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The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board voted Tuesday to issue for public comment a proposed auditing standard on related-party transactions, and to amend standards on significant unusual transactions and auditors of broker-dealers.
February 28 -
The Big Four global audit firms, which dominate the Chinese market, are negotiating with Beijing to lessen the impact of forced changes that could mean only accountants with Chinese qualifications can be partners in their audit practices.
February 28 -
General Electric paid an effective tax rate of only 2.3 percent on average over the past 10 years, according to the companys annual 10-K report.
February 28
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Forensic accountants must perform their services with the utmost professionalism, whether they have been hired by a trustee to assist in the preservation of the remaining assets of a bankruptcy estate, or by a receiver to investigate potential financial malfeasance on behalf of a debtor company.
February 27 -
The Internal Revenue Service is taking steps to discourage tax preparers and other taxpayer representatives from dropping off completed tax returns at its local Taxpayer Assistance Centers instead of mailing or electronically filing them.
February 27 -
Boomer Consulting and Engineered Tax Services have teamed up to introduce The Specialty Tax Circle to help firms improve their growth and profitability by leveraging specialty tax services.
February 27 -
CCH plans to introduce a new Open Integration Platform to enable customers and outside vendors to integrate their applications and customized software with CCHs cloud system.
February 27 -
Jack Weisbaum, chief executive of BDO USA LLP, plans to retire from the firm at the end of October when his second term is finished.
February 27 -
A Silicon Valley-based CPA is warning taxpayers and their accountants to begin planning for the tax increases that are set to take effect next year unless the current tax rates are extended by Congress and President Obama.
February 27 -
Electronic document management software developer eFileCabinet Inc. has released a mobile app for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices for customers that use the cloud-based version of eFileCabinets document management offering.
February 27