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The Securities and Exchange Commission came down hard on Wall Street powerhouse Goldman Sachs on Friday, accusing the bank of defrauding its own investors by concealing information from them about the riskiness of the subprime mortgages it packaged and sold.

You know you want to. And well, if you want to grow and be successful, you kind of have to. That’s right, networking – love it or hate it –but it’s necessary to becoming a well-rounded professional.

Not to be gloomy on Tax Day, but the headline from an AP story the other day caught my eye.

Who’s going out for happy hour tonight?

The Treasury Department has proposed new regulations that would prevent banks from freezing accounts containing money from Social Security, Supplemental Security Income and veterans’ benefits, a long overdue step.

Accounting majors at Montclair State University in New Jersey received an earful of information on International Financial Reporting Standards during a recent Q&A session hosted by an audit supervisor from WISS & Co.

More accounting shenanigans at Lehman Brothers have come to light, with new revelations that the defunct investment bank created an entity called Hudson Castle to help conceal billions of dollars of risky assets.

Is it getting hot in here? A new report released by the American Institute of CPAs aims to educate CPA firms and college professors about the skills required to get into forensic accounting – a niche that is getting increasingly popular with younger CPAs.

With the economy still struggling to emerge into full recovery mode, a recent court ruling could mean good news for companies and laid-off employees: the ability to claim tax refunds connected to severance pay.

IMGCAP(1)] What happens when your firm freaks out and prevents access to social media sites like Twitter and Facebook? Generational expert Rebecca Ryan of Next Generation Consulting has a few ideas. Those who think networking online is the root of all evil may want to sit down.