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Lori Schock, the deputy director of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of Investor Education, has been named the division's acting director.

They say it's lonely at the top, but for many professionals it may also be lonely on the way there, according to a new survey.

Internal Revenue Service officials announced more details of changes to the Special Enrollment Examination, which will take effect at the end of this year.

The Internal Revenue Service announced that it has reached an agreement with the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards to offer continuing education credits at the IRS Nationwide Tax Forums scheduled for this summer.

Half of the chief financial officers in a recent poll said that their organizations don't reimburse staff for the continuing education credits required to maintain their professional certifications.

The National Taxpayer Advocate, Nina E. Olson, announced that the Internal Revenue Service has awarded $8 million in matching grants to Low Income Taxpayer Clinics.

Preliminary results of a member survey of the National Association of Black Accountants show that race and perception still impact the careers of people of color working in the accounting industry.Although the full assessment of the survey won't be completed until the spring, 427 NABA members have submitted responses so far. Of those, 42 percent work in public accounting, 38 percent in corporate and 20 percent in the government or nonprofit sectors.

CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business, announced that its line of Miller accounting and auditing books and update services will adopt the CCH brand identity. Everything else about the resources will remain the same.

H.D. Vest Financial Services has issued an open invitation to tax professionals to attend its 20th annual Vest Fest conference in St. Louis.

Trade organization the Certified Management Accountants of Canada has produced a "CMA Competency Map" in support of national standards for the accreditation, continuing education and professional development of certified management accountants.

The University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business will offer a weekend executive master of science in accounting, featuring a unique internal auditing focus.

Accountants have long wondered why their professional sector has remained, so, well, white.After all, in an industry where job market demands exceed the supply of professionals, just about anybody who can count the beans is welcome to join the firm.

Menlo Park, Calif. - The academic world is doing its part to groom future accountants for the new business environment, according to a survey from Accountemps, a division of Robert Half International Inc.

The usual suspects - including ethics offerings, legislative developments and accounting/auditing course staples - are expected to be the drivers of continuing professional education in 2006.The major players in a fairly mature industry repeat much the same mantra when it comes to talking about their plans for the coming year. The key to their success and their clients' satisfaction is staying current.

The American Institute of CPAs and the United Kingdom's Chartered Institute of Management Accountants have agreed to collaborate on developing products and services for their members. This partnership will allow the AICPA to offer additional professional resources to members working in business and industry, who account for nearly 50 percent of the institute's membership.

Legal and regulatory publisher BNA Inc. has launched Accounting Policy and Practice Report, a biweekly publication that focuses on accounting rules and their impact on corporate accounting.The publication -- launched through BNA subsidiary Tax Management Inc. -- features insights and analysis from practitioners on such topics as internal controls, revenue recognition intangibles, and pro forma reporting.

Federal government employees can now receive public sector financial management and strategic leadership training through a dual designation program developed by two international accounting bodies in consultation with the Office of the Comptroller General of Canada.

The expanding profile of women in the accounting profession will be the focus of the first Women's Summit hosted by the Work/Life & Women's Initiatives Executive Committee of the American Institute of CPAs.

A Minneapolis customizer and reseller of accounting software is among the first to launch a podcast targeting accounting and finance executives.

CCH Tax and Accounting, a provider of industry information and software, said that subscribers to their CCH Tax Research NetWork will soon be able to access tax-related content from BNA through the www.tax.CCHGroup.com portal.