Applications are being sought for nominations to the Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee, the Internal Revenue Service said this week. The committee is designed to  provide an organized public forum for discussion of electronic tax administration issues, such as prevention of identity theft and refund fraud  ETAAC member also  work closely with the Security Summit to fight electronic fraud.

Canopy has enhanced its Notice tool that is designed to reduce time and complexity professional deal with regarding notices from the Internal Revenue Service. The tool draws up an expanding data of IRS notices that enables users to more quickly understand their implications.

Surgent has expanded its online learning center, Surgent IQ's Partnership Program, with a suite of introductory accounting courses from AME Learning.  Surgent this week described the addition as extending “Surgent IQ’s offering to meet the needs of professionals with atypical educational backgrounds.”