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Nevin Nussbaum, partner in the accounting and audit department of regional Ohio CPA firm Cohen & Company, will receive one of the fifth annual “30 for the Future” awards from the Greater Akron Chamber.

While the main buzz at the Sage Summit partner and user conference in Washington has been the re-branding of its entire product line, Sage North America chief executive Pascal Houillon also realizes they need to work on reaching out to the CPA community to create more products and services for them.

IMGCAP(1)]Technology is evolving…fast. For that reason, it’s imperative that your firm focus not just on the changes that are happening today, but also on the technological trends that are emerging and shaping the future of your organization and your industry.

The IRS’s abrupt about-face on examining donors to 501(c)(4) political organizations about their gift tax liability seems to have brought the initiative to an end for now.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has begun developing a “differential framework” that would help provide a short-term solution for creating distinct standards or exceptions for private companies.

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board issued a “preliminary views” document Monday on the recognition and measurement of elements of financial statements.

President Obama challenged Republicans on Monday to offer him their tax reform proposals for resolving the debt ceiling dilemma as he pushed for a deal that the two parties could agree to before the August 2 deadline on raising the debt limit.

Sage North America reseller Blytheco LLC released bly:Mobile Lite on Monday, containing many of the top features found in Sage MAS 90 and 200 for all mobile devices.

Thomson Reuters has released GAAP Reporter on its Checkpoint online tax and accounting research service.

The American Institute of CPAs has written a letter to the Internal Revenue Service offering to help develop the IRS exam for registered tax return preparers by leveraging the AICPA’s own experience with the Uniform CPA Exam.