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For a second year, New England accounting and consulting firm BlumShapiro collected and distributed food to provide Thanksgiving meals for more than 2,000 families and seniors in New Haven, Conn.

Now let me ask you, how many “favorite standby” referral sources do you have in your network that produce a constant stream of high-quality referrals for you? Most accountants I know with don’t have more than a handful – and frankly it’s not enough.

Three short takes: IASB vs. EU; M. Prada stumbles, and GAAP reporting as perjury

Payroll service provider Paychex has released an infographic on detailing the steps that employers should take now to prepare for the employer shared responsibility payment under the Affordable Care Act, and the potential costs to employers who fail to act.

While you can admit there are opportunities available to the profession to address the many challenges we face, I believe we all have an opportunity to be grateful for what we have now and to show gratitude to our employees.

New Jersey-based CPA firm WithumSmith+Brown recently coordinated two “jeans day” food drives to help local food banks in short supply.

The Web site Bestaccountingschools.net has created an online guide for aspiring accountants in infographic form.

I'm a payroll Betty. I built my firm on payroll services. I cringe at the thought of a desktop world.

National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson, who leads the Taxpayer Advocate Service at the Internal Revenue Service, decried the plummeting levels of customer service at the IRS in a recent speech.

Employees of Florida CPA and business consulting firm Myers, Brettholtz & Company recently donated 157 pounds of turkeys to the Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida.