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The wild swings in the financial markets this week due to the fallout from Chinese stocks could be prompting some anxious calls from investors to their CPA.

On Friday, EY global chairman and CEO Mark Weinberger addressed 180 invited undergrads from around the country on the last day of EY's Discover EY event, geared towards representing minority students and helping them learn from and connect with industry leaders.

The Internal Revenue Service is giving educational institutions a pass if they fail to include the correct taxpayer identification number on a student’s tuition statement form.

According to new research from Robert Half, more than half (54 percent) of CFOs interviewed said that they increased new hires' starting salaries from what they made in their previous job by an average of 10 percent.

A filmmaker is suggesting a new way to avoid skirmishes over notoriously dubious Hollywood accounting.

Dixon Hughes Goodman (DHG), the top 20 public accounting and advisory firm, announced on Wednesday the Directors and employees of Stegman & Company of Baltimore, Maryland, will join DHG on June 1, 2016. Stegman & Company is the oldest Maryland-based CPA firm and recently celebrated its 100th anniversary of providing service to the greater Baltimore and Mid-Atlantic region.

Jackson Hewitt Tax Service and American Express teamed up Tuesday to give clients the option to receive tax refunds on an American Express Serve account.

The National Society of Accountants (NSA) Scholarship Foundation announced on Tuesday that it is accepting scholarship applications from up-and-coming accounting students across the country for its 2016 scholarships.

H&R Block has planned a big money giveaway to lure clients to its offices this tax season.

The Connecticut Society of CPAs (CTCPA) announced last week its 2015 New and Young Professionals to Watch, three up-and-coming professionals, 35 and younger, who have proven to be emerging leaders. Following nominations in the fall, a panel of accounting professionals selected the group based on professional or workplace contributions, community service, and CTCPA involvement.