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Super-regional CPA and business advisory firm BKD recently teamed with the firm's charitable unit, the BKD Foundation, and donated some $150,000 to the victims of the recent tornadoes in Joplin, Mo.

Tax, financial advisory and consulting firm BDO USA was named one of the Best Places to Work for Recent Grads by career services provider Experience Inc.

Group coupon site Groupon announced its plans for a $750 million initial public offering last week, but the Chicago-based company’s IPO filing contained some disquieting information about its finances.

Value should hold more weight in proposals, according to Michelle Golden, president of St. Louis-based firm consultancy Golden Practices, during her “Proposals That Rock (and Win)” session during the Association for Accounting Marketing Summit in Chicago today.

A group of documentary filmmakers has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Tax Court in the hopes that documentaries won’t be automatically considered not-for-profit activities by the tax authorities.

The Illinois CPA Society presented Deloitte Tax Senior Manager Muhammad Gigani with its 2011 Outstanding Leadership in Advancing Diversity Award for his work in promoting inclusiveness in the community and at Deloitte Tax.

Lawmakers in Congress, along with the American Institute of CPAs, have written to the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board questioning how far a proposed interim rule for auditing broker-dealers should extend.

The Women’s Leadership Forum, a day-long event sponsored by the California CPA Education Foundation and the California Society of CPAs, will be held Friday at the Marriott Marina del Rey.

Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Douglas Shulman apologized to victims of identity theft for the rudeness of the IRS employees who dealt with their complaints.

Mark Eberle, partner at Arizona-based CPA and business advisory firm Henry & Horne, received the 2011 Segner Award from the Scottsdale Area Chamber of Commerce.