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KPMG commemorated the 10th anniversary of 9/11 with its “Service in Remembrance” nationwide volunteer campaign, serving 227 nonprofits through the program and more than 140 others through individual employee volunteerism.

Claims from tax whistleblowers can take years to get through the Internal Revenue Service’s review and award determination process, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.

Open source Java-based accounting and bookkeeping program Gnuaccounting has been enhanced with new features for cross-platform invoicing.

Cougar Mountain Software, developers of the Denali accounting product line, has revamped its accountant referral and business partner program by offering accountants and bookkeepers a 15 percent commission on all referrals, and a 30 to 50 percent commission on net sales, by becoming a business partner.

Accounting Today and business outsourcing solutions giant ADP have formed a strategic partnership with the introduction of the Executive Research Council, whose members will be surveyed each month to create the new Accountants Confidence Index.

IMGCAP(1)]Teresa Pollock, CPA, has been named managing partner of the Auburn Hills office of Top 100 Firm Plante & Moran PLLC. Laura Claeys will succeed Pollock as industry group leader of the firm's K-12 education practice.

Netfira has upgraded its Netfira Shop software to include support for Apple iOS devices such as the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad, along with Android-based phones and tablets.

Close to 2,500 letters have been written to the Financial Accounting Foundation supporting the creation of a separate standards board for private company accounting, according to the American Institute of CPAs.

This spring was the second in a row for me that included a week in the coffee-growing region of Costa Rica.

Carr, Riggs & Ingram has expanded to Kentucky by merging with Holland CPAs in the firm’s second merger in the space of a month.