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Jeffrey Diermeier, the former president and CEO of the CFA Institute, has been elected chairman of the Financial Accounting Foundation’s board of trustees, succeeding John Brennan.

Small business-focused cloud and iPad-centric accounting software developer Kashoo has hired former FreshBooks accounting ambassador Kasey Bayne as its new director of business development.

A Southern California tax preparer has been sentenced to five years in prison for preparing and filing false tax returns.

The International Federation of Accountants and the International Integrated Reporting Council have signed a memorandum of understanding to promote cooperation, coordination and alignment in developing an international framework for Integrated Reporting of sustainable business practices.

Now that your last deadline has passed for 2012, it’s time to focus on 2013. Between now and the end of the year, CPA firms have a great deal of opportunity to generate opportunities with existing clients.

Approximately 1.45 million taxpayers who qualified for relief from tax penalties totaling close to $181 million never heard from the Internal Revenue Service that they were entitled to it and never received it, according to a new government report.

CPA and Axis Global Partners founder Manny Buigas gives his view on adding a business intelligence practice to grow and help serve clients.

The Mironov Group LLC recently opened a new office in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania and placed Charles Diegel as partner in charge.

President Barack Obama and his Republican rival, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, engaged in a lively and at times ferocious debate that covered a range of topics, including taxes, the economy, Libya and women’s health.

It may soon be time to take the legend off your e-mails.