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President Barack Obama’s nominee to run the Internal Revenue Service said it’s not a high priority to create tax returns that already include information that taxpayers would check, complete and send to the agency.

Thomson Reuters released a report on the IRS’s new regulations impacting taxpayers who acquire, produce or improve tangible property.

Tax preparation giant H&R Block reported a loss for the second quarter due to a fall in international tax prep fees.

The Massachusetts Society of CPAs honored its 2013 Women to Watch Award winners at the society’s third annual Women’s Leadership Summit Nov. 7 in Waltham, Mass.

IT security expert Alan Heyman believes accounting firms are repositories of personal information and, as such, have become targets for criminal hackers; they are like an auto accident waiting to happen.

Professional management accounting association IMA (Institute of Management Accountants) responded to the International Integrated Reporting Council’s International Integrated Reporting Framework, released Monday, with an outline of several actions.

Payroll provider Paychex Inc. is reminding small-business owners about five tax regulations and credits that they should evaluate before the end of the year.

SAP AG today announced new capabilities for its SAP Business ByDesign product, which leverage SAP HANA, mobile and cloud technologies and added global versions.

The IASB published for public comment Wednesday an exposure draft of five proposed amendments to four International Financial Reporting Standards under its annual improvements project.

Top 100 Firm Eide Bailly has launched the Eide Bailly Private Exchange, a private insurance exchange that offers businesses an alternative for health care coverage.