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Computer maker Dell has recorded a $100 million liability on its books in order to establish a reserve for the “potential settlement” of a long-running investigation by the SEC of the company’s accounting practices.

With college graduations at hand, accounting majors entering the job market face a sobering reality. No, it’s not the U.S. unemployment rate, which stands at 9.7 percent. Rather, it’s the milquetoast reputation that dogs the accounting profession.

Sen. John McCain has posted a sympathetic tweet on his Twitter account in response to a lament from one of the stars of the MTV series, “Jersey Shore,” about the new indoor tanning tax.

IMGCAP(1)] Going into my freshman year at Roger Williams University, I knew the academics would be a somewhat leap from my high school years. First off, I was an accounting major who knew nothing about business.

Movie and television companies are worried about New Jersey eliminating tax breaks that have helped defray the cost of filming shows like “The Sopranos” in the Garden State.

Back in the ‘60s, accounting students aka interns at Southfield, Mich.-based Plante & Moran worked in the firm’s proofreading department to review financial reports. Today, they work on client engagements and visit clients’ places of business.

The American Society of Women Accountants wants those in the Northeast to mark their calendars for their regional conference slated for mid-August. Not a lot of details yet, but the confab will take place in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio at the Sheraton at the Falls from August 19 to 21.

Many folks have some pretty hazy ideas about what constitutes cloud computing.

Get out your flip cameras! Accounting Tomorrow and Next Generation Consulting are holding a video contest to showcase the ever-varied talent of CPAs of all ages – outside of crunching numbers.

Upcoming smartphones, e-readers and other gadgets could make life easier for accountants.