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The Securities and Exchange Commission intends to hold its annual Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation on November 17 at its headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Small and midsized accounting practitioners and their small business clients are continuing to face challenges from regulations, but are nevertheless feeling more optimistic.

Moss Adams CEO Bob Bunting told attendees during his keynote address at the Accounting Today Growth & Profitability Summit about the six things they should do when they get home to improve their firms.

IMGCAP(1)]In mid-2011, the American Institute of CPAs established a Service Organization Controls reporting framework in hopes of providing the public and CPAs with a clearer understanding of the reporting options for service organizations.

Accounting Today handed out the awards for the Best Accounting Firms to Work For 2011 at the Accounting Today Growth & Profitability Summit in Las Vegas.

President Barack Obama pledged to help borrowers cope with student loan debt by capping student loan repayments at 10 percent of a borrower’s discretionary income, starting next year.

An advisory committee cautioned the Internal Revenue Service that implementation of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act could run afoul of foreign laws.

The Internal Revenue Service is doing a better job of attracting and retaining qualified personnel, but it still needs to do a better job of complying with legal requirements.

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp, R-Mich., has released a discussion draft version of proposed legislation to transition the U.S. from a worldwide system of taxation to a territorial system, while lowering the top tax rate for both individuals and businesses to 25 percent.

Hein Hires Director of Business Advisory Service