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The American Institute of CPAs is now accepting online applications for its 2013-14 academic scholarships.

Frank Ross, director of Howard University’s Center for Accounting Education, has been a longtime proponent of increasing diversity in the accounting profession, as the industry once again tries to make headway on the problem.

During his closing keynote of the Winning is Everything conference Jan. 16-18 in Las Vegas, Sir Ken Robinson, author, speaker and advisor on creativity and innovation, challenged attendees to reawaken something he said becomes dormant with adulthood.

Rea & Associates recently addressed a problem local to the Ohio CPA and consulting firm by donating 9,178 pounds of food to neighborhood organizations through its annual food drive.

The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service released their long-awaited set of final regulations for the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act last week. They answer many of the lingering questions that have caused banks to put off implementation, but not all of them.

Recently, my high school accounting teacher found me on LinkedIn, and then shortly after stopped by my office for a visit.

Kansas Governor Sam Brownback declared Thursday, Jan. 17, Certified Public Accountant Education Day in honor of the Kansas Society of CPAs’ Educational Foundation’s 50th Anniversary.

The Center for Audit Quality and the American Accounting Association’s Auditing Section have teamed up on a program to give academic researchers improved access to auditors from six major firms to participate in research studies.

Among accountants that service small business, the buzz around the cloud has been strong and steady.

Financial troubles appeared to be on the rise last month for lower-income Americans earning under $50,000, according to Consumer Reports, while wealthier Americans earning $100,000 or more saw their financial situations improve significantly.