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7 hrs ago | Kansas City InfoZine

Audits Double This Decade

In addition, the IRS is stepping up efforts to close an estimated $345 billion tax gap.

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Related Topix: Tax, Financial Services, H and R Block

Fri Jul 10, 2009

Chicago Tribune

Guilty plea in tax scheme

A Deerfield man who was a tax partner at Chicago-based accounting firm BDO Seidman pleaded guilty Thursday to criminal charges in connection with tax shelters that generated billions of dollars in phony tax losses.

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Related Topix: Chicago Metro, Financial Services, Tax, Business News

Thu Jul 09, 2009

BBC

Somalia hires UK accountancy firm

Somalia's fragile government has hired the world's biggest accountancy firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers, to help ensure international aid is spent correctly.

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Related Topix: Piracy News, Somalia, World News, Africa, Financial Services

Wed Jul 08, 2009

Hutton Cranswick Today

Office supply firm 'in rescue talks'

A Sheffield-based office supply company is reportedly holding last ditch talks to stave off collapse and secure vital new funding.

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Related Topix: Financial Services

Tue Jul 07, 2009

The Washington Post

Venture Capital Investments

Mark Heesen , president of the National Venture Capital Association , was online to talk about the third-quarter MoneyTree Venture Capital report, released on Oct.

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Related Topix: Venture Capital, Emerging Technology, Financial Services, Washington, DC, Science / Technology

On Wall Street

Block Sees Tax Audits Doubling

H&R Block is stepping up its tax audit support services as the tax prep chain sees the IRS audit rate doubling.

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Related Topix: Tax, Financial Services, H and R Block

Mon Jul 06, 2009

AE Feldman's blog

Fraud High on Corporate Agenda, Opportunities Growing

A federal judge rejected Bernie Madoff's plea for leniency Monday, sentencing the 71-year-old to spend the rest of his life in prison for an "extraordinarily evil" fraud, according to the AP .

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Related Topix: Prison, Bernie Madoff, Financial Services, Investment Services

Sun Jul 05, 2009

The Peninsula

PWC audit of Satyam faces investigation

London: Accountancy giant PricewaterhouseCoopers is facing deepening scrutiny over its audit of Satyam - the IT giant known as 'India's Enron' - whose founder admitted fabricating cash and other non-existent assets of more than 1bn.

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Related Topix: Satyam Computer Services, Software, Financial Services, Business News

Sat Jul 04, 2009

Accountancy Age

Auditors face charges in Satyam fraud

Auditors caught up in India's Satyam scandal have been charged with the offence of luring investors to buy shares of the company by 'knowingly certifying forged and inflated balance sheets'. The allegations against PricewaterhouseCoopers' Subramani Gopalakrishnan and Talluri Srinivas have been detailed in a written submission by the Central Bureau ...

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Related Topix: Satyam Computer Services, Software, Financial Services, World News, India

Fri Jul 03, 2009

Baltimore Business Journal

RSM McGladrey scouting downtown office towers for new space

RSM McGladrey Inc. , considered the largest accounting firm in the Baltimore area, is shopping around downtown for new offices.

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Related Topix: Financial Services, Baltimore, MD, Investment Services, Legg Mason

ZDNet Blogs

PwC: rotten to the core or just plain stupid?

I hope that my good friend Vinnie Mirchandani doesn't take offense to the title of this post.

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Related Topix: Satyam Computer Services, Software, Prison, Financial Services

EETimes

Virginia Tech tools up with MathWorks

The MathWorks and Virginia Tech College of Engineering have signed a new three-year agreement for The MathWorks to provide resources and support for the continued use and development of course components that utilize MathWorks tools.

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Related Topix: Computer-Aided Design, Manufacturing and Engineering, Software

Thu Jul 02, 2009

ClipSyndicate

VIDEO: Ward Parkway Mansion On Auction Block

The former home of H&R Block co-founder Richard Bloch will be sold at auction on Thursday.

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Related Topix: Financial Services, H and R Block, Video, Real Estate

Ottawa Citizen

Audit raises spectre of massive mint heist

An unprecedented audit of the Royal Canadian Mint has failed to find $15.3 million in missing gold and suggests it could have been stolen in what would be the greatest gold theft in Canadian history.

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Related Topix: Financial Services

New Straits Times

Dewan Rakyat: Distribution of PKFZ pamphlets causes stir in Parliament

The Port Klang Free Zone issue caused a stir again in the Dewan Rakyat moments after session started today.

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Related Topix: Financial Services

MarketWatch

Stocks to Watch: Stocks in focus for Tuesday

Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Tuesday's session are Sealy Corp., H&R Block Inc., and Amazon.com Inc.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, Financial Services, H and R Block, Manufacturing, Amazon.com, Amazon, Amazoncom, Retail

Wed Jul 01, 2009

PC World

OpenOffice: Find Your Perfect Office Suite

A chameleon: That's what I think of when I ponder the myriad variations on the OpenOffice.org theme that have cropped up in recent years.

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Related Topix: Software

The Taipei Times

UK financial sector sentiment improves

BULLISH: The happier mood has been reflected in expectations that sales will rise, with a balance of 11 firms predicting stronger business volumes in coming months REUTERS , LONDON Tuesday, Jun 30, 2009, Page 10 Britain s financial service companies are more optimistic than at any time in the last two years, although banks remain downbeat about ...

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Related Topix: Financial Services

The New Zealand Herald

'Considerably' more leaky homes likely - Williamson

The exact number of leaky homes is unknown, but it is likely to be significantly higher than the current 22,000 estimate.

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Related Topix: Financial Services

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Telegraph.co.uk

Keydata investors told: your money is at risk

More than 37,000 investors holdings Isas sold by Keydata Investment Services now in administration will be forced to pay tax on non-compliant investments, despite previous assurances from HM Revenue & Customs that tax would be recovered from the company.

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Related Topix: Financial Services

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