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Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants and the AICPA presented Linda West, senior manager at Stone Carlie & Company LLC, with the Women to Watch Emerging Leaders Award.

Online accounting community iShade said Tuesday it is adding two new directors as it prepares for the New Year.

CPA firm liability insurance provider Camico has introduced a Subpoena Services Resource Center with online information for CPA firms facing subpoenas.

Small business-focused cloud and iPad-centric accounting software developer Kashoo Inc. has upgraded to its iPad app with over 100 new features, ranging from streamlined reports and faster invoice generation to an emphasized reduction in the number of taps it takes customers to accomplish any accounting task.

Actor Charlie Sheen has reportedly paid $100,000 of actress Lindsay Lohan’s tax debts to the Internal Revenue Service after she told him about her tax liens while they were filming Scary Movie 5.

Accountants may be thought of as numbers people, but we can never forget that people aren’t numbers. As an industry it’s time for all of us to direct our focus to our young talented professionals.

HSMC Orizon LLC has brought Rand Hansen and his associates from G. Randall Hansen, CPA PC on board.

Sage North America, Intacct, and SugarCRM partner Faye Business Systems Group became the latest addition to the national reseller marketing network ERPVAR.com, with the primary goal of promoting its various integration offerings for the publishers it represents.

The planned union between major Sage North America partners SWK Technologies and Information Systems Management(ISM) is temporarily on hold as both organizations work to solidify their respective year-end businesses and expect to resume merger conversations in the new year.

President Obama has named SEC commissioner Elisse B. Walter as the new chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, succeeding Mary Schapiro.