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Bloomberg BNA has published a new book examining the history and workings of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

More than 90 University of Nevada accounting students recently participated in a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, preparing tax returns to receive credit in their Federal Tax Accounting class at UNR.

Top 100 accounting firm BDO was recognized with the Work-Life Seal of Distinction for 2014 by WorldatWork’s Alliance for Work-Life Progress, which honors organizational success in work-life effectiveness.

The Institute of Management Accountants is seeking nominations for its Global Awards program, designed to recognize members and nonmembers who demonstrate skills reflecting IMA’s mission and core values.

Financial executives should become more involved in their company’s sustainability reporting efforts, according to a new report.

The Association for Accounting Marketing has opened registration for the 2014 AAM Summit.

Scott Stringer, director of forensic and litigation services at Chicago accounting firm Ostrow Reisin Berk & Abrams, has been elected to the National Children’s Cancer Society Board of Directors.

The Illinois CPA Society is now accepting scholarship applications for the 2014-15 academic year from students attending an Illinois college and university while pursuing an accounting degree and planning to become a CPA.

PricewaterhouseCoopers has just joined the rest of the Big Four firms in officially sponsoring the work of the International Valuation Standards Council, which aims to create globally recognized and accepted valuation standards, particularly for financial instruments, and promote quality within the valuation profession.

Google Glass is a wearable computer with an optical head-mounted display (OHMD) being developed by Project Glass, a research and development project from—you guessed it—Google.