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The drive to converge accounting standards globally seems to be hitting some unexpected snags, not only in the U.S., but other parts of the world.

In an effort to boost firm leadership, Philadelphia-based Parente Randolph brought in representatives from Penn State to create a customized program to build the core business skills of its managers, partners and principals.

The IRS will bear responsibility in making sure that taxpayers have health insurance, and taxing them if they don’t, if some provisions in the legislation now in Congress go through in their present form.

IMGCAP(1)] I recently read an article challenging the reader to sum up one’s leadership in six words. I decided to apply this same challenge in describing my experience at the AICPA Leadership Academy. My six words: Amazing professionals. Thought provoking. Life changing.

Dell showed off its latest notebooks and mini-notebook computers at a press event a couple of nights ago and said the mini models, also known as “netbooks,” could be handy for accountants.

AccountantsWorld CEO Dr. Chandra Bhansali visited the offices here today to explain why accountants need to start flexing their muscles more.

Five individuals from top business schools have been named winners of Ernst & Young’s new Inclusive Excellence Award for Accounting and Business School Faculty.

In the war of social media, Facebook has got a leg up on Twitter, according to the latest numbers measuring the popular sites.

Did you know if you are watching a man and a woman in a casual conversation and the man starts to pull up his socks, it usually means he wants to ask the woman out on a date?

Though registration is down this year, the participants here at the Wynn in Las Vegas attending The Forum for Women in Accounting and The Forum for Recruiting and Retention are seemingly happy to be here and are enjoying the intimately sized sessions that The Advisory Board planned for this year’s double event.