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Large employers are increasingly putting an end to their most generous health-care coverage as a tax on “Cadillac” insurance plans looms closer under Obamacare.

Accounting and finance professionals who switched jobs last year saw an average salary increase of 13.24 percent, according to a new survey.

The District Court for the Southern District of Ohio has upheld the Internal Revenue Service’s imposition of penalties totaling more than $1 million on an estate that failed to file its estate tax return on a timely basis and timely pay the estate tax it owed even though the estate attorney was battling cancer and lost her license to practice law..

The Internal Revenue Service has issued guidance on the mass transit tax break that was recently extended by Congress late last month when it passed long-overdue tax extenders legislation, along with a special administrative procedure to help employers cope with the last-minute retroactive extension.

Intuit has unveiled a free online resource to help tax professionals understand and prepare for the tax implications of health-care reform.

Harriet Greenberg and Kim Dula of Friedman LLP discuss how firms can balance out the partnership gender gap among women and men, in an interview with Accounting Today managing editor Tamika Cody. Greenberg was a partner at the time of the interview but has recently been named co-managing partner at her firm.

Employment and pay at small businesses continued to grow in December, although the number of hours worked by small business employees declined slightly last month, according to QuickBooks maker Intuit.

The Treasury Department and the Department of Health and Human Services are getting ready for the 2015 tax-filing season and the onslaught of questions they anticipate about the Affordable Care Act.

BAASS Business Solutions announced a merger with Plus Computer Solutions to operate in an expanded capacity as BAASS Business Solutions.

From January 7-9, EY is holding their ninth annual Discover EY program and seventh annual Campus Diversity and Inclusiveness Roundtable in Manhattan, as part of their continuing effort to represent minorities in professional services.