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Sage North America announced a new Sage Simply Accounting User Certification program to train Canadian accounting and bookkeeping students in its accounting software.

Too many CPAs begin the day reading through their email inbox. No doubt, reputations depend on near instantaneous client service. But let's face it—if the only value you're providing for your client is rapid response, you'll eventually be replaced by someone in Mumbai, Shenzhen or some other time zone who can respond even faster.

As if it doesn’t already have enough delayed standards on its agenda, the International Accounting Standards Board wants to hear from the public about more new projects to add to its workload.

Ricky Vigil, manager in St. Louis, Kansas City-headquartered accounting and business consulting firm RubinBrown’s assurance services group, was recently featured on two lists honoring his achievements.

The young professionals group of Leading Edge Alliance, the second largest international professional association of independently-owned accounting and consulting firms, is kicking off its first ever Global Volunteer Week Aug. 1 with the help of Southwest CPA firm Lane Gorman Trubitt.

Congress’s failure to reauthorize funding for the Federal Aviation Administration last Friday means that airlines can’t collect the federal excise tax on airline tickets, but most airlines quietly raised their fares so they could still pocket the extra money anyway.

Where do we start? Where does the knowledge worker fit in? How do we make our firms more efficient with cloud-based solutions?

A new online game is allowing citizens to pretend to call the shots in how the federal budget should be allocated.

PricewaterhouseCooopers will embark on a strategic partnership with DonorsChoose.org, a nonprofit that connects philanthropic individuals with classroom and teacher needs.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board and the International Accounting Standards Board are giving accountants, businesses and various other constituents one more chance (at least) to comment on their latest leasing proposals.