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The American Institute of CPAs is pushing back against a proposal by Internal Revenue Service commissioner John Koskinen to offer a form of voluntary tax preparer certification after a series of court rulings invalidated the IRSs efforts to require mandatory testing and continuing education of preparers.
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The American Institute of CPAs has honored CPAs Vern Hoven and Sharon Kreider with the 2014 Sidney Kess Award for Excellence in Continuing Education.
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CPA2Biz, the business and technology subsidiary of the American Institute of CPAs, has changed its company name to CPA.com to more closely align with its mission of empowering CPAs and businesses for the digital age.
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The Association for Accounting Marketing and Hinge Research Institute have released a study that examines overall marketing spending at accounting firms, including compensation for marketing staff, the top five spending categories, and detailed budget breakdowns by firm size and market location.
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Grant Thornton has expanded its presence in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Cyprus and the Isle of Man.
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Business application software provider OpenERP has raised $10 million in funding and rebranded with the new name Odoo.
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The American Institute of CPAs has presented its AICPA Medal of Honor to Gary M. Scopes and its Public Service Award to Diane Cornwell.
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BlackLine Systems introduced a new strategic program that provides connectivity to 50 different source systems.
May 19 -
Feedly gathers all the stories and videos and other Web content you like and delivers it to your smartphone or tablet.
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The New York State Society of CPAs installed its 95th president, Scott Adair, at a gala event last week in New York City.
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The IRS is offering tax relief to victims of severe storm, winds and flooding that affected parts of Florida in late April.
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A couple of our favorite recent tax fraud cases.
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has denied an emergency motion by the National Association of Manufacturers, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Business Roundtable to stay the Securities and Exchange Commissions conflict minerals rule under the Dodd-Frank Act requiring companies to disclose their use of minerals such as tungsten and tin mined in war-torn areas of Africa like the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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A client wanted to buy a business in Birmingham, Ala., and I went there with the companys CFO to review the books, do some due diligence, kick the tires and negotiate a deal.
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Accountants should take the lead in assessing the impact on their companies of the depletion of natural resources, recommends a new report.
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Credit Suisse Group AG is close to reaching an agreement to plead guilty and pay about $2.5 billion to the U.S. Justice Department and regulators to resolve investigations into whether it helped Americans evade taxes, three people familiar with the matter said.
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Those of us who already miss Jay Lenos old Jaywalking segments on the Tonight Show shouldnt be surprised that a lot of people just arent aware of what most of us would consider common knowledge, but a new survey demonstrates once again that you can never be too sure about your assumptions.
May 15
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Senate Republicans blocked a package of more than $80 billion in tax cuts, killing for now a measure that would provide incentives for corporate research and wind energy.
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