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I read the story of Mandy Allen's experience at work, where the stuffed shirts at her Big Four firm made her bandage her one visible tattoo and forbade her to get another one ("Tomorrow's News," Oct. 19-Nov. 1, 2009, page 54).

I have been a subscriber to Accounting Today virtually from its inception, which gives you some sense of my years in practice - 34. There has been a trend over the last several years to politicize the magazine's opening, called "Editor's Desk" (page 4).

RAYMOND JAMES RAISES AUM MINIMUM FOR NEW ADVISORS

In the worst economy in 75 years, the challenge of asset allocation for a given portfolio has never been greater. But that doesn

DELOITTE ISSUES FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY REPORT

The U.S. accounting professionslowed down its preparation for adoption of international accounting standards over the last six months, according to a survey conducted by the American Institute of CPAs.

It looks like we are going to be ina tough economy for the foreseeable future. That doesn't mean that you have to be satisfied with mediocre profits. I want to share some things you can do to help improve your profit picture during the next 12 months.

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Washington, D.C. - A measure by the House Financial Services Committee that would exempt small and midsized companies from Sarbanes-Oxley audit requirements has drawn fire from a number of organizations, including the American Institute of CPAs, the Center for Audit Quality and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

Atlanta - Session recommendations made via Twitter, attendee feedback via text message and stories of customer success with social networking were the buzz here at Sage Summit, Sage's annual confab for its users.