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U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) will deliver a noon keynote address on Monday, Sept. 21, at the National Cannabis Industry Association’s Fall Regional Cannabis Business Summit, taking place at the Wyndham New Yorker in New York City, Sept. 21-22.

On Wednesday, Thomson Reuters released their special report, Projected 2016 Inflation-Adjusted Tax Brackets and Other Key Figures, which demonstrates that, despite modest inflation in the past year, tax brackets will be adjusted upward in 2016, easing the tax burden slightly for many taxpayers. The adjustments will prevent the loss of tax benefits due solely to inflation.

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants has teamed up with the United Nations Children’s Fund in an effort to show companies how to improve children’s rights around the world, while also expanding its efforts to educate accountants in the U.S. and abroad.

The Georgia Society of CPAs (GSCPA) and the Georgia Food Bank Association have announced the results of the second annual Georgia Accounting Food Fight. During the friendly, two-week competition, accounting firms and industry accounting departments statewide raised food and funds for Georgia's eight regional food banks. The competition took place Aug. 17-28.

In a letter to the Senate Finance Committee yesterday, the AICPA commended the committee for its efforts to combat identity theft and tax fraud in the Chairman’s Mark of a Bill to Prevent Identity Theft and Tax Refund Fraud, but spelled out concerns regarding the bill’s provision granting broad authority to the Department of the Treasury and the IRS to regulate paid tax return preparers.

Several accounting and tax professionals who made significant contributions to the accounting profession were honored at the recent National Society of Accountants (NSA) 70th Annual Convention in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation has started to accept applications for its College Scholarship Program, the largest undergraduate scholarship in the country. Students selected as Cooke Scholars will be awarded as much as $40,000 each year for four years for tuition, living expenses, books, and other required fees.

Best College Reviews, a ranking service for American colleges and universities, recently released a list of the Top 50 Adult Education Schools. Data gathered from university websites regarding the percentage of undergraduates under 25, the acceptance rate, percentage involved in distance education were considered. These factors, along with flexible options such as starting dates, accelerated options, online degrees, and transfer policies were used to create the ranking.

It’s not likely to be as big a summer blockbuster as “Jurassic World,” but a new documentary about the carried interest tax break has just premiered.

The IMA's (Institute of Management Accountants) announced on Thursday that their 16th Annual Student Leadership Conference is now open for registration. The conference will be held on November 12-14, 2015, at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort in Lake Buena Vista, FL, offering students the opportunity to explore new directions for their careers.