and adding new clients in the restaurant and nightclub business.

On Wednesday, Deloitte announced that their partnership with the veteran-focused Call of Duty Endowment - a non-profit, public benefit corporation co-founded by Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard - has recognized three organizations that help veterans transition to the workforce with their prestigious "Seal of Distinction Award."

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