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The Internal Revenue’s quarterly Statistics of Income Bulletin typically provides some interesting data, and the winter 2012 issue is no exception.

Ohio-based accounting firm Howard, Wershbale & Co. was honored with the 2012 NEO Success Award, which celebrates the revenue and employment achievements of top performing companies in Northeast Ohio.

Accountants for Social Good, a lending team on microfinancing website Kiva.org, has reached number eight all-time among listed businesses on the site, nine months after its creation.

The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners plans to present former Olympus CEO Michael Woodford with its Cliff Robertson Sentinel Award for blowing the whistle on the accounting fraud he uncovered shortly after taking the helm at the scandal-ridden camera maker.

Houston accounting firm McConnell & Jones recently received the Energy Future Holdings’ Gold Star Supplier of the Year Award for its exceptional performance, customer satisfaction, community involvement and workforce diversity.

KPMG International chairman Michael Andrew believes the U.S. runs the risk of being passed by in the global financial markets unless it commits to International Financial Reporting Standards.

Bill G. Elms, former managing partner at Elms, Fairs & Company, which merged with Texas accounting firm Weaver in 2010, was recently honored by the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy for maintaining his Texas CPA license for 50 years.

Who says publishing is dead? KPMG has launched a new e-magazine, Tax Dispute Resolution Quarterly, to help corporate taxpayers keep up with news and developments in the tax dispute arena.

Robbie Narcisse, vice president of global ethics and business practices for Pitney Bowes, was recently honored with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy Center for the Public Trust’s Being a Difference Award for her high standard of social responsibility and ethical leadership in business.

General Electric paid an effective tax rate of only 2.3 percent on average over the past 10 years, according to the company’s annual 10-K report.