A planned power outage will affect several systems of the Internal Revenue Service this weekend. The IRS said the outage will limit availability of several services from Thursday, August 30 to Tuesday, September 4 as part of planned maintenance and an electrical system upgrade. Read more...

Dana Smith, who provides expert witness services in intellectual property and complex commercial disputes, has joined EisnerAmper as a partner in the firm's Litigation Services practice. Her forensic accounting experience also includes assisting clients in post-acquisition disputes, fraud investigations, insurance claims and in performing contract compliance examinations.

Tax preparers who use the TaxWorks tax preparation system can become affiliates of Deductr, an online deduction-tracking software application. Through a deal involving TaxWorks' parent company, RedGear Technologies, preparers can purchase the software at a discount and sell it to clients.