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IRS-CI Releases Its FY 2024 Highlight Reel
AICPA Releases Statement on BOI Injunction, FinCEN Appeal
PCAOB Says Audit Firm Culture is Tied to Audit Quality
PCAOB Punishes New York Audit Firm, Three Partners for Deceiving Inspection Staff
Leadership change at CCH SFS, maker of ATX tax software
ATX has long been a popular professional tax preparation system for small and mid-sized tax preparers, but this year many of these professionals have been less than pleased with the new version of the program.
Thomson Reuters sees globalization, commoditization and generational shifts as key issues facing CPAs and small business clients
At Thought Leader Symposium, Thomson Reuters seeks insight and perspective on future of accounting firm needs
Facebook and Twitter hacked: Is user data safe? Java bug and online security back in spotlight
Facebook reported late on Friday that its servers had been attacked in a "sophisticated attack" in January, but that it does not believe that users data was compromised. The company did not address why it took several weeks to alert the public.
City comptroller gets 19-year sentence for fraud; CPA auditors being sued
Rita Crundwell, the former comptroller for the small city of Dixon, Illinois, has received a prision sentence of 19 years and 7 months for embezzling millions from the city. The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge Philip G. Reinhard.
Iowa lawmakers consider property tax plan that cuts $250 million
Iowa state senators have offered a revised $250 million, five-year plan to reduce commercial property taxes for most Iowa businesses via an annual state tax credit.
National Tax Lien Association to host annual conference in Miami
The National Tax Lien Association (NTLA) will host its annual conference at the Eden Roc Renaissance Resort and Spa in Miami, Florida, April 3–5, 2013.
Newlyweds arrested for suspected tax fraud, ID theft
Two days after their house was searched, Jermell Cornelius Hickman married his girlfriend, Ebonie Hampton.
Former IRS agent pleads guilty to theft of funds
A Kansas woman formerly employed by the Internal Revenue Service faces up to 10 years in federal prison and fines after admitting she stole thousands in public funds, a federal prosecutor said Thursday.