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One of my favorite bloggers, Rita Keller, wrote a great post on her blog Tuesday about toxic energy in accounting firms brought on by Baby Boomer partners who stay too long and are reluctant to change because they are cozy in what they have built and where they are.

IMGCAP(1)]Technology is the accelerator for improving performance and meeting client requirements in today’s economy.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board and the International Accounting Standards Board reached some tentative decisions on how to revise fair value accounting standards during a joint meeting this week.

U.S. small business owners intend to grow their companies in 2010 by applying some of the lessons they learned from the recession, according to a new study.

Vrakas/Blum Computer Consulting has been invited by Sage Business Solutions to participate in the MAS 90 Product Advisory Council.

Rep. John Hall, D-N.Y., has proposed a new bill that would allow the Small Business Administration to offer its own loans to small businesses and increase tax deductions for small businesses.

Two services are using new technology to assess the likelihood of accounting irregularities at companies and the impact of negative news stories on corporate reputations.

Taxpayers overwhelmingly agree with the Internal Revenue Service’s plans to require tax preparers to meet competency and ethical standards, according to a new report by the IRS Oversight Board.

Acumen Global Training, a company that provides training in various accounting-related areas, has opened for business.

XBRL International has released a discussion document to solicit input on how to develop Extensible Business Reporting Language with new capabilities in the future.