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The New York State Society of CPAs’ Foundation for Accounting Education announced the 67 New York students receiving Excellence in Accounting Scholarships for the 2013-14 school year.

The Internal Revenue Service has released for public comment draft versions of three forms for complying with the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, or FATCA.

KPMG partnered with the career-themed academy network the National Academy Foundation and human resource-development organization Ceridian to provide career planning skills to Staten Island students at the Susan E. Wagner High School Academy of Finance May 1.

Three students of the Beta Alpha Psi accounting club at Utah State University’s Jon M. Huntsman School of Business recently took first place in two areas of the Deloitte Best Practices competition.

The Illinois CPA Society will be hosting the Young Professionals Leadership Conference in Chicago May 31.

The American Institute of CPAs has created a National Commission on Diversity and Inclusion that has been working to address the disparities in representation of minorities in the accounting profession.

Marketing and sales are time-consuming but necessary to getting more business. For most CPAs with whom I work, time is always a challenge. Most think doing more is the answer, but not always.

The Weaver Private Foundation named Feed the Children its Charity of Choice for fiscal year 2012-13, contributing $45,000 to the organization in conjunction with local partner agencies where the Southwest accounting firm has offices.

As many as 500 Ernst & Young professionals will be deployed in New York City to deliver financial literacy, entrepreneurship, college and career-readiness education to 3,000 K-12 NYC public school students Friday, May 17, as part of the annual day of community service, EY Connect Day.

The Women’s Executive Committee of the Illinois CPA Society is hosting a Women’s Leadership Breakfast Friday, May 17, featuring documentarian and author Dr. Kelly Richmond Pope as speaker.