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Top 100 business advisory and management consulting firm SS&G’s 16th Annual Memorial Golf Classic June 25 raised more than $23,000 to benefit the Cleveland and Greater East Ohio Area chapters of the Alzheimer’s Association.

Several recent studies suggest that women are better qualified than men to oversee corporate finances, although the results at the board level are unclear.

Sage North America has formed The Competitive Edge for Accounting Professionals: Value Beyond Tax and Compliance Services, a new CPE program for accounting professionals in conjunction with the Business Learning Institute.

The Association for Accounting Marketing announced its 2013-14 leadership team, including elected president Katie Tolin, director of practice growth at Ohio CPA firm Rea & Associates.

With the recent announcement by Detroit’s state-appointed emergency manager of his intention to file for bankruptcy on behalf of the beleaguered Motor City, government pension accounting rules are being questioned.

The hottest trends and topics today are practice management, workflow, process, technology and the cloud—all mechanisms by which firms deliver services. But that’s only the “What” of what we do.

The Virginia Society of CPAs Educational Foundation awarded 23 scholarships totaling more than $43,000 for the 2013-14 academic year.

While the Treasury Department has delayed the withholding and account due diligence requirements of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act until July 1, 2014, it is still getting ready for the rollout.

The Michigan offices of tax and advisory services firm UHY Advisors were noticeably greener this past tax season, as staff filed and sent out 95 percent of their returns electronically.

The “off-the-job” behavior of corporate executives, including legal infractions and ownership of luxury goods, could point to the likelihood of future financial misstatements and outright fraud.