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Banks, credit card providers and mortgage companies will not be required after all to provide “plain vanilla” or no-frills types of loans and credit cards as Congress works its magic on the Obama administration’s plans for financial regulatory reform.

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The Financial Accounting Standards Board has approved a rule change by a unanimous vote that will help technology companies like Apple book revenue sooner.

Those about to take the CPA exam know it’s all about preparation. Those shopping around for review courses may want to take Roger CPA Review up on its recent offer.

Everybody has their own social media story. This we know. One of the many great advantages to social networking is that it’s universal – connecting us with others who are miles away. Still, no matter where someone is on the globe, the power of the Internet tells us though we might have our own stories, they are in some ways very similar.

The IRS reportedly wants to find out how closely companies are complying with requirements for paying employment taxes by doing audits of about 6,000 companies.

I’m working on our annual women in accounting feature and one question keeps popping up: why, in 2009 are we still discussing the lack of high ranking women in the profession?

There’s an interesting discussion brewing out in Internet-land regarding President Obama’s advice to high schoolers regarding their use of Facebook. His opinion? Be careful what you post because it may come back to haunt you. Is he right or a bit behind the times?

It didn’t take long for the tomatoes to start flying after Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., presented his long-awaited health care reform plan.

Cal State University, Northridge has some hometown loyalty when it comes to the area of accounting.