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While New York County, also known as Manhattan, topped the list of counties in 2013 ranked by average wages and salaries with $96,941, the richest county in the country during filing year 2013 in terms of average adjusted gross income was Teton County, Wyo.

April is Financial Literacy Month and Fred Slater, CPA, and Ellen Minkow, CPA, of MS 1040 LLC in New York City are offering some special tax advice.

On Wednesday, the Weaver Private Foundation named Feed the Children as their Charity of Choice for the 2014-15. The Foundation contributed $50,000 to the organization in conjunction with local partner agencies in Texas where Weaver, the largest independent accounting firm in the Southwest, has offices.

KPMG has launched an advertising campaign featuring championship golfers Phil Mickelson and Stacy Lewis, centered around the advancement, development and empowerment of women in business and the sport of golf.

Concur, leading provider of spend management solutions and services for travelers, today announced that the Concur App Center has now grown to feature more than 100 partner apps. Launched two years ago, the App Center offers ease of use to travelers and the ability for companies to manage complex travel and finance challenges in a seamless fashion.

CPAs must be “radicalized” so they will not be lulled into complacency and driven by reactions in their current firm or lives. The changes that are happening in today’s fast-paced world need to be addressed. Most likely, you and your team have already felt the changes.

WeiserMazars’ new CEO, Victor Wahba, told Accounting Today that he plans to do more mergers and acquisitions as part of the firm’s strategic plan.

Louise Avent, the first female accountancy graduate of the University of Mississippi (Class of 1947), who also became the first female inducted into the Hall of Fame at the university’s Patterson School of Accountancy, will be commemorated with a scholarship bearing her name. Her sons, Tom and Murray Avent, have committed $250,000 to establish an endowment, which will fund four annual accountancy scholarships at the University, according to HottyToddy.com.

Even though tax season is getting close to the end, there are still some important tips that accountants can share with their clients by April 15, and beyond.

On Monday, the AICPA announced the winners of the 2014 Elijah Watt Sells Award, given to candidates who have obtained a cumulative average score above 95.50 across all four sections of the Uniform CPA Examination, passed all four sections of the Examination on their first attempt and completed testing in 2014.