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Oscars host Neil Patrick Harris made a star out of Brian Cullinan, chairman of PricewaterhouseCoopers’ U.S. board, during the Academy Awards on Sunday night.

It won’t happen overnight, but I guarantee if you give social a chance, you will see similar events unfolding for you as well.

Earlier this month, BPP Professional Education Group and KPMG’s joint ACA Intensive Programme won the PQ Magazine 2015 award for Innovation in Accountancy.

Thomson Reuters Checkpoint released a special report on Tuesday, entitled President’s Fiscal Year 2016 Budget. The President’s budget contains a host of individual and business tax proposals. This report examines some of the budget’s highlights, including the President’s strategy to strengthen the middle class and help working families.

Approximately one-third (32 percent) of CFOs in a recent survey believe they would be more productive if their employees had greater autonomy at work.

On Thursday, The Illinois CPA Society announced that they are accepting scholarship applications for the 2015-16 academic year. Approximately 30 individual tuition and textbook scholarships are available to students who demonstrate strong academic performance and financial need.

With this new collaboration, users can now have their receipts automatically sent to Concur’s expense reporting system while earning Stars towards free food or beverage items, providing a combination of convenience and Rewards.

A CPA has released what he is calling a “survival kit” for the Internal Revenue Service’s recently revised repair regulations for tangible property.

Opsahl Dawson, based in Vancouver, Wash., has announced a $25,000 donation to Washington State University Vancouver last week. The firm's gift will be divided between accounting fellowships and sponsorship of WSU Vancouver’s annual Notable Alumni Award for the next five years.

This month, PwC released a new paper, “Data Driven: What Students Need to Succeed in a Rapidly Changing Business World,” offering specific accounting curriculum recommendations to strengthen technical foundations in data analytics and related skills, relevant for all students considering careers in business.