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AccountantsWorld, a provider of cloud-based accounting solutions, has enhanced its signature product, Accounting Power.

The AICPA drafted a new comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the IRS today, calling for a delay in the effective date of Internal Revenue Code Section 385 proposed regulations (REG-108060-15), which relates to the treatment of certain interests in corporations as stock or debt for federal tax purposes. The AICPA also urged that exceptions to the proposed regulations be provided as part of its numerous technical comments and recommendations.

The AICPA announced a multifaceted action plan against cyber crime.

Loscalzo Associates, a provider of live CPE programs to the accounting profession, has acquired Nichols Patrick CPE, a continuing education provider specializing in tax training.

Industry consultant Martin Bissett details the two major challenges facing the accounting profession.

Tax lawyer Kelly Phillips Erb, aka “taxgirl,” has written for The New York Times and is now a staff writer for Forbes.com, but she never set out to be a famous blogger or national thought leader.

The International Federation of Accountants has been trying to build the reach and influence of the accounting profession in emerging markets in Africa, Asia and other parts of the world.

The IRS shares some advice on fixing a return (text version)

The Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants (VSCPA) Educational Foundation recently announced its college scholarship recipients for the 2016–2017 academic year. The Educational Foundation represents a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting accounting education and encouraging students to pursue careers as CPAs.

Mountjoy Chilton Medley has expanded its footprint in Cincinnati by adding Top 100 firm Elliott Davis Decosimo’s practice in that city.