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The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has been ranked as the number two organization to work for in the federal government for the second year in a row.

A young former day-trader from Barcelona has inadvertently accumulated $172 million in back taxes after neglecting to report his activities to the IRS, the existence of which the man had been unaware of until recently, according to the New York Daily News.

Does the 30-year bond mature a little too fast for your comfort? Do you long for an investment strategy that accounts for the rise and fall of entire generations? Are you banking on medical advancements that will stretch the human life span at least three decades past its current levels? If so, then the newest investment trend, according to the Wall Street Journal, may be right up your alley.

British supermodel Naomi Campbell, known as much for her beauty as her scandalous behavior, can now add an IRS lien to her list of troubles.

Why should Bob the Builder and Pat the Postman get all the kids’ attention? Perhaps Alan the Accountant, a new children’s book published on Tuesday, will give children a peek into another career.

INSIDE Public Accounting today released its 2010 list of the nation’s Top 100 accounting firms. The list also provided a snapshot of the financial and operational health of the largest CPA firms in the nation.

Wyclef Jean, former front man for The Fugees and Haiti presidential candidate, may have to put his campaigning on hold to pay an alleged $5,278,430.10 in back taxes to the IRS.

The accounting Twitterati have someone new to follow. The Financial Accounting Board (FAF), which oversees the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB), launched its Twitter account this summer to enhance its communication with constituents.

Financial professionals received larger pay rises than other white-collar workers in 2009, with staff-level professionals experiencing the highest salary growth, followed by chief financial officers (CFOs).

Despite being found to “need improvement” by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), the IRS e-filing website still outranked Facebook, the number one website in the country, when it comes to user satisfaction, the 2010 American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) E-Business Report found.