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In an effort to raise the troubling level of math proficiency among elementary school children, regional CPA and business advisory firm Parente Beard created "Making the Holidays Count," an instructional book that shows how important numbers are in many of the holiday activities such as baking and gift wrapping.

IMGCAP(1)]California now has the nation's most punitive laws against worker misclassification.

CBM Celebrates 90 Years

Washington, D.C. and Honolulu – President Obama will nominate Harvard economist Jeremy Stein and former Treasury official and investment banker Jerome Powell, to fill the two empty seats on the Federal Reserve's board of governors.

Paychex Insurance Agency, a unit of payroll and benefits outsourcing concern Paychex, is offering a free, online calculator to help its small-business clients that provide health insurance to their employees to see if they qualify for the Small Business Tax Credit under the provisions of the Affordable Care Act.

Accounting services provider and technology reseller SBS Group said it has added Gazlin Consulting to its partner network, joining SBS Atlanta.

The Financial Accounting Foundation, overseer of the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, has pushed back to Jan. 6, 2012, the deadline for submitting applications to participate in private company accounting standards roundtable discussions scheduled for January, February and March.

A new federal court case is demonstrating the depth of information the IRS is seeking - and getting - from states regarding the financial affairs of residents.

GOP lawmakers are questioning how senior citizen nonprofit concern AARP can bypass millions in tax levies despite the group's control over, and approval of, products sold by private firms.

Students of Wake Forest University’s School of Business achieved the highest pass rate in the nation on the CPA exam, standing out among the 2,000 colleges and universities that currently enroll candidates.