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The American Institute of CPAs has opened submissions for its fourth annual Accounting Competition, which challenges teams of undergraduate students to solve topical financial problems for a $10,000 prize.
August 23 -
Understanding what makes a Chief Financial Officer tick has always been important, but today a CFOs role goes beyond number cruncher to board liaison and CEO advisoramong a number of other demands outside of their typical purview.
August 23 -
The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy has awarded three grants totaling $24,500 to college faculty and postdoctoral researchers to research educational issues that affect the public accounting profession.
August 22 -
Alfred Sloan Award recipients, new website and Camden, N.J. has a new auditor
August 22 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued a proposal that would exempt many private companies from applying the stringent consolidation guidance under U.S. GAAP to leasing companies under common control.
August 22 -
Operational analysis software company Oversight Systems has released Insights On Demand, cloud-based applications designed to identify fraud, corruption, and waste in travel and expense (T&E) transactions.
August 21 -
The board of trustees of the Financial Accounting Foundation, which oversees the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, issued a proposal Tuesday to change GASBs scope of authority by altering the definition of financial accounting and reporting information, and released the results of its latest post-implementation review of GASB standards.
August 20 -
The ratio of audit fees over revenue was the lowest last year since 2004, according to a report by the research firm Audit Analytics, making it the lowest since the implementation of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
August 19 -
The Institute of Internal Auditors plans to open a new American Center for Government Auditing in early 2014 and has hired a new director to run it.
August 19 -
Top 10 Firm BDO USA LLP has expanded its presence in San Antonio by bringing on three partners and 25 staff from Regional Leader TravisWolff.
August 19