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The staff of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has put a set of frequently asked questions relating to issues connected to the implementation of the board’s funding rules as they related to brokers and dealers.

Many tax practitioners focus on improving their efficiency during tax season, but there are plenty of things they can do in advance to ensure success from January to April, according to 2020 Group chairman and CEO Chris Frederiksen.

Highlights from our coverage of our 3rd Annual Growth & Profitability Summit, including keynote sessions, and tips, strategies and best practices on tax, technology, recruiting and retention, M&A, and more.

Accounting firms shouldn’t think that there isn’t a cost to a merger that doesn’t happen -- or worse, one that falls apart -- lawyer and M&A expert Steven Berger told attendees at Accounting Today’s Growth & Profitability Summit.

To help customers potentially affected by Hurricane Sandy, Thomson Reuters reached out to users in 16 states with an offer to set firms up on their Virtual Office CS platform, giving them free access to their CS Professional Suite products and data as well as MS Office.

Tax and accounting software and information provider CCH laid out disaster recovery policy to support customers whose practices have been affected by Hurricane Sandy.

After New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a “state disaster emergency” for all of the state, Commissioner Thomas Mattox of the Department of Taxation and Finance announced the postponement of certain tax filing and payment deadlines for those directly affected by Hurricane Sandy.

The South Carolina Department of Revenue said that some 3.6 million Social Security numbers and 387,000 credit and debit card numbers have been exposed in a cyber attack.

Koltin Consulting Group CEO Allan Koltin described the best practices of high-performing accounting firms and partners during a keynote speech at Accounting Today’s Growth & Profitability Summit on Tuesday.

The technology consulting division of McGladrey has acquired top NetSuite reseller Forward Hindsight, effectively increasing its NetSuite business which it started over a year ago.

The IRS said on Tuesday that its PTIN system is unavailable due to Hurricane Sandy. The IRS Return Preparer Office also announced that it's postponing tests and the RTRP Webinar scheduled for October 31 due to the storm.

The New Jersey Society of CPAs has been affected by Hurricane Sandy, which caused extensive destruction in New Jersey, New York and other states along the eastern seaboard.

Epicor Software Corp. introduced its new System Backup & Recovery offering which is designed to help users ensure their Epicor systems are readily available in case of major system issues or disaster.

The outcome of next week’s election is likely to determine tax policy, but some elements may be outside the control of whoever gets elected to the White House and Congress.

Tax practitioners are working harder nowadays to keep up with a changing profession, an official with the American Institute of CPAs told attendees at Accounting Today’s Growth & Profitability Summit.

Accounting Today announced the winners of its annual Best Firms to Work For ranking during the Growth & Profitability Summit in Boca Raton, Fla., on Monday.

Accounting Today kicked off its 3rd annual Growth & Profitability Summit in Boca Raton, Fla., with two CPAs as keynote speakers: Gene Marks and Anthony Reed.

Accounting Today began its third annual Growth & Profitability Summit on Sunday with a pair of entertaining keynote speeches by CPAs Gene Marks and Anthony Reed.

Despite a challenging job market, the unemployment rate for senior accountants and auditors is a relatively low 4.1 percent, according to Robert Half Finance & Accounting.

Papers, papers and still more papers. When can I destroy these tax documents?