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It's bad enough that you've lost your job. It's even worse knowing you must compete with a glut of talented unemployed folks who've also hit the "recession jackpot." But if your first impulse upon getting the ax is to run home and email, text and "friend" every potential employer you can think of, slow down.

If the patch for the alternative minimum tax is going to be one of the hurdles holding up reconciliation of the House and Senate versions of the stimulus bill, let’s get rid of it.

Sage North America has introduced the latest version of its PFW enterprise resource planning software, adding extra features in areas such as inventory and receivables management.

CCH has signed a deal with the American Institute of CPAs to sell and distribute AICPA publications to the undergraduate and graduate college market.

The American Institute of CPAs has opened a free online job finder to help accountants find work during the recession.

The House Financial Services Committee grilled a group of bankers who received money from the financial bailout over how they had been using the money.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said that negotiators from the House and Senate have reached an agreement on the stimulus package.

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants has some advice for Obama administration officials and erstwhile nominees who have run afoul of the Tax Code, as well as regular taxpayers.

It’s bad enough that you’ve lost your job. It’s even worse knowing you must compete with a glut of talented unemployed folks who’ve also hit the “recession jackpot.” But if your first impulse upon getting the ax is to run home and email, text and “friend” every potential employer you can think of, slow down. Read more at Accounting Tomorrow's blog.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has begun requiring 500 of the largest companies to start filing their financial statements in an interactive data format.