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BDO USA has issued its annual list of the top issues it expects to be raised at the annual general meetings of shareholders during the coming year.

Thomson Reuters CS Professional Suite announced on Monday that it is the first to certify an application for electronic filing with the Indiana Department of Revenue, effective immediately. 90,000 Indiana S corporations will now be able to electronically file their 2014 annual business tax filings (IT-20S).

Manhattan-based Hunter College announced on Monday that Hunter College High School has received a $1 million donation from health care investor and entrepreneur Martin Shkreli - the largest single donation in the high school’s 101-year history.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board and the International Accounting Standards Board are considering some changes to their converged revenue recognition standard that could lead to divergence after hearing feedback from the Joint Transition Resource Group that is examining implementation issues.

EY gives staff a new way of looking at the world

I’m going to tell you the rest of the story and how it relates to our firms next month. In the meantime, think about who you are sending out on your sales calls and how they are representing your firm. Also, think about how you treat prospective clients during your busiest times of the year as prospective clients expect the same great treatment whether it is June 1st, March 13th, or December 30th.

The video game retailer GameStop recently polled over 1,000 tax refund recipients about their tax refunds, and the results could be rated M for Mature.

Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU) announced the launch of a new degree program on Wednesday, in a partnership with the Ron Blue Institute. The Master of Business Administration in Personal Financial Planning (MBA-PFP) allows Certified Financial Planners to earn an MBA by completing just seven or eight additional courses.

Tax preparation software developers like Intuit are coming under pressure to do more to control security to safeguard their software from identity thieves.

The AICPA released the results of their first quarter AICPA Economic Outlook Survey this morning, and the results show that executives are taking a more tempered approach when it comes to expectations for profit, revenue and expansion in the coming year.