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Free online money management tool PowerWallet has officially hit the market and is designed to help users manage and keep control over their personal finances.

This year’s Top 100 Most Influential People report includes profiles of the regulators, firm leaders, consultants, technology vendors and practitioners who are leading the profession.

CPA-focused consulting firm and hosting service Xcentric has hired Bob Cross as its new director of technology.

The unemployment rate dipped two-tenths of a percentage point to 8.1 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, even though employers only added a disappointing 96,000 jobs to the nonfarm payroll employment numbers.

As part of our Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting report, we asked the candidates: "What is the most important issue currently facing the accounting profession?" Here are their answers.

President Barack Obama critiqued his rival Mitt Romney's tax reform plans during his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention, comparing Republican proposals to a doctor's standard prescription.

If there’s a shortage of tax preparers for the 2014 season, it won’t be for lack of education providers.

The Internal Revenue Service provided guidance to Indian tribes on the tax treatment of the legal settlements over the federal government’s mismanagement of their trust funds.

CPA business executives are becoming more pessimistic about the outlook for the U.S. economy, according to a new survey by the American Institute of CPAs.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales plans to develop guidance for auditors on providing assurance on interest rate benchmarks in the wake of the outcry over manipulation of the LIBOR, or London Inter-Bank Offered Rate, which cost the jobs of top executives at the British bank Barclays.

CCH has released a guide and toolset for auditors using the American Institute of CPAs’ newly clarified auditing standards.

An executive summary of our monthly ACI for September

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PricewaterhouseCoopers said it is working with the U.S. Secret Service after allegations that the tax returns of client Mitt Romney were stolen.

Gelman, Rosenberg & Freedman CPAs, a financial, tax and consulting firm serving the Washington, D.C, area, has acquired the litigation support and forensic accounting practices of Greystone Advisory Group LLC.

Employment in the private sector increased by 201,000 from July to August, according to payroll giant ADP’s National Employment Report, beating analyst expectations.

Approximately one year after joining the company as president and chief operating officer, Laurie Schultz was officially appointed chief executive of audit and risk management software developer ACL, effectively replacing Harald Will.

Former President Bill Clinton delivered a scathing indictment of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan’s economic and tax plans to an enthusiastic crowd at the Democratic National Convention, exhorting the crowd to re-elect President Barack Obama.

The Private Company Council that the Financial Accounting Foundation is setting up is intended to serve as the voice of millions of privately held companies during the standard-setting process.