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Paul Beswick, who has served as chief accountant in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of the Chief Accountant, plans to leave the agency to return to the private sector.

NetSuite announced the launch of a new BPO Partner program.

The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board has released for public comment proposed changes to the International Standards on Auditing to clarify the expectations of auditors when auditing financial statement disclosures.

The Center for Audit Quality and the Institute for Corporate Responsibility at the George Washington University School of Business are teaming on a new initiative on rethinking financial disclosures in response to recent comments from Securities and Exchange Commission chair Mary Jo White to streamline the existing Form 10-K disclosure requirements.

Small and midsize businesses in the U.S. benefit from government and private sector initiatives that support them from the start-up stage through enterprise development stages and beyond, according to a new report from the Association of Chartered and Certified Accountants and Delta Economics.

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.

Pegasystems has signed an alliance agreement with Ernst & Young to expand their existing relationship and accelerate collaborative efforts in North America.

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.

Real estate investment trusts were originally created to permit tax-efficient public investment in real estate, but REITs have also found wide use as private vehicles.

1st Global, research and consulting partner to CPA and wealth management firms, launched a new mobile app connecting advisors and wealth management assistants to account information.