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A new study shows that the majority of Americans think wealth is beyond their reach and it won’t be easier to get rich any time soon.

Many wealthy Americans are rethinking their vision of retirement planning, according to a new survey of the affluent.

Actor Nicolas Cage said he plans to pay the IRS about $14 million in back taxes.

SunGard has introduced MyWealthSeries, a set of online financial planning tools that advisors can offer their clients and prospects from their own Web sites.

Calvetti, Ferguson & Wagner, P.C., a CPA and business advisory firm specializing in tax, audit and advisory solutions, sealed a partnership with global transactional concern Verse Consulting that will bolster its international tax offerings to mid-market companies.

Staffing company Robert Half International has introduced a set of online salary calculators for a number of industries, including accounting and finance.

The International Accounting Standards Committee Foundation has published a set of training material on International Financial Reporting Standards for Small and Midsized Entities, the streamlined set of accounting standards for private companies issued last year.

The American Institute of CPAs is asking CPAs and others to donate money to help the victims of last week’s devastating earthquake in Haiti.

IMGCAP(1)]With middle-class families taking big losses in their 401(k) and other investments, many are concerned that they might not have enough money to retire without running out.

IMGCAP(1)] Dr. Chee W. Chow, a professor at San Diego State University, has been awarded the Lifetime Contribution Award by the American Institute of CPAs.