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KPMG has launched a new quarterly publication to provide chief tax officers, corporate leaders and board members with a view of how their peers are coping with major tax topics and the related challenges and opportunities.

Last Friday saw nearly 200 interns at Protiviti participate in the firm's second annual U.S. Intern Day of Service. Protiviti's interns, joined by nearly 700 of the firm's employees, volunteered in 25 cities concurrently for not-for-profit organizations including: Habitat for Humanity, Goodwill, Ronald McDonald House, Meals on Wheels, among several others.

The biggest challenge for accounting and finance professionals when working with coworkers in other departments is interacting with a variety of personalities, according to CFOs in a new poll.

The inaugural classes for the online Master of Science in Professional Accounting program at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, Accounting@Syracuse, will begin live face-to-face classes on Saturday, July 18, according to the school. Course content, accessible online 24/7, will be available to students beginning Friday, July 10.

No doubt there are many fans of science fiction and fantasy among accountants, but what’s surprising is how many accountant characters there are in the genre.

For the third consecutive year, Steve Rodman CPA, president of Rodman & Rodman P.C., a full service tax and accounting firm based in Newton, MA, participated in the American Diabetes Association's 2015 Kennebunks Tour de Cure to raise money to find a cure for diabetes and support their mission.

The consulting and internal audit firm Protiviti has released its annual Internal Audit around the World outlook.

The International Accounting Education Standards Board (IAESB) published its Consultation Paper, Guiding Principles for Implementing a Learning Outcomes Approach, on Tuesday and encourages professional accountancy organizations and individuals with experience in applying learning outcomes in professional education programs to comment.

ACCA USA (the US branch of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and American University today announced a partnership linking ACCA’s qualification program to graduate coursework at the Washington D.C.-based institution.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is increasingly relying on administrative hearings for its enforcement actions, according to a new report.