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Through its NextGen Initiative, TD Ameritrade Institutional will be working to bring younger talent and greater diversity to the registered investment advisor (RIA) industry. Including its annual scholarships, grants and a long-term sponsorship agreement with Texas A&M University, TD Ameritrade Institutional plans to invest $2 million toward helping attract next generation talent and raising awareness of the RIA industry on campuses across the country.

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

The nonprofit organization Tax Analysts has created an interactive bar graph of audit rates to provide information on the chances of being audited by the Internal Revenue Service depending on different business types and individual income levels.

The Kansas City chapter of Financial Executives International (FEI Kansas City) today announced four winners of its 2015 Academic Awards for outstanding students in Finance and Accounting, plus one Legacy Academic Award to an outstanding student who is the daughter of an FEI Kansas City member.

The Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) recently held a roundtable with Philadelphia firms on the issue of diversity, according to a press release. April marks "Celebrate Diversity Month," but the roundtable marked just another effort from PICPA to promote positive change in the profession.

Comedian John Oliver, host of the HBO series, “Last Week Tonight,” defended the Internal Revenue Service on his show Sunday evening, with the assistance of singer Michael Bolton.

Accountingfly, the online job board and networking site focused on accounting careers from internships through experienced hires, has launched a new free webinar series, with the first webinar premiering this Thursday, April 16, at 2:00PM EDT.

Of the 1,010 adults polled, the survey found that twice as many U.S. adults cited having enough money for a comfortable retirement (28 percent) and providing their children a debt-free education (23 percent) as the best indicator of financial success, rather than owning a home (11 percent) and having a financial situation better than their parents (11 percent).

A total of three scholarships worth $4,770 will be awarded, one for each of the three levels of the ITS Chartered Tax Certificate programs: Chartered Tax Advisor (CTA), Chartered Tax Consultant (CTC), and Chartered Tax Professional (CTP), to include Tax Business Start-up Guides. Recipients are selected in part on their financial obstacles as well as the strength of their essay that covers categories such as key achievements and career objectives.

Certain taxpayers will be eligible for a free chair massage at two Long Island accounting firms on Tax Day this year, according to Newsday. The massages will be offered at two accountants' offices: ZBS Group LLP in Plainview and Freeport Tax Service in Bellmore. Massage Envy locations nearby will provide licensed professional masseuses to the tax offices.