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What’s it like to be spending your summer as a tax intern at Ernst & Young in New Jersey? One brave soul shares her experiences through a new blog on the New Jersey Society of CPAs' web site.

Rick Solomon, president and CEO of the RAN ONE network of accounting and professional services firms, thinks that CPAs should compete to be the biggest losers, of clients, that is.

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While Greece is confronting a sharp economic downturn and a severe budget deficit, one thing the country apparently won’t be doing is imposing a tax on online ads.

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In a little-noticed provision of the mammoth financial reform legislation approved Wednesday by the House, CPAs are authorized to help the GAO’s Comptroller General conduct an annual audit of the Federal Reserve’s new Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board and the International Accounting Standards Board have managed to agree on the latest set of proposed standards related to fair value measurement, even as they remain far apart on how those same fair value standards might apply to certain types of financial instruments.

Our video contest with Next Generation Consulting is still happening – you have until July 16 to submit your firm’s video displaying your talent! So send us your videos!

The recent passing of Texas pipeline tycoon Dan Duncan probably won’t be the last super-wealthy estate to escape the clutches of the IRS.

IMGCAP(1)] Jon Barnett, a staff member at Carr, Riggs & Ingram in Jackson, Miss., not only passed the CPA Exam in one sitting, he achieved the highest grade on the 2009 test – earning him state-wide recognition.