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While the majority of businesses are still trying to survive amid the economic turmoil of recent years, some companies are managing to thrive, and a new book attempts to identity what sets them apart.

Winning the growth game today takes more than just high-quality tax and audit services.

The American Institute of CPAs named Jeremy Dillard, partner of Los Angeles CPA and consulting firm Rivera, Jamjian & Dillard, as winner of the Maximo Mukelabi Award Thursday during an awards lunch at the AICPA’s E.D.G.E. Conference for leadership development in Austin, Texas.

The Internal Revenue Service’s manual reportedly used to contain instructions on how IRS agents could use information from a special Drug Enforcement Administration program as tips, but would then need to cover up the original source of the information by developing independent evidence if any of it were used in affidavits, court proceedings or investigative files.

New York-headquartered accounting, tax, and advisory firm CohnReznick recently raised more than $105,000 at its 12th annual Bowl-A-Thon benefiting Make-A-Wish New Jersey, bringing the firm’s total raised for the CohnReznick Foundation-supported charity to more than $1.35 million over the last 12 years.

The U.S. Census Bureau is asking accountants to remind their colleagues and business clients to fill out their 2012 census forms because they’re overdue.

Intuit recently launched a football-related promotional campaign for small businesses that promises to provide more than $25 million in rewards and the opportunity to appear in a Super Bowl ad.

The National Society of Accountants Scholarship Foundation is seeking donations for its annual Scholarship Foundation Auction Aug. 23-24 during the NSA 68th Annual Meeting in Indianapolis.

The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board issued guidelines late last month on providing a financial statement discussion and analysis section in reports from public sector entities.

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