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Accounting association BKR International announced an increase in the size of its international scholarships for accounting students in 2013, from individual awards of $2,000 to $3,000.

Northeast accounting and consulting firm Citrin Cooperman announced the 10 students recently awarded scholarships totaling $40,000 as part of the firm’s 9th Annual High School Accounting/Business Student Grant Program.

The late actor James Gandolfini’s untimely death last month at the age of 51 has apparently left his family facing a heavy estate tax bill, according to experts.

The profession is changing quickly—which was overtly evident at this year’s AICPA Practitioners Symposium and Tech+ Conference in Las Vegas. The "Cool Kids" have definitely made an impact.

The Swiss parliament’s recent rejection of a bill that would have provided a solution to Swiss banks’ stand-off with U.S. tax authorities leaves U.S. taxpayers with a lot of unanswered questions about what will happen next.

Mid-Atlantic CPA and consulting firm KatzAbosch recently posted a video compilation of employees’ personal video responses to the new company vision statement.

As he tries to decide which NBA team to sign with next season, free agent Dwight Howard could be taking a close look at how much he will be paying in taxes in the different cities where he might play.

As part of Clark Schaefer Hackett’s 75th anniversary celebration, the Cincinnati-based Top 100 firm’s associates are raising funds for nonprofit Honor Flight, which transports veterans to Washington, D.C. to reflect at their memorials.

It’s that time of year again. No, I’m not talking about another busy season, not talking about staff evaluation season, not talking about marketing season, and I am not even talking about vacation season.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham has produced an eye-catching new infographic outlining some of the career options available to aspiring accountants.