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The California Society of CPAs named Megan Thompson the statewide 2012 Young Emerging Professional of the Year for her volunteer work and student outreach.

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Members of the New York State Society of CPAs joined forces with attorneys from the Neighborhood Entrepreneur Law Project Thursday to help small business owners in New York City hit by Superstorm Sandy.

H. David Kotz, who left the post of Inspector General of the Securities and Exchange Commission last year, sees a more aggressive enforcement environment at the agency in the aftermath of the financial crisis and the Bernard Madoff scandal.

Tax preparation firm Jackson Hewitt is doing it for the children this tax season, donating money to partner charity Give Kids the World through customer coupons.

Daniel Goelzer, one of the original members of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and a former acting chairman, told Accounting Today he is skeptical that the PCAOB will end up requiring mandatory audit firm rotation for public companies.

The Deloitte Foundation awarded $25,000 worth of grants to the ten top PhD candidates from its annual Doctoral Fellowships in Accounting program.

We all know goals are important. In fact, it’s the foundation of every business strategy. If you have ever been through any business course, they beat you over the head with it.Goals are not enough.

The American Institute of CPAs is now accepting online applications for its 2013-14 academic scholarships.

Frank Ross, director of Howard University’s Center for Accounting Education, has been a longtime proponent of increasing diversity in the accounting profession, as the industry once again tries to make headway on the problem.