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The New York State Society of CPAs (NYSSCPA) inducted Albany CPA F. Michael Zovistoski, a partner at UHY, as its 97th president on May 19 at the NYSSCPA’s Foundation for Accounting Education (FAE) Moynihan Fund Gala, the Society announced this week. Zovistoski's one-year term begins June 1.

Accounting Today columnist Jody Padar and former Accounting Today senior editor Liz Gold are co-hosting a new podcast series, “Let’s Get Radical.”

A new survey of U.S. taxpayers living abroad finds widespread opposition to the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, or FATCA, and similar tax compliance requirements.

As Wednesday marks the beginning of June and the summer vacation season, many professionals are gearing up for a long-needed break. However, a recent Accountemps survey found that approximately 33 percent of professionals feel they don't have enough vacation time to use.

The so-called “sharing economy” isn’t doing such a good job of disseminating the necessary tax information with its participants.

Crowe Horwath, the top 10 accounting, technology, and consulting firm in the US, announced this week a redesign of its internal performance review system, eliminating the likes of annual evaluations and traditional ratings of individuals' work. Their new system, titled “Measuring What Matters,” will debut June 1.

Figuring out how to pay taxes on gambling wins can be difficult for many tax clients, not to mention how to account for the losses.

New England firm BlumShapiro announced on Thursday that 20 of their professionals will once again volunteer as teachers for Junior Achievement’s JA In A Day program at Webster Hill Elementary School in West Hartford, Conn.

LBMC, a Top 100 Firm based in the Southeast, has been named one of 2016’s 25 Best Places to Work for Recent Grads by Symplicity, an online career services solutions resource. The top 25 businesses across the country, including national giants such as Allstate, Honda, Nestle, and Walmart, were chosen on factors such as work/life balance, benefits, company culture, mentorship and Glassdoor.com ratings.

Armanino, the largest independent accounting and business consulting firm in California, announced on Wednesday that its eighth annual Great Give will take place on Thursday, May 26. The yearly community service event sees the whole firm volunteer with nonprofits for a full day of philanthropic efforts that serve Armanino's communities.