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Earlier this year, I was asked to participate in a sort of town-hall-style forum to discuss a number of profession-centric issues. The session was slotted for one hour and, as is my custom, I hoped to make enough cogent points to not only fill the time slot, but also to keep the attendees interested (read: awake) and in their seats, and not just hanging around long enough to earn CPE - but we hardly had enough time to cover the critical events that surfaced in 2009 and will remain there to greet the profession in 2010.

Washington, D.C. - On the heels of last Friday's Housepassage of a sweeping regulatory reform bill, President Obama urged thenation's financial firms to increase lending - particularly to thesmall-business sector.

I've only ever half-believed the axiom, "You have tospend money to make money."

The House has approved a comprehensive financial reform bill, albeit with a number of key provisions weakened in recent days.

Forensic accounting firm Hagen, Streiff, Newton & Oshiro, has added Guidance Software’s EnCase Portable and Field Intelligence Model software to its practice.

The past year saw a number of unusual sales and use tax laws enacted in a number of states.

Los Angeles attorney Matthew G. Krane has pleaded guilty to passport fraud and tax evasion after failing to report more than $35 million in income hidden overseas.

Japan’s Financial Services Authority has decided to permit voluntary domestic use of International Financial Reporting Standards, putting added pressure on the U.S. to follow suit.

The employment outlook in accounting and finance is expected to stabilize in the first quarter, according to a new survey of CFOs, although the hiring environment remains challenging for now.

McGladrey & Pullen and H&R Block sent a memo to their employees announcing the deal on their administrative services agreement that their partners voted to approve Thursday.