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"The Intern." Have you seen the movie? If you didn't catch it in the theaters, it's being released in DVD this week. Let me tell you it’s one of my favorite movies! I mean, who doesn't like Anne Hathaway and Robert De Niro? But for me, it's more than the actors who star in the flick.

According to new research from a Robert Half Management Resources survey, 77 percent of workers considered their work-life balance as "good" or "very good." Additionally, nearly half of the respondents (45 percent) reported they have greater balance than three years ago.

Bay Area rapper Kreayshawn tweeted out her tax troubles after discovering that the IRS had apparently cleaned out her bank reports.

The AICPA announced today that students representing the University of Kansas have earned first place in the 2015 AICPA Accounting Competition, earning a $5,000 award for their school. Students from the University of Portland finished second, receiving $3,000, and the third-place team from The College of Brockport, SUNY, winning $2,000.

Accountingfly, the online career community for accounting professionals, along with payroll service Gusto, recently released their 2016 Ultimate Recruiting Guide for Accounting Firms - a comprehensive guide covering firm culture to sourcing strategies.

Kaplan Collections has developed a new infographic on how businesses can make it harder to collect on receivables, vs. how to get paid faster.

Nearly 100 employees from The Mercadien Group recently participated in a day of service for three local nonprofits - the Hamilton YMCA, HomeFront and Womanspace. Held at Rider University’s Bart Luedeke Center last week, the event consisted of teams of Mercadien professionals assembling and decorating a variety of gifts for children, including bikes, rocking chairs, stuffed animals, blankets, ornaments and books, all donated by Mercadien.

Traditionally, connecting with referral sources and clients doesn’t include running races, but members of the BKR International running group did just that, recently participating in races in Italy as well as a 10K fun run during the association’s annual Worldwide Conference in Paris. Clubs like this are among the newest ways that accounting firms can engage with clients or referral sources outside the traditional venues of cocktail hours or power lunches.

Capital markets executives are divided on the question of whether there will be more initial public offerings on U.S. exchanges next year, according to a new study by BDO USA.

Western Carolina University alumni from Dixon Hughes Goodman announced last Friday that they are donating gifts and pledges totaling $1 million to benefit the university’s accounting program and college of business, per the Citizen-Times, Asheville.