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Every year, Accounting Today compiles a roster of thethought-leaders and changemakers in the profession. This insightful,often-controversial list is a must-read guide to the people who are rewritingthe rules of accounting.

Cloud-based financial planning and reporting solutionsprovider Adaptive Planning has released Version 7.0 of its product, which includesfeatures for reporting, application management, and data integration.

A large percentage of companies worldwide do not havestrong risk oversight procedures in place, according to a research reportissued jointly by the American Institute of CPAs and the Chartered Institute ofManagement Accountants.

The Internal Revenue Service needs to improve itscapabilities to identify taxpayers who must repay tax credits for homes theypurchased under the First-Time Homebuyer Credit program, according to a newaudit report released by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.

Investor confidence in the U.S.capital markets declined slightly, but fell even more sharply for marketsoutside the U.S., according to a new survey by the Center for Audit Quality.

What’s it take to launch a new retail store in China? A team of five students found out during the inaugural case competition developed by Ascend, the organization for accounting and finance professionals of Asian and Pacific Islander descent and KPMG.

IMGCAP(1)]Inherent conflicts between regulatory restrictions on financial services companies and certain transfer pricing methods become more apparent during times of increased market volatility and can lead to regulatory problems for taxpayers.

Paperless bill management and payment solutions provider Bill.com has added a simple data entry tool to its offerings, designed to allow small businesses, accountants and bookkeeping firms to save time and money by eliminating the need to manually type data into disparate banking or accounting systems.

Jackson Hewitt president and CEO Harry W. Buckley tried to reassure investors that the tax prep company has been looking for banks to cover its entire refund anticipation loan business, which took a major hit last tax season when its main partner, Santa Barbara Bank & Trust, was forced by banking regulators to get out of the RAL business.

CPA2Biz, the marketing arm of the American Institute of CPAs’ products and services, has added hosted Microsoft Exchange-based e-mail and collaboration services provider Apptix to its Trusted Business Solutions Provider program.