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Junior Achievement of Southwest New England and BlumShapiro announced today that they will co-host the second annual JA Career Walk in West Hartford Center for West Hartford’s Hall High and Conard High school students. The program looks to prepare students for the real world and gain a better understanding of jobs in their community.

The American Institute of CPAs has issued a set of questions and answers on the services a practitioner can provide in connection with the American Land Title Association’s Best Practices Framework for real estate settlement.

A Vietnamese refugee, an executive recruiter, and the only Latina California lottery commissioner were among five recipients of the Women to Watch Awards from the California Society of CPAs last Friday.

With the role of personal financial advisors projected to grow 27 percent between 2010 and 2020, Grantham University’s Mark Skousen School of Business has added a financial planning - Bachelor of Business Administration program to its offering of more than 40 online degrees and certificates.

Rosenberg Associates has begun its annual survey of CPA firms.

The New York State Society of CPAs’ (NYSSCPA) Rochester Chapter NextGen group, a committee of young accountants and new CPAs, alongside the Flower City Habitat for Humanity (FCHH), will host a celebratory open house at the newly-renovated Rochester home at 44 Miller Street at 4 p.m. on May 1, according to the State Society.

Now that busy season for many accounting firms is drawing to a close, more attention turns to expanding business and developing new business. While every firm has a different way of tracking growth and revenue, BKR International reminds firms of four growth benchmarks to pursue and track consistently to stay in front of your best business opportunities.

In the April issue of the Harvard Business Review, Deloitte unveiled their plans to move away from a more traditional performance management system, focusing instead on a system based on the individual team member and their strengths.

Now that the crush of the tax deadlines is behind you, it’s time to once again think about marketing. But not just any marketing – I want you to think about marketing to your top clients.

New York City’s Museum of Sex hasn’t paid any sales taxes for four years and is now facing an $82,192 tax lien from state tax authorities.