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Ultimately, innovation is a long-term strategy, needs a long-term focus, and so someone needs to officially take the reins for you to achieve success. Ultimately as our profession continues to evolve, innovation is less and less an option -- and more and more a requirement for success to keep our firms viable and achieving their full potential.

Summer isn’t too far away, and many parents are wondering if they can afford to send their kids away to summer camp this year. The ability to take a tax deduction for such expenses could make all the difference.

College Choice, an online resource ranking various college programs and institutions, recently released their 2016 ranking for the best bachelor's degree programs in accounting. The University of Minnesota and their Carlson School of Management placed first among a slew of other big-name institutions.

Marketing coaching and consulting firm ConvergenceCoaching opened their third annual Anytime, Anywhere Work Survey this week, which looks to gather data on public accounting firms' adoption of "anytime, anywhere" work initiatives and their overall experiences with these practices.

In a recent op-ed published in Massachusetts-centered CommonWealth Magazine, Amy Pitter, president and CEO of the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants, urged that accounting become as considered as STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) occupations for students in the state, and "as Massachusetts grows, so does its accounting sector."

Anders CPAs + Advisors, an audit, tax, accounting, and services firm serving the St. Louis area, recently supported their staff by having firm partners handle the front desk while support staff were treated to an Appreciation Lunch.

The profiles and priorities of CFOs around the world are undergoing a transformation, according to a new report from Ernst & Young.

According to a new Robert Half Management Resources survey, polled CFO's found that the most difficult part of becoming a new manager is "balancing individual responsibilities with time spent overseeing staff." Supervising friends and peers followed as the second biggest concern.

Professionals from Ill. firm Scheffel Boyle CPAs recently teamed up to raise funds for Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of Southwestern Illinois at the annual Bowl for Kids’ Sake fundraiser. Scheffel Boyle raised $5,000 in all for the agency at the event, which will be donated directly to the organization.

The Financial Accounting Foundation posted its 2015 Annual Report to its website Thursday.