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Career and leadership development portal TaxTalent released its 4th annual Tax Hiring Outlook on Monday, based on a survey of U.S. corporate heads of tax. The Hiring Outlook included 356 total respondents ranging from middle market to Fortune 10 companies. This year, 69% of those surveyed stated they would be hiring in the coming year, representing a 28% increase from the 2014 hiring data.

Dixon Hughes Goodman (DHG)announced this week that Brian Burns and Bryan Campbell have received the Virginia Society of CPA’s (VSCPA) "Top 5 Under 35 leadership" award for 2015. Brian Burns is a Senior Manager in DHG’s Richmond office who focuses on Forensic and Valuation Services. Bryan Campbell is a Senior Manager in DHG’s Norfolk office who focuses on Assurance Services for clients in the government contracting, manufacturing and distribution and construction industries.

At a recent gathering of corporate tax professionals, many confessed to uneasiness about the damage to the reputations of their companies from media reports about their tax strategies.

Seventeen-year-old Sean Lawrence earned a $120,000 college scholarship through the H&R Block Budget Challenge - a financial literacy program that rewards high school students for mastering personal finance - the company announced Monday.

H&R Block is looking for accountants, bookkeepers and salespeople to join its recently launched Block Small Business service.

With more than half of Americans not saving enough for retirement, the Financial Services Roundtable (FSR), Washington’s leading financial trade association, recognized IBM with a “Save 10” award for their efforts to help their employees prepare for a secure retirement by enabling them to save 10% of their income, FSR announced last Monday.

A new survey from the staffing company Accountemps of 2,200 CFOs across the U.S. found that 63 percent plan to promote their top performers, while 52 percent intend to offer raises.

In an effort to encourage and support the transition of practitioners to the classroom, The Pathways Commission is presenting a free webinar, sponsored by the AICPA and American Accounting Association, the Commission announced on Thursday.

The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) recently submitted recommendations to the IRS on May 1, for what the AICPA believes should be included in the Service’s 2015-2016 Priority Guidance Plan (Notice 2015-27).

A new study questions the wisdom of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s initiative to simplify accounting standards for private companies.