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The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has published new guidance about the recent requirement for accounting firms to file annual reports about their audit clients, fees, staff disciplinary histories and other information.

The House passed legislation to incentivize community banks to increase their small-business lending.

Businesses that adopt electronic payment and process channels have been able to achieve a 16 percent decrease in the cost of accounts receivable processing and a 14 percent decrease in accounts payable costs year over year, according to a new study.

CPA and business advisory firm Weaver has expanded its service lines to financial institutions via a merger with Houston-based Bank Advisory Resources, a consultant to the community banking sector.

The Association for Accounting Marketing Summit is next week in Washington D.C. and I want to know – who’s going?

A case decided earlier this week by the South Carolina Supreme Court may have nationwide implications on tax reporting.

CPA firms are again expanding beyond their traditional services to provide additional help to business that want to establish a reputation for transparency and trustworthiness.

The U.K.’s Accountancy and Actuarial Discipline Board has begun an investigation into the conduct of Ernst & Young LLP as auditors to Lehman Brothers International Europe, including Lehman’s use of repurchase agreements.

FinancialForce.com has released the Summer ’10 version of its cloud accounting software, which includes interdepartmental collaboration tools powered by Salesforce.com’s Chatter technology.

Manufacturing software developer MISys, Inc. has released version 4.2 of its manufacturing system, which features some 25 upgrades, including improved integration with QuickBooks, Accpac and Peachtree.