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The American Institute of CPAs has a number of high-profile items on the agenda for its Spring Meeting of Council next week, including re-evaluating its recognition of the International Accounting Standards Board as a standard-setter, changing the definition of attest services and globalizing more of its credentials.
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The Digits Calculator is an app for all mobile iOS devices that can do simple to complex calculations and now includes a correction feature allowing to edits and insert in any previous calculation.
May 13 -
At least two congressional committees plan to hold hearings on the Internal Revenue Services admission that it targeted for special attention groups promoting limited government.
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CPA-based wealth management firm Hewins Financial Advisors has teamed up with accounting firm Wipfli LLP to introduce Cue Wealth Management Solutions, a strategic partnering system for CPA and registered investment advisor firms.
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IMGCAP(1)]The U.S. government is expected to publish final tangible property regulations later this year.
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Members of Congress have introduced several bills this week to keep student loan interest rates from doubling in July.
May 10 -
Lots more partnering to discuss this week as well as my take on a certain cloud ERP vendor's impending annual meeting of customers and resellers.
May 10 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council, which advises the Financial Accounting Standards Board on its priorities and agenda, is asking for suggestions on what FASBs future agenda should be.
May 10 -
The Internal Revenue Service is cautioning tax-exempt organizations such as charities and other not-for-profits that they face a deadline of May 15 under which they are required by law to file annual reports.
May 10 -
An Internal Revenue Service official apologized for what she called the agencys improper flagging of some anti-tax Tea Party groups for extra scrutiny.
May 10 -
The Internal Revenue Service said Friday that it will be making changes to the filing requirements for corporate and partnership taxpayers with assets of between $10 million and $50 million.
May 10 -
In the ever increasing world of BYOD (Bring Your Own Device), firms need to conduct a thorough overview of their network security, to identify - and eliminate - any loopholes or potential vulnerabilities.
May 10 -
The Internal Revenue Services Criminal Investigation unit released an annual report Friday showing that it increased investigations, prosecutions and convictions of tax evaders last year.
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The fate of the Defense of Marriage Act, also referred to as DOMA, currently sits in the hands of the Supreme Court. In 2011, the Obama administration deemed parts of the Act unconstitutional because it doesnt acknowledge same-sex marriages. The Supreme Court is expected to announce its ruling by the end of June. Marcum LLPs LGBT Practice leaders, Nanette Lee Miller and Janis Cowhey McDonagh, sat down with Accounting Today to discuss what would happen if DOMA is struck down and what would happen with tax preparation for same-sex couples if it isnt.
May 10
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ERP Guru, one of NetSuites top partners, is expanding its Canadian operations and overall business through the purchase of the NetSuite practice of Toronto-based NetStra Inc.
May 10 -
PwC and Microsoft Corp. have formed a strategic alliance whereby PwC consultants will provide advice and implementation assistance to clients who select Microsoft Dynamics together with other Microsoft technologies.
May 10 -
Representatives of the International Accounting Standards Board and the Accounting Standards Board of Japan met Thursday and Friday in Tokyo to discuss their new relationship through the recently established Accounting Standards Advisory Forum as their one-to-one meetings come to an end.
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There is sometimes a disconnect in the handling of dependency exemptions and related tax credits between what courts advise a taxpayer to do and what the Tax Code actually permits.
May 9
