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Things got hairy for 18 members of Irvine, Calif.-based accounting firm White Nelson Diehl Evans who raised $1,521 to fight prostate and testicular cancer by growing mustaches in support of the annual “Movember” fundraiser.

According to a recent AICPA technology survey, about 40 percent of CPAs “perceive themselves as catalysts for innovation for their clients.” I don’t mean to come off as negative, but I simply can’t believe that the numbers are this high.

The Tax Policy Center is offering an online calculator to help taxpayers understand the impact of the fiscal cliff on their finances.

KPMG gave new meaning to the term stacks, creating a replica of the Chicago Water Tower with 2,000 new children’s books as part of the Big Four firm’s holiday community service project and book drive Operation Bookitecture.

Security researchers recently demonstrated a new way that accounting software could be hacked, allowing unauthorized payments to be sent to cybercriminals.

Members of the New Jersey Society of CPAs recently traveled to 144 high schools statewide to inform 8,000 students about career opportunities in the profession.

The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards is rethinking the idea of changing the continuing education requirements for CFPs.

For the 10th time since the Wake Forest University Schools of Business began offering the master of science in accountancy program in 1997, its students achieved the top pass rate in the nation on the latest CPA exam.

James Kroeker departed his job as chief accountant of the Securities and Exchange Commission soon after delivering a long-awaited SEC staff report on the status of the convergence effort with International Financial Reporting Standards.

It’s hard to think of an industry that doesn’t employ sales forces to bring products to market. Sales forces are the key to sales success and revenue growth for most industries.