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The Financial Accounting Foundation’ board of trustees has named Russell G. Golden as the next chairman of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, succeeding Leslie Seidman, whose term will end on June 30.

These five bad habits can make your confidential information -- and that of your clients -- easy to steal

A recent Sage North America study found that 74 percent of small businesses in the U.S. and 68 percent in Canada use outside accountant services, in part, because of the complexity of regulations and tax code.

CCH has debuted CCH Axcess software, centered around new online tax preparation software and rebranded versions of the company’s document management, portal, practice management and workflow software.

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board has approved a new standard that provides accounting and financial reporting guidance to state and local governments that offer nonexchange financial guarantees and governments that receive guarantees on their obligations.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued an Accounting Standards Update aimed at improving financial reporting by clarifying when and how public and private companies and not-for-profit organizations should prepare statements using the liquidation basis of accounting.

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu CPA Ltd. lost a bid to delay a lawsuit brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission seeking documents in an investigation of the auditor’s former client Longtop Financial Technologies Ltd.

Welcome to our newest feature, App of the Week, where we highlight some of the top business apps used by accounting professionals and technology consultants alike, this week it is Scanner Pro by Readdle.

BAASS Business Solutions and Axis Global Partners have merged, creating what will likely be an $18 million firm and the largest Sage reseller deal this year.

The Internal Revenue Service was not in compliance with all requirements of a 2010 law that increased agency accountability for reducing improper payments in federal programs, according to a new report.