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April 28, 2019 

ITA Announces New President During 2019 Spring Collaborative

At its annual Spring Collaborative meeting held April 28-30, 2019 in Chicago, Information Technology Alliance (ITA) President Stan Mork announced that the ITA Board of Directors has selected a new president to take over his role upon retirement on ...

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April 25, 2019 

PwC Invests In Upskilling Professors

The future of work is already here. But how is that impacting students, and equally importantly, professors? This spring, PwC launched a series of data analytics academies designed just for professors. These two-day seminars take a hands-on look at ...

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April 25, 2019 

Most Corporate Tax Pros to Deploy Automation Tools

In the past year, nearly three quarters of corporate tax professionals (74 percent) say they dedicated extra time and resources, including bots and Artificial Intelligence (AI), in order to comply with federal tax reform policy changes, according to ...

 IRS Appoints New Associate Chief Counsel

April 25, 2019 

IRS Appoints New Associate Chief Counsel

The Associate Chief Counsel, International, is responsible for coordinating and directing all activities of the international organizational component of the Office of Chief Counsel. That organization provides legal advisory services on all ...

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April 25, 2019 

IRS Seeks Applications for Advisory Committee

The ETAAC provides an organized public forum for discussion of issues in electronic tax administration, such as prevention of identity theft and refund fraud. ETAAC supports the overriding goal that paperless filing is the preferred and most ...

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April 25, 2019 

Hiring Looks Bright for 2019 Graduates

The top benefits cited for hiring individuals right out of school include their enthusiasm about starting a career (35 percent) and their fresh perspective and ideas (28 percent).

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April 25, 2019 

Employee Recognition: How to Get it Right

Are today's workers getting the recognition they deserve? About four in 10 senior managers (43 percent) think so, new research from staffing firm OfficeTeam shows. But 58 percent of survey respondents indicated their organization could do a better ...

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April 23, 2019 

Founder of H&R Block Dies at 96

Bloch retired as the company’s chief executive officer in 1992 and as chairman of the board of directors in 2000. In 1989, he became chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer. He served as president of H&R Block from ...