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A number of the nation’s leading accounting and consulting firms have been named amongst the 2016 “NAFE Top Companies for Executive Women” by the National Association for Female Executives (NAFE). The award recognizes American corporations that have moved women into their top executive positions and created a culture that helps further the careers of talented women.

The AICPA will announce the results of the next quarter of its Economic Outlook Survey a measure of the U.S. economy and key business performance categories for the coming year, at 7:00 a.m. EST, this Thursday, March 3.

For the second consecutive year, ADP is offering accountants and their small-business clients free access to the ADP HR HelpDesk this tax season.

Southern Illinois University Carbondale announced the winners of their 2016 Accounting Challenge last week, reports local Missouri affiliate KFVS12. The competition, now in its 18th year, was held February 19 at SIUC's School of Accountancy and consisted of approximately 300 high school students from more than 20 schools, as well as three area community colleges.

The Institute of Management Accountants is putting more emphasis on the need for CFOs to build a greater sense of trust and ethics in their organizations.

Prior to the recession, young leader training and formal mentoring programs to support recruitment and retention were all the rage. Well, mentoring is more critical than ever, but for different reasons and in slightly different forms. BKR International members cite five benefits of mentoring and why it’s important to your firm and the profession to do it consistently.

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association, a trade association that represents companies in the equipment finance sector, had been pushing back against some of the earlier versions of the new lease accounting standard that were proposed in recent years, but it is satisfied with the final standard.

On Thursday, Robert Half issued a new report developed by The Economist Intelligence Unit titled the "Career City Index." The report ranks 25 U.S. cities as "the best destinations for career-oriented professionals," detailing factors from career prospects and cost of living to education and digital connectivity.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board is expected to release its long-awaited lease accounting standard Thursday.

20 Ontario students made Canada's Common Final Examination's (CFE) Honour Roll for top marks on the first year of the CPA entry examinations in the country, CPA Ontario announced on Wednesday. The CFE marks the first time that Canadian test-takers can become CPAs by passing a single examination.