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The University of South Florida (USF) announced today that its School of Accountancy will be named for Lynn Pippenger, an MBA alumnus and long-time supporter, following a $10 million donation. The change was made official this morning by a vote from the USF Board of Trustees.

The Rhode Island Society of CPAs is trying to re-imagine the traditional financial statement.

The AICPA and CIMA announced the launch of a new professional learning and development website today for the more than 140,000 CGMAs around the world. The AICPA | CIMA Competency and Learning website will equip them with the competencies required to maintain and improve their skills in today’s business environment.

The American Institute of CPAs sent a comment letter Friday to the Internal Revenue Service about two interpretive issues.

Lee University, located in Cleveland, Tenn., will be offering pro bono tax advice to local residents this week, according to local affiliate WDEF. Accounting students from the Lee's Business Department will partner with the IRS's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program and offer on-site help, as well as a tax return help hotline and face-to-face appointments.

The AICPA announced the launch of a new site today, cpapowered.org, which emphasizes the value CPAs can provide to the nation’s 28 million small businesses on strategic planning, compliance reporting and financial management. It is an expansion of the AICPA’s "#CPAPOWERED campaign," created last year to highlight CPAs’ expertise.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board and the International Accounting Standards Board have been holding a series of meetings of their Joint Transition Resource Group as they prepare for implementation of their converged standard on revenue recognition.

Established in 2011, the program was launched by NASBA’s Education Committee and aims to advance research on educational issues impacting CPAs, the public accounting profession, and Boards of Accountancy’s charge to protect the public.

The Internal Revenue Service is facing not only a budget crunch this tax season, but also rampant identity theft.

Earlier this month, PwC US launched CareerAdvisor, a free, customizable tool that will help emerging professionals discover their unique interests and professional goals as they prepare to enter the job market.