Audit & Accounting

Habif, Arogeti & Wynne said all the shareholders and staff of Tauber & Balser have joined the firm, effective November 1, extending the Atlanta-based firm's forensic accounting and litigation support expertise.

Jacqueline Akerblom, Grant Thornton LLP's managing partner of Women's Initiatives and Programs, has been recognized as the American Society of Women Accountants Educational Foundation's 2008 Balance Awards "Woman of the Year."

A tax attorney predicts that small businesses and high-net-worth individuals will need tax-planning advice to help protect their assets from anticipated changes in tax law.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is expected to publish the long-delayed roadmap for transitioning to International Financial Reporting Standards on Friday.

The American Institute of CPAs’ Fall Council meeting in October focused on the state of the economy, a proposal to internationalize the CPA credential, distinguished service awards and welcoming the upcoming year’s new chairman of the board.

President-elect Barack Obama is expected to begin working on passing an economic stimulus package, possibly even before he takes office.

Seventy-nine percent of CFOs and senior controllers said they do not plan to make tax decisions based on the outcome of the presidential and congressional elections, according to a survey by Grant Thornton.

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They do it for the Academy Awards, so why not for the presidential elections?

The Securities and Exchange Commission and the North American Securities Administrators Association said they would waive for nine months the initial set-up and annual renewal fees paid by investment adviser firms to join their registration system.