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Internet retailer Overstock.com has dismissed Grant Thornton as its auditor and opted to file an unaudited version of its third-quarter financials.

Financial services conglomerate Goldman Sachs said it will launch a program that will earmark $500 million to assist the small-business community.

The Treasury Department and the Small Business Administration convened a Small Business Financing Forum in which they discussed ways to expand credit to small business.

Two women’s programs at Crowe Horwath were recognized recently by The American Society of Women Accountants Educational Foundation – and have been named its Celebrating Dimensions of Success National Balance Award winner.

Wayne Carnall, the chief accountant in the SEC’s Division of Corporate Finance, had some good advice to dispense to corporate accountants on keeping out of hot water with his department.

The SEC is coming out firmly against a proposed amendment that would create an oversight council of bank regulators that would have the ability to rewrite accounting standards.

WorkingPoint, a company that develops online software for small businesses, has added new features to make it easier for its customers prepare their 2009 tax returns.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged four individuals and two companies who persuaded more than 300 investors nationwide to participate in purported environmentally friendly investment opportunities that the SEC says were actually part of a $30 million Ponzi scheme.

Over 14,700 holders of foreign bank accounts told the Internal Revenue Service about the existence of the accounts under a voluntary disclosure program.

Consulting firm Capco has introduced a North American Wealth and Investment Management Group to help build the wealth and investment management capabilities of various types of financial firms.