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The Senate has passed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act and sent it back to the House with a few extra protections for investors added.

Deloitte recently completed another year of its alternative spring break program, “Maximum Impact,” in which undergraduates across the country volunteer for the community and work alongside Deloitte professionals.

The American Institute of CPAs announced the winners of the 2010 Elijah Watt Sells Awards, bestowed to candidates who obtained the 10 highest cumulative scores on all four sections of the computerized Uniform CPA Examination that year.

Imposing a minimum tax on millionaires to ensure they don’t pay a lower tax rate than their secretaries under the so-called “Buffett Rule” promoted by President Obama would not raise enough revenue to replace the alternative minimum tax, according to a new congressional study.

This month, I celebrated the one year anniversary of being in business for myself. As I reflected on the year and had some conversations with some trusted people I know, one topic kept coming up: being busy.

Officials from the Internal Revenue Service are sending the message that the recent regulations for reporting on foreign account holdings are aimed at making the requirements easier to manage.

Online accounting software provider Xero has partnered with the American Society of Women Accountants to support the organization’s educational programming.

External audits could play a larger role in providing information to the regulators and supervisors of financial institutions, and the effectiveness of the regulation of external audits—particularly of financial institutions—could be enhanced, according to an international regulatory body.

Following the attention of last year’s series, Timonium, Md.-headquartered CPA, tax and consulting firm KatzAbosch have released a second season of its animated sketch show, “Gotta Love Tax Season,” posting the first episode on its YouTube channel.

The New York tabloids have been filled with headlines in recent weeks about the so-called “soccer mom madam” scandal, and there is now an accounting angle.