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Few CPAs are trying to learn or implement International Financial Reporting Standards until the Securities and Exchange Commission decides next year on whether to approve incorporating IFRS into the U.S. financial reporting system, according to a new survey.

The Accreditation Council for Accountancy and Taxation said Monday it is accepting exam applications from accountants, tax preparers and students seeking to earn the Accredited Business Accountant/Advisor and Accredited Tax Preparer credentials.

The Internal Revenue Service needs to improve its ability to identify tax preparers who submit improper Earned Income Tax Credit claims, according to a new government report.

Karen Mayer Dwyer, a CPA from New Orleans, was honored with the 2009 Public Service Award from the American Institute of CPAs during the first day of its Fall Meeting of Council.

The CPA Exam will be offered outside the U.S. for the first time in 2011, as an agreement was reached by the American Institute of CPAs, National Association of State Boards of Accountancy and Prometric, the three organizations that jointly offer the CPA Exam in the United States.

Sunday afternoon proved to be anything but sleepy as the American Institute of CPAs Fall Meeting of Council kicked off the first day with a lively discussion among members of the Blue Ribbon Panel on Standard Setting for Private Companies.

IMGCAP(1)] In Part 1 of this article we looked at how to use the search function in LinkedIn to identify likely prospects. Now we’ll discuss how to analyze company profiles to “qualify” a prospect and learn how best to connect with them.

Is it just me, or does anyone else find something egregious about the fact that the resident idiots of the reality show "Jersey Shore" receive roughly $30,000 per episode while the median annual earnings for someone aged 25 in the labor force hovers at about $32,000.

Angelo Mozilo, the former chief executive of mortgage lender Countrywide Financial, has agreed to pay $22.5 million to the Securities and Exchange Commission, the largest-ever financial penalty for a public company senior executive.

BookKeeping Express has launched a contest to award $25,000 in bookkeeping and accounting services to small businesses suffering from a “financial-recording disaster.”