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Nearly two-thirds of private company executives say they're optimistic about the U.S. economy's prospects over the next 12 months, according to a new survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers.

The Internal Revenue Service has given tax-exempt organizations that operate one or more hospital facilities three months’ extra time to file their 2010 Form 990, and said they should actually not file the form until July 1, 2011.

Productivity and time capture tool maker Chrometa LLC has released a cloud-based product designed to help accountants increase their monthly billings and maximize potential revenue.

A small Nevada auditing firm whose lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court last year has finally settled its suit with the PCAOB, as a federal court struck portions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

Do you know what your firm’s key competitive advantage is? You know, your area of specialty; the thing that you do better than any other firm in the world?

President Obama visited Cleveland to talk with small business leaders about their concerns.

Accounting professionals and small businesses are poised for progress as long as they continue to invest in new technologies, marketing and advertising, and face-to-face time with clients, according to a new survey.

The American Institute of CPAs has partnered with Bank of America to develop banking and credit services for AICPA members.

Branko J. Marusic has joined St. Louis-based CPA firm Stone Carlie & Co. to direct its state and local tax practice.

A tax credit that is supposed to help poverty-stricken communities is instead being used to finance at least two luxury hotels, an antique car museum, a small theater in an upscale neighborhood, and other dubious projects, while lining the pockets of wealthy banks and investors.