STAY INFORMED View our current newsletters: News & Insights Careers Ethics & Compliance Subscribe today to get weekly news delivered to your inbox.    CURRENT NEWS For top news stories, most read stories of the week, features and events, visit our Accounting Home Page.    NEWSLINE ARCHIVE WHAT'S NEW: Economic Outlook Remains Pessimistic among CPA Financial Executives Former Madoff Aide Charged with Cooking Books BofA, SEC Settle Suit over Big Bonuses Toyota's Problems Loom Large Even After Hearings IRS Worker's Widow Sues Texas Suicide Pilot's Wife To Some, Suicide Attack on IRS Made Pilot a Hero U.S. Puts New Curbs on Short-Selling $67 Million Fair Fund Distribution in McAfee Fraud Former Kmart Head Ordered to Pay Millions Unemployed? Five Ways to Save on '09, '10 Taxes Tax Tips for Small Business Owners Tax Tips: The New Vehicle & Excise Tax Deduction More Say It's OK to Cheat on Taxes Tax Season Means New Scams IRS Welcomes Tips from Current Employees about Corporate Tax Cheats LAST WEEK: Mortgage Market Poised For a Big Test Gov't Readies Changes to Mortgage Relief Plan Geithner, Paulson and Fed Defend Controversial AIG Payments Bernanke Confirmed as U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman for Second Term SEC Tightens Rules on Money Market Fund Holdings White House Applauds GM Plan to Repay Federal Loans by June 30 Campaign Spending Decision Blasted How to Steer Clear of Having Your Business Audited Laid-Off Workers Get IRS Help on Health Insurance Tax Tip -- Four Filing Facts for Recently Married or Divorced Taxpayers Don't Overlook Important Tax Credit OLDER: Obama's Bank Tax Spurs Fairness Queries: Automakers, AIG Rack Up Losses NY Fed President Backs Independent Central Bank Why Public Support for Health Care Overhaul Faltered Fraud Cases Likely to Flow New Regulations Get Tough - Next Year - on Paid Tax Preparers IRS Revising Notices to Ease Communication Headaches IRS Adds Features to e-File Service IFAC Survey Shows Accountants as Advocates for Small Business and Global Standards IAASB Staff Issues Q&As to Raise Awareness of XBRL Uses in Business Reporting IASC Foundation Publishes Free Training Material for IFRS for SMEs IPSASB Publishes Three New Standards on Financial Instruments IRS to Begin Regulating Paid Tax Preparers AICPA Supports IRS Plan to Register All Tax Preparers Want Tax Help? IRS Offers Busy Signal to 3 in 10 U.S. Health Spending Grew to $2.3 Trillion in 2008 Health Bills Could Expand IRS Role SEC Names New Inspections Chief IRS to Begin Regulating Paid Tax Preparers Grassley Requests 'Clunkers' Accounting IASB Re-Exposes Proposals Americans Call Innovation Key to Future U.S. Economic Success Treasury Set to Loan GMAC $3.5B More Fannie and Freddie CEOs to Get up to $6M in Pay AICPA: Require U.S. Comptroller General to be a CPA At Koss, Books Will Get More Scrutiny Internal Fraud Can Be Difficult to Detect Organization Key to Taking Stress Out of Tax Season Start Planning for a Better Economy Loan Modifications: Fewer Than Estimated Will Qualify New Research Unveils Five Factors Driving Opportunities for Accounting Firms Keep IRS Auditors Away: Earn less than $200,000 Tax Season: Now's the Time to Get to Planning IRS Wants Receipts, Not Your Word, to Value Charitable Giving BRIEF: Administration Widening Pursuit of Financial Fraud  U.S. Chamber Lauds Administration's Plan to Join Trans-Pacific Trade Talks FINRA Wins Okay for Major Expansion of BrokerCheck No More Delays for Small Businesses on Sox Compliance Planning Year-End Tax Strategies in a Down Year Economic Sentiment Flat among CPA Financial Executives OP/ED: IRS Goof Is No Surprise When Is the Right Time to Retire? Few Take Advantage of Chance to Adjust Their College Savings Plans Health Cost Containment Troublesome Issue Six Tax Tips for Military Heroes Looking for a particular article? We suggest searching the SmartPros archives using our Search function or you can google SmartPros + the subject you are looking for: If you can't find what you are looking for, let us know.