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J. Michael Kirkland, CPA, a director in the Deutsche Bank AG, Accounting Policy and Advisory Group, was installed as the 2013–2014 president of the New York State Society of CPAs’ board of directors.

Not to belittle the news of the week, the majority of which came from three ERP vendor conferences, but just a heads up I'm planning to focus mostly on the one I was able to attend -- NetSuite's SuiteWorld.

Fraud fighters today face many of the same challenges as they did at the start of the last century, a leading investigator told accountants, academics and attorneys at the Fraud & Forensic Accounting Education Conference May 16 in Atlanta.

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Despite other hearings being held in Washington this week of a more political nature, it’s nice to know that the Ways and Means Committee is continuing to search for ways to make life easier for small businesses, at least as far as complying with the Tax Code. A hearing was held by the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures on Wednesday, May 15, on the Ways and Means Small Business Tax Reform Discussion Draft.

The Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters launched its sixth annual series of Partner Summits this week with a two-day event in Houston.

(Bloomberg) President Barack Obama appointed Daniel Werfel, controller of the White House budget office, as acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service.

Big Four firm KPMG led the pack among large and national firms in the market for Securities and Exchange Commission audit clients in the first quarter of 2013, with a net of seven new clients.

NetSuite has officially signed on seven new reseller partners from the U.S., Canada, and Australia and announced a new program whereby its partners can – through specified training – achieve product certification.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board is looking for comment on proposed structural changes to the U.S. GAAP Taxonomy.

Alan Walther has moved up the ranks at The Bonadio Group to office managing partner in the firm’s Albany office. He previously served as partner in Bonadio’s Government, Compliance and Labor Division.

AccuFund Inc., a developer of accounting software for nonprofits and governments, has released AccuFund Anywhere, a cloud-based version of its AccuFund Accounting Suite that will allow users to access its core functionality from any Web browser.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board and the International Accounting Standards Board have released for comment a revised exposure draft proposing significant changes to the standards for accounting for leases.

President Obama announced during a press conference late Wednesday afternoon that he had asked for and received the resignation of Acting IRS Commissioner Steven T. Miller, over the recently revealed news that the agency had been targeting for extra scrutiny the applications of Tea Party and similar groups for tax-exempt status.

Chief financial offers have grown significantly more confident in the U.S. economy over the past year, according to the 2013 Spring CFO Survey from Grant Thornton, which found that almost half (45 percent) of respondents believe it will improve during the next six months.

The IRS has revealed additional details about what may be the first round of sequester-related the closures planned for May 24, June 14, July 5, July 22 and August 30 of this year.

Sage North America has added several new features to its Sage One cloud accounting product, including bank integration to work with over 10,000 banks and financial institutions.

The U.S. budget deficit will shrink by the end of fiscal 2013 to $642 billion, the smallest shortfall in five years, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.

Victims of severe storms, straight-line winds, and flooding that began on April 16 in parts of Illinois may qualify for tax relief.