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February 10, 2013 

What better way to encourage employees to take care of themselves than by using social tools? After all, we have our phones and tablets with us all the time. Here are some ways you can take full advantage of the connectivity.

February 10, 2013 

On Jan. 6, the IRS issued a notice seeking comments on dual-use property as it considers issuing new guidance to reduce disputes between equipment dealers and the agency.

February 10, 2013 

The Federal Trade Commission has announced that the defendants behind an operation that allegedly preyed on vulnerable homeowners have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they lured people into paying $1,995 or more by holding out bogus promises that they could help them avoid foreclosure and renegotiate their mortgages.

February 10, 2013 

Report urges better rules for mobile privacy: App developers and mobile device companies need to be more transparent

Isaac M. O'Bannon

February 9, 2013 

Fast Forward Academy has added CPA exam review tools to the study planner it released last month, which was initially for tax preparers and enrolled agents taking tax courses in preparation for the RTRP or EA IRS exams.

February 9, 2013 

As a part of his broader attempt to overhaul the tax system in his state, Ohio Governor John Kasich's plan would expand sales taxes to virtually all services that are currently not subject to sales tax under state laws.

February 9, 2013 

Last Christmas, about midafternoon, high winds that brought yet another cold front through Texas contributed to a new wind power record, at one point providing about 26 percent of the electricity on the state’s grid. The power registered from the turbines just after 3 p.m. on Dec. 25 was 8,638 megawatts, or enough to power...…

February 9, 2013 

A South Florida ring accused of plotting to fleece $34 million from the U.S. government by filing phony tax returns in the names of thousands of dead people was indicted this week.

February 9, 2013 

Winter weather slammed the northeast coast of the United States on Friday and Saturday, dumping snow measurable by the foot.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

February 9, 2013 

The Internal Revenue Service announced on Friday afternoon that taxpayers and tax professionals will be able to start filing two major tax forms starting Sunday covering education credits and depreciation.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

February 9, 2013 

A well-known Kansas City certified public accounting firm has relocated its offices and 22 employees to Leawood, lured by new Kansas incentives that eliminated personal income taxes on profits earned at what are called pass-through businesses.

February 9, 2013 

When police made things in Tampa, Florida, too hot for tax refund fraud, Victor Williams turned to a higher power.