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Accounting firm management consultant Jay Nisberg explains how CPA firms can survive and progress to the next level of growth, in an interview with managing editor Tamika Cody, during Accounting Today's Growth & Profitability Summit in Orlando.

With the government shutdown having recently tested the preparedness of the Internal Revenue Service to deal with sudden downtime, a new report finds the agency needs to make improvements to ensure that timely resumption of critical business processes occurs after an emergency.

A pair of lawmakers have introduced legislation to simplify the Tax Code to enable families to more easily afford the cost of higher education.

Hank Barry, the former CEO of the early music-sharing service Napster, is encouraged by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed rules for crowdfunding as they set the stage for this nascent form of investment.

Cloud-based business analytics product maker Adaptive Planning has expanded its latest $45 million funding round to include Salesforce.com and former Oracle CFO Jeff Epstein, who was also named as senior advisor.

When I became a partner emeritus, it meant that it was time to slow down and work less.

After dropping in September, the accounting profession’s expectations for economic growth rebounded this month, according to the October edition of Accounting Today’s monthly Accountants Confidence Index.

PricewaterhouseCoopers US has released the latest edition of “Managing Your Wealth: Guide to Tax and Wealth Management,” the firm’s annual guide aimed at helping high-net-worth individuals, families and business owners better understand and play an active role in growing and preserving their wealth.

International network BDO is celebrating its 50th anniversary with BDO 50 for 50, a global campaign encouraging the network’s independent member firms to donate at least 50 hours of professional or practical assistance to charities and community organizations in their local communities.

Marie Carlie, who is a senior member at Stone Carlie & Co., has taken on the role of president at the not-for-profit organization, Missouri Venture Forum.