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HMWC CPAs & Business Advisors volunteered at Working Wardrobe’s day-long “Women’s Career Success Graduation" event May 18.

A site that connects people to online accounting degree programs has created a new infographic on Taxes Around the World, including some strange taxes such as a tax on cow flatulence in Denmark and a tax break in Canada for makers of breakfast cereal who put toys inside the boxes.

BlumShapiro and the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce announced the annual BlumShapiro Golf Classic will be held July 28 at the New Haven Country Club.

The Center for Audit Quality plans to fund four new academic research projects after requesting proposals last December.

The Illinois CPA Society will be hosting the Young Professionals Leadership Conference May 30 in Chicago to prepare the next generation of finance and accounting professionals, with a specific focus this year on strategies for workplace connectivity.

California accounting and business consulting firm Armanino announced that their community outreach program, the Great Give, will be held Thursday, May 22.

Those of us who already miss Jay Leno’s old “Jaywalking” segments on the Tonight Show shouldn’t be surprised that a lot of people just aren’t aware of what most of us would consider “common knowledge,” but a new survey demonstrates once again that you can never be too sure about your assumptions.

A group of tax inspectors in Spain were surprised to find a long-lost painting from the brush of Vincent Van Gogh inside the safety deposit box of a tax scofflaw.

Becker Professional Education announced the launch of new online community Becker Edge, a comprehensive hub of resources and content for CPA exam candidates, current Becker students and accounting professionals.

A group of Google investors is expected to push for a shareholder resolution at the search giant’s annual general meeting Wednesday in Mountain View, Calif., to pay more than $2 billion in taxes worldwide.