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To honor their 50th anniversary, Murray, Jonson, White & Associates, a CPA firm in Falls Church, Va., has established a $50,000 scholarship to help college students pursue an accounting career.

Solar energy technology maker SunPower saw its share price tumble earlier this week after it announced the discovery of accounting irregularities in its Philippines manufacturing operations.

Two women’s programs at Crowe Horwath were recognized recently by The American Society of Women Accountants Educational Foundation – and have been named its Celebrating Dimensions of Success National Balance Award winner.

The SEC is coming out firmly against a proposed amendment that would create an oversight council of bank regulators that would have the ability to rewrite accounting standards.

Four teams of four students will test their accounting knowledge during the second Long Island Accounting Challenge sponsored by Margolin, Winer & Evens.

Corefino CEO Karen Watts was at the Financial Executives International conference in New York to talk about her company’s back office outsourcing approach.

IMGCPA(1)] Max Bassman CPA and senior accountant at Isdaner & Company has reason to celebrate – he was selected for the Pennsylvania Institute of Public Accountants’ 40 Under 40 list.

Washington has continued to be abuzz with talk of new ways to pay for health care reform, despite the passage about a week ago of the House version of the bill.

I spent a good portion of the week in Atlanta covering Sage Summit, Sage’s customer conference. And execs there just loved the story of college student Andrew Yellis – and when you read what happened, you’ll know why.

The search for the South’s Funniest Accountant has ended and Gilbert Lawand, a former Ernst & Young manager and self-employed CPA, has taken home the title.