Recently proposed legislation to reform the Internal Revenue Service “must consider the unique needs of the tax professional in serving taxpayers,” according to the National Association of Tax Professionals. “There is still a gap that exists between the current draft and where we believe the bill should be
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NEW YORK (CNNMoney) – The controversy over Sinclair Broadcast Group's media-bashing promos has quieted down. But the headache isn't going away.
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Saudi Arabia wants to get oil prices near $80 a barrel to pay for the government's crowded policy agenda and support the valuation of state energy giant Aramco before an initial public offering. In conversations with OPEC delegates and oil market participants, Saudi officials had been careful to avoid
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How Did the Big Four Auditors Get $17 Billion in Revenue Growth? Not From Auditing [WSJ] Consulting and advisory work earned the Big 4 $56 billion last year, up from $39 billion five years earlier. Their auditing practices, on the other hand, have grown about $1 billion over the same period. As for the
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SINGAPORE, April 10 (Reuters) – U.S stock futures rallied, Asian equities bounced and the safe haven yen fell on Tuesday, as Chinese President Xi Jinping promised to lower import tariffs on products including cars, helping soothe investor jitters over …
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