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A new appeals court ruling could make it easier for companies to claim research and development tax credits from the IRS by allowing them to rely on oral testimony instead of a project expense-tracking system.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued new standards aimed at fixing the way banks account for securitizations and off-balance-sheet special-purpose entities.

IMGCAP(1)] The Nashville office of Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC has awarded Tien Nguyen and Heather Witty of Middle Tennessee Statue University with accounting scholarships for the upcoming school year.

CPAs should watch their language during tough economic times.

Retirees will need far more money to cover their health care expenses than previously estimated, according to a new study.

The International Accounting Standards Board is readying new revisions to its standards for accounting for impaired assets in response to pressure from European regulators who have threatened to upset support for International Financial Reporting Standards.

Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., has introduced a bill that would increase the maximum amount of the first-time homebuyer tax credit from $8,000 to $15,000.

BNA Software and Scivantage’s Financial Guidance division have released BNA Wealth Manager, a wealth management software product designed for use by CPAs.

Eighty-seven percent of nearly 300 senior financial executives believe the recession provides their company with an opportunity to gain market share, according to a new survey.

It probably comes as no surprise that cash is the most popular graduation gift, but if you’re looking for some different ideas on how to give the green, the New Jersey Society of CPAs offers up some creative options.