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Robert Raiola, an accountant at PKF O’Connor Davies who specializes in tax issues for sports and entertainment figures, has been selected by Topps for its Allen & Ginter line of collectible baseball cards.

It’s one of my favorite weeks of the year! And this year I’m lucky; it’s in Chicago, my hometown. How cool is that? So, of course, I invited everyone! From impressive celebrity speakers, to new accounting tech, to invaluable time spent with our New Vision customers - what’s not to love?

The new lease accounting standard will have an impact beyond the usual suspects of airlines and retailers, with even cloud computing providers taking a hit, thanks to their leases of computer servers.

The National Society of Accountants (NSA) announced on Monday that 32 students have earned scholarships via the Society's Scholarship Foundation for 2016, totaling $35,300 overall. Since the Foundation's inception in 1969, over $1 million in scholarships have been awarded to undergrad and graduate students pursuing an accounting career.

AffordableSchools.net, an online resource focusing on affordable higher education institutes and academic programs, recently announced their ranking of the 25 Most Affordable Online Masters of Accounting Degrees. American Public University System (Charles Town, W. Va.) was placed first, with the University of Massachusetts-Lowell (Lowell, Mass.) and Western Governors University (Salt Lake City, Utah) taking second and third, respectively.

The Internal Revenue Service spent $10.71 million on guns, ammunition and other military-style equipment from fiscal year 2006 to FY 2014, according to a new report.

The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) announced on Monday the election of Angela Witzany as chairman of the organization’s 2016-2017 Global Board of Directors. The election of Witzany, as well as the rest of the Global Board, was held at the IIA’s annual business meeting following the organization’s 75th International Conference in New York City.

Accounting firms are looking to bring in younger employees to fill their ranks as older Baby Boomer partners start to retire, but they have to offer the right enticements if their succession planning is going to work.

The internal audit profession is seeing a bit of a gender shift, as more women become chief audit executives.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) announced today the 72 recipients of the 2016-2017 Academic Year PCAOB Scholarship, a $10,000 merit scholarships used to encourage undergrad and graduate students to pursue careers in audit.