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Edgar Online has released a report illustrating how accountants, institutional investors and attorneys are using data tagged in Extensible Business Reporting Language format to analyze companies’ financials.

A new study identifies a positive link between high trading volume and the volatility of stock prices.

As the battle continues in Washington over how to avert a default on the government’s debt obligations, the possibility of imminent tax increases seems to be fading.

As if it doesn’t already have enough delayed standards on its agenda, the International Accounting Standards Board wants to hear from the public about more new projects to add to its workload.

Allen DeLeon, CPA, PFS and a founding partner of local CPA firm DeLeon & Stang, has been appointed chairman of the Maryland Association of CPAs.

The Securities and Exchange Commission unanimously voted Tuesday to require large trading firms to identify themselves, so their market activities can be tracked.

CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business, has acquired cloud-based sales tax automation service provider SpeedTax, allowing it to continues its expansion in the corporate market—particularly small to medium sized enterprises and CPA firms that serve them that are looking for a pure SaaS offering.

Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons said he was “happy to pay more taxes.”

Ricky Vigil, manager in St. Louis, Kansas City-headquartered accounting and business consulting firm RubinBrown’s assurance services group, was recently featured on two lists honoring his achievements.

CBIZ has signed a deal to acquire the non-attest business of Thompson Dunavant, expanding the firm’s presence to Memphis, while CBIZ’s affiliated auditing firm, Mayer Hoffman McCann, will acquire Thompson Dunavant’s attest business.