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IMGCAP(1)] Our clients have credentials and degrees and experience that would put nearly every other profession to shame. But whether they have in-house marketers or hire outside people, they can still miss the boat on differentiating themselves from the competition.

Financial Accounting Standards Board acting chair Leslie Seidman and International Accounting Standards Board member John Smith gave a fast-paced rundown of where the two boards stand on their various convergence projects, and the overall message seemed to be, “We’re listening to you, folks.”

IMGCAP(1)] Failure is something I try to avoid at all costs. Now, I would like to believe I am the perfect human being, but as of late I have been humbly reminded that I am not. I make mistakes, and I even fail sometimes.

Parents whose children have been kidnapped by an estranged spouse typically get little help from the Internal Revenue Service in locating their missing children.

You know what they say: what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, but in this case, you’ll want to share everything you learn at the Growth & Profitability Summit taking place Nov. 17 & 18 at the Wynn Hotel.

The draft plan issued by the leaders of the bipartisan deficit commission is not likely to garner the votes of Congress, or even of a majority of the commission’s own members.

IMGCAP(1)] We’re always on the lookout for tools that can help automate business processes – especially boring ones! Nobody likes busywork – and the good news is that today, there are a lot of great software products that can help you automate many repetitive tasks.

Students and young CPAs interested in learning more about what the accounting profession has in store for a future career can now read all about it in a new book published by the American Institute of CPAs.

CCH vice president of sales Ray Barlow wrapped up the company’s sixth user conference in Orlando on Wednesday with a description of some of CCH’s plans for further development of its Web-based and on-premise products.

IMGCAP(1)] It’s a game with real life lessons – today (Nov. 10) marks the day when fifth and sixth graders in 350 Ohio classrooms will get to make big spending, saving and budgeting decisions with help from CPAs and volunteers from The Ohio Society of CPAs.