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The Securities and Exchange Commission is soliciting comments on a new auditing standard for evaluating the consistency of financial statements.

SEC Chairman Christopher Cox hailed an appeals court decision that said the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is constitutional.

PricewaterhouseCoopers plans to reorganize its international network of member accounting firms, splitting them into three major geographic clusters.

The Internal Revenue Service has released its revised instructions for the redesigned Form 990 that tax-exempt organizations must submit.

Ascend, the national Asian-American society of accountants, held its first major conference in New York this week.

Regional accounting firm Baker Newman & Noyes has named a new managing principal, Charles F. Hahn.

Accounting firm Virchow, Krause & Co. is pursuing a name change that would allow it to become the exclusive firm in the U.S. with the Baker Tilly brand.

An Internal Revenue Service employee who improperly accessed the financial information of 200 celebrities and sports figures was sentenced to three years’ probation, 60 hours of community service and a $1,000 penalty.

Is there life after Microsoft Office Accounting? Rephrase that: Is there life left in Office Accounting? There are times I think the employees charged with marketing Microsoft’s entry in the low-cost accounting market should sue their employer for nonsupport. With all the focus on Office Live, Xbox and Yahoo, there hasn’t been much energy left in the company for talking about this part of the accounting industry.

Deloitte & Touche has signed a memorandum of understanding with Canadian accounting firm Scott Rankin & Gardner for a potential merger.