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Financial data provider Powerlytics has crunched the numbers and created a ranking of the most profitable states in which to operate an accounting practice.

According to a new analysis published today by Concur, the leading provider of spend management solutions and services, the third Monday of December has consistently been the busiest expense (claims) day of the year

According to last year's Hollinden Professional Services Marketing Survey, in which firms are polled as to their active marketing, percentage of time spent on business development, and lead generation tactics, about 80% of firms invest only 5% or less of their gross revenue in marketing themselves.

The University of Miami School of Business Administration announced on Monday that it will begin offering a new, online Master of Professional Accounting program beginning in May 2015. The fully online program is designed for those with no prior accounting experience or coursework, and will prepare students for careers in corporate financial accounting, taxation, and management accounting.

The New York-based accounting, tax and advisory services firm WeiserMazars LLP, its sister firm abroad Mazars Group and other business groups and government are collaborating on launching a global human rights survey.

Last Wednesday, EY held their Diverse Abilities Leadership Summit at their Times Square office. The event was held to promote awareness and acceptance of people with differing abilities, and to "create opportunities for people of all abilities and the businesses which employ them," according to the event's program.

On Monday, Thomson Reuters announced the launch of a new sales lab for Michigan State University students, in partnership with MSU’s Eli Broad College of Business. The opening was marked by a ribbon-cutting and appreciation ceremony on December 5 at MSU’s Lear Corporation Career Services Center.

Last Tuesday, Pace University won the 11th annual national College Federal Reserve Challenge in Washington D.C. - a competition that tests students’ understanding of the U.S. economy, monetary policymaking, and the role of the Federal Reserve System. The Challenge was the culmination of five district competitions held around the country.

Members of The Georgia Society of CPAs (GSCPA), wishing to raise awareness of financial literacy education amongst young people, recently coordinated the second annual statewide GSCPA Financial Literacy Day for eighth-grade students. The program, titled "Millennial Money," gave CPAs throughout the state an opportunity to teach local eighth-grade students the importance of financial education, and how budgeting and saving can impact both their personal and professional lives throughout their futures.

Accountants will increasingly need to help the organizations they work with manage their financial risks, according to panelists at an event sponsored by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Institute of Management Accountants.