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CCH said it is supporting the new FASB Accounting Standards Codification in its CCH Accounting Research Manager service.

Sageworks has released two new analytical procedure modules for auditing government entities, banks and other financial institutions.

Brown Smith Wallace said it has successfully completed all of its peer review examinations and received the best possible rating for its third consecutive review.

Both Amazon.com and Overstock.com have stopped using affiliate Web sites in three states that have passed laws requiring sales tax to be collected on Internet sales if companies have local affiliate partners.

The SEC has charged the former chief accounting officer of Beazer Homes with conducting a fraudulent earnings management scheme for over five years and misleading the home builder’s outside auditors and internal accountants.

Ernst & Young LLP has released the second phase of International Financial Reporting Standards curriculum and teaching materials, as well as a national training for professors through its Academic Resource Center, in an effort to help universities prepare for IFRS adoption.

A Firm 2.0 is one that utilizes Web 2.0 technology to create efficiency and improve productivity in all aspects of its operations.

The economic downturn has raised the profile of senior executives worldwide, with CFOs becoming more involved in developing business strategy and the prioritizing risk management.

A new guidebook aims to help companies mitigate the risks of spreadsheets being misused for corporate fraud or causing multimillion-dollar reporting errors.

Private sector employment decreased by 473,000 last month, according to payroll figures from ADP, but the pace of job losses seems to be easing up compared to earlier in the year.