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You've probably noticed that most new software is now developed for the web instead of the desktop. This actually isn't a trend; instead, I expect web-developed software to become the norm, at perhaps even an accelerated pace, in the years ahead.

The American Institute of CPAs held its annual ritual this week of visiting lawmakers’ offices on Capitol Hill to press the case for tax simplification, a ban on tax patent strategies, changes in tax-filing due dates, and other legislative priorities.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has accepted a settlement offer from an accounting executive at an energy company who falsely claimed to be a CPA.

The recession has put even greater pressure on workers to stay on the job, according to a new report.

The House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing Tuesday on how other countries have used tax reform to help their companies compete globally.

The American Institute of CPAs gave John W. Dean, a partner at the accounting firm Heard, McElroy & Vestal, LLP, in Shreveport, La., its Public Service Award at its Spring Meeting of Council.

Massachusetts accounting firm Raymon Pielech Zexter PC will join Minneapolis-based accounting firm LarsonAllen, effective July 1.

Judy Murphy, CPA, a partner at St. Louis-based Top 100 Firm RubinBrown, has been awarded the Fr. Joseph L. Davis SJ Alumni Merit Award by Saint Louis University's John Cook School of Business Alumni Association, in recognition of her volunteer service and support and her application of business education in a manner that fosters professional advancement and accomplishment.

Meyers Norris Penny, one of Canada’s largest chartered accounting and business advisory firms, will merge in Herpers Chagani Gowling, an Ontario-based insolvency firm, effective August 1.

Regional CPA and business advisory firm RubinBrown announced that it would combine with Denver based Bondi & Co., effective June 1.