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Teenagers are more worried and confused about how to fund their college tuition today, according to the third annual How Youth Plan to Fund College survey of 16 and 17-year-olds conducted by the College Savings Foundation.

The Obama administration’s newly released proposals for business tax reform might not achieve his goals of compelling more U.S. multinational corporations to shift their investments and jobs back home, according to one tax expert.

The dirty untold secret in the project-management software industry is that software usually gets implemented because business people think they need a killer tool in order to get their act together.

The New York State Society of CPAs has sent a trio of new comment letters to the Financial Accounting Standards Board asking for clarification on FASB’s proposed standards for investment company accounting, and supporting its new guidance on principal versus agent analysis and proposals for investment properties.

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Japanese authorities have arrested seven former Olympus executives and outside advisors as the accounting scandal at the camera and medical equipment maker took a dramatic turn.

Global accounting, taxation and business advisor association BKR International established a worldwide scholarship program to recognize the academic and career achievements of young accountants.

The Texas Society of CPAs recently honored 12 members as Rising Stars, a recognition of CPAs under the age of 40 who have shown innovation and leadership in the profession and community.

The Internal Revenue Service issued guidance last week on how to apply the Section 909 foreign tax credit splitter rules, which were enacted in August 2010 as part of the Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act.

Florida CPA and consulting firm Markham Norton Mosteller Wright & Company recently donated all of the proceeds from an educational series it hosted to the Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce Women in Business.