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ARIZONAHenry & Horne LLP, Scottsdale, received the Sterling Award in Big Business from the Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce.

JANUARY5-6: Winter Conference, CPA Manufacturing Services Association, Not-for-Profit Services Association and Real Estate & Construction Advisors Association. Tampa, Fla. Contact: www.the-apa.com.

As we usher in the New Year, it’s only natural to get rid of clutter that has kicked around too long.As we usher in the New Year, it’s only natural to get rid of clutter that has kicked around too long.

Fear that the U.S. economic meltdown will encourage corporations to cut accounting corners has helped spur the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board to approve a 9 percent budget increase for itself during 2009, to $157.6 million."Current market conditions suggest that our inspectors may be dealing with even more complex issues next year when they review 2008 audits," PCAOB Chairman Mark W. Olson said in announcing the new budget.

Securities and Exchange Commission Chief Accountant Conrad Hewitt announced that he will leave the regulator as the Obama administration takes over. Also leaving will be John White, the director of the Division of Corporate Finance.SEC Chairman Christopher Cox had said previously that he will leave upon the change in administration.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board by its own accounts had a very productive 2008, and it looks like its output will be even higher in 2009.Though much of 2008 was dedicated to issuing discussion papers that may eventually lead to standards and documents in 2009, the past year saw new standards on accounting for financial guarantee insurance contracts, the hierarchy of generally accepted accounting principles, and disclosures about derivative instruments and hedging activities.

As we usher in the New Year, it's only natural to get rid of clutter that has kicked around too long. I was cleaning off my desk the other day when I found a humorous and engaging article describing what partners really want to say to their younger staff. Or in the author's own words, the column offers a "few easy tactics for building better relationships with the less cool, but more experienced people in this office."

CCH has added a state tax citation capability to its state tax research products.