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The ride-sharing app Uber is showing up more than taxis on employee expense reports, according to a new analysis.

One of the more scenic and challenging charity runs in the tri-state area is returning to Woodland Park, NJ on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015. Presented by SaxBST, the top 100 accounting and advisory firm, The Fourth Annual 4 Miler at Garret Mountain will benefit the Child Life Department at St. Joseph's Children's Hospital.

Americans’ personal financial satisfaction has hit a new post-recession high, according to the Q2 2015 PFSi (Personal Financial Satisfaction Index) released today by the AICPA. An increase in job openings and a rise in home equity values, coupled with continued reductions in loan delinquencies resulted in the most positive financial outlook for the average American since the third quarter of 2007.

Sales tax software provider Avalara has partnered with the publisher Wiley to offer a free ebook, “Sales & Use Tax Compliance for Dummies.”

Baker Newman Noyes, one of the nation's top 125 accounting firms, recently hosted 17 college students in Portland, ME for a unique three-day internship. The program was designed for students to gain insight into what a career in public accounting entails and to experience the firm's culture and atmosphere hands-on.

The AICPA will release the next quarterly results of the AICPA PFSi (Personal Financial Satisfaction Index),the economic gauge that measures the personal financial standing of typical Americans, at 7:00 a.m. EDT, Thursday, July 16.

Optimism about the nation’s economic outlook among U.S. business leaders rose in the second quarter of the year, according to the Grant Thornton International Business Report.

Two free accounting programs will be offered at the University of Hawaii at Manoa starting in August, according to Pacific Business News. The introduction of UH Manoa’s Governmental Accounting and Certified Public Accountant Review programs is based on interest from UH's Shidler College of Business’ current students and alumni.

The online Master of Professional Accountancy (MPA) degree offered by the University of South Dakota's Beacom School of Business has been ranked the best in the nation by OnlineU. USD's program was selected due to its affordability and the high proportion of graduates who pass the CPA exam," the school said in a statement.

The Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) recently released a report titled, Firm Culture and Its Impact on the Future of the Firm. The report shares the findings of a 2014 study of 1,000 Pennsylvania CPAs on career trends and what role firm culture has on attracting and retaining talent in the public accounting industry, as well as generational and gender breakdowns regarding values, career goals, motivators, and ideal benefits.