Audit & Accounting

Recent promotions, new hires and more

Todd Boslau was recently promoted to partner at Top 100 Firm ParenteBeard LLC.

The CPA test is one of the most difficult professional credential examinations where the average passing rate is one of the lowest in any professional qualification test.

The Financial Accounting Foundation’s board of trustees appointed former NASBA chairman Billy Atkinson as chairman of the new Private Company Council, and named the other members of the new council, which will be able to recommend and vote on changes to accounting standards for privately held companies.

Granite Consulting Inc. has issued a call for submissions for its upcoming “Top 10 Rising Stars in Internal Audit” list to recognize high-performing members of the internal audit profession.

Nearly two-thirds of individual investors have at least some confidence in the U.S. capital markets, according to a new survey by the Center for Audit Quality.

Mario Patone moved up as partner at the Top 100 Firm ParenteBeard LLC.

Top 100 accounting and business consulting firm Moss Adams announced Chris Schmidt as its next chairman and chief executive officer and Dick Fohn as president and chief operating officer in a planned transition that will take effect in the first half of 2013.

Intuit has confirmed that its QuickBooks Online has gone global through multi-language and multi-currency features that will allow businesses and accounting firms in any country to utilize the product.

Working Mother released its list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For, and a number of large accounting firms ranked within the Top Ten.