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Wolters Kluwer Law & Business has agreed to acquire the Accountants Division of MYOB UK and MYOB Ireland for 35.5 million pounds ($70.5 million), bringing the small business accounting and tax software developer into Wolters Kluwer UK's CCH Software division.

Accounting firm Clifton Gunderson said it has achieved the highest marks possible in its first inspection by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

BDO Consulting said it is forming a corporate advisory practice to provide strategic and financial consulting services to companies in distress.

CCH has introduced an online resource, FAS 157 Manager, designed to help accountants deal with the complexities of Financial Accounting Standard Statement No. 157 on fair value measurements.

Tax Partner Named Woman of the Year

On January 24, 2002, I gave a presentation, at the Large- and Medium-Sized Firms Practice Management Committee of the New York State Society of CPAs, entitled "Like the Energizer Bunny, the Enron Mess Keeps Going and Going." It seems I was right as Citigroup just settled a lawsuit in which it agreed to pay $1.66 billion to the Enron Bankruptcy Estate, which had filed bankruptcy and fraud claims against Citigroup in the United States Bankruptcy Court in New York.

Business advisory firm FTI Consulting has acquired Forensic Accounting LLP, a London-based firm that provides expert witness and investigation services in accounting disputes, regulatory inquiries and due diligence reviews.

NetWorth Services said it is offering a special promotion for its online cost basis calculation service, Netbasis, allowing users to buy one transaction and get one free until April 15.

Baruch College's Zicklin School of Business plans to introduce an executive master's degree program with a specialization in financial statement analysis and securities assessment, aimed at working professionals.

While the number of conferences focused on the basics of accounting marketing has grown over the past several years, there were literally none devoted to the critical issues faced by senior-level marketers — until now.In late February, the Association for Accounting Marketing staged its inaugural Executive Leadership Conference in an effort to help provide those at the senior level with strategies to create engaging programs and boost revenue at their respective firms.