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January 31, 2013 

AccountantsWorld, provider of cloud-based solutions, training and information resources for accounting professionals, recently announced a major update to its cloud-based Accounting Relief solution.

Taija Sparkman

January 31, 2013 

Earlier this week, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri denied an attempt by tax preparation chain H&R Block to stop Intuit from continuing to air two TV commercials for TurboTax.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

January 30, 2013 

Since Hurricane Sandy struck the East Coast last October, the U.S. Small Business Administration has approved more than $1.1 billion in disaster loans. The funds were made available to nearly 17,000 residents and businesses in the states declared federal disaster areas.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

January 30, 2013 

A Fort Lauderdale, Florida, woman was convicted of heading an identity theft tax fraud scheme that netted $11 million in federal tax refunds and involved the filing of approximately 2,000 fraudulent tax returns, federal prosecutors said.

January 30, 2013 

Verify, check and review. With tax season getting underway, the American Payroll Association has offered a few tips to help wage earners "get the most from their Form W-2."

January 30, 2013 

MBA program is intended to meet the growing demand for professional accountants.

January 30, 2013 

Aplos Software, LLC has announced a program that offers nonprofits that were founded in the past 12 months a free six-month subscription to their simple nonprofit accounting software, Aplos Accounting. The free resource for new nonprofits is available at www.aplossoftware.com.

January 30, 2013 

The Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters announced today that it has implemented more than one million portals for staff and clients of accounting firms.

Taija Sparkman

January 30, 2013 

Prager and Fenton LLP and Metis Group LLC, have combined their expertise to form Prager Metis International LLC. This combination, effective from January 1, joins two firms who found their deep-rooted practices to be philosophically and culturally similar.

January 30, 2013 

Mary Jo Walker said she was "intrigued" by her long-time friend's invitation to join a women's group that offered shoulders to lean on and a way to make $40,000.

January 30, 2013 

A Maryland bookkeeper was sentenced to more than a year in prison for embezzling from a client and not reporting income on her personal tax returns. The federal charges also included interstate transportation of stolen money.

January 30, 2013 

A childhood friend and business partner of Democratic State Rep. William F. Keller whose Philadelphia sporting goods shop sold campaign T-shirts, hats, and other products to local and national politicians was indicted Tuesday on federal charges that he underreported his business receipts and personal income by nearly $500,000 over four years.