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The AICPA has recently renewed its commitment to women. I wouldn’t be surprised if accounting firms soon followed suit with this new “perk.” Hmm...

On Sunday, the first day of events at the AICPA’s 2014 Fall Meeting of Council in Boston, Mass., the state of the Uniform CPA Examination proved to be a key topic, with plans to ultimately release a new version of the Exam by 2017.

With the goal of expanding the role of influential women in the CPA profession, the AICPA will hold the Women's Global Leadership Summit in Washington D.C. from Oct. 23-24.

Striving to be future leaders in the accounting profession, 37 applicants recently graduated from AICPA's 2014 Leadership Academy - an intensive, four-day program held in Durham, N.C. that looks to inspire and connect CPA leaders to professional networks and opportunities.

To advocate free services for low-to-moderate income taxpayers, top officials from the New York State Tax Department and the United Way of Northern New York met today in the first ever North Country Community Outreach Tax Summit.

Joining the ranks of colleges to explore more options in offering accounting degrees, Northern State University, in Aberdeen, S.D., will offer two accounting degrees starting this Fall.

Publicly traded companies in the U.S. recorded the lowest level of goodwill impairment since 2008, according to a new study.

Regional CPA and business advisory firm Eide Bailly LLP recently announced the winners of its 2014 Eide Bailly Resourcefullness Awards, which recognize outstanding non-profit revenue generation efforts across the country.

As year-end planning season is upon us, savvy professionals might think about getting together with their financial teams to consider both their 2015 outlooks and last year's changes in tax law to ensure matters are in shipshape.

The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners is warning about the costs to organizations of being overly complacent about financial fraud.