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August 2, 2013 

IRS Oversight Agency Suggests Improvements in Management of Case Actions

The IRS needs to make changes to its management controls for overseeing revenue officer case actions, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration found in its latest report. The report looked at 139 cases closed by revenue officers in the Small Business/Self-Employed Division Collection Field function and found inconsistencies in how ROs handled them.

Taija Sparkman

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August 1, 2013 

AICPA urges Congress to take action against patent trolls

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants has issued a statement and letter to the leaders of both the United States Senate and House of Representatives, urging them to take action regarding patent refoms, which the group says is necessary because of what it calls fraudulent litigation by some organizations that exist solely for suing…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

 New mobile banking tools designed for micro-businesses

August 1, 2013 

New mobile banking tools designed for micro-businesses

-- Business productivity tools for smallest of businesses -- Bank designs Business Mobility Bundle for unique needs of micro-business segment -- Business owners can manage finances on the go with e-Business Checking account, a Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 and mobile merchant services capabilities

Isaac M. O'Bannon

 New Texas law focuses on construction payroll fraud

August 1, 2013 

New Texas law focuses on construction payroll fraud

Five construction workers labored for weeks at a federally funded, multi-housing project, expecting a paycheck at the end of each week. But as each Friday rolled around, the drywallers on the $31 million Buckeye Trail Commons project in Dallas went home without one.