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Federal Express was able to work out a settlement with the Internal Revenue Service late last month in a long-running case involving tax credits for research and development, and the case could have broad implications for other companies claiming R&D tax credits for internally developed software.

The American Institute of CPAs announced that this year it will award one-year scholarships totaling more than $370,000 to 117 undergraduate and graduate students through the AICPA’s Legacy Scholars program.

The Connecticut Society of CPAs announced the 2013 “New and Young Professionals to Watch,” three emerging leaders age 35 or younger who have differentiated themselves in the accounting profession.

Cleveland-based CPA firm Cohen & Company was named a 2013 winner of the NorthCoast 99 award, recognizing the top 99 northeast Ohio companies that attract, reward and retain top performers.

The New Jersey Society of CPAs has decided to address the social media trend by giving its members advice on how to leverage Twitter with the help of a slightly older but equally popular Web medium, YouTube.

I want to take the opportunity in this week’s blog to focus on vendors, and clearly vocalize the needs of today’s progressive accounting firms—the NEW generation of CPAs.

Two Golden Gate University graduate programs have been named Best Tax Programs in a nationwide survey by tax department consultancy TaxTalent.

How do we earn the badge of being the “the best accountants ever?” I realized it didn’t necessarily involve fancy ancillary services, flashy proposals or neat ad campaigns.

Philadelphia-based accounting, tax and business consulting firm Citrin Cooperman participated in The Hamels Foundation’s fourth annual Diamonds and Denim event Aug. 15 to help fund the nonprofit organization’s community-based education assistance.

For the fourth consecutive year, Deloitte is hitting the road with the United States Olympic Committee to bring world-renowned athletes to 10 college campuses across the country.