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Two-thirds of accounting, finance and business professionals believe regulation is having a significant or very significant impact on their organizations’ opportunities to grow and innovate, according to a new survey by the International Federation of Accountants.

Firm alliances share the issues their members are facing

Each year when the calendar turns to June, I get mixed emotions. On one hand, I am thrilled that summer has arrived but on the other hand, I’m dreading my upcoming June 30 deadline to report 40 new hours of CPE to my state board.

Financial Executives International has appointed Andrej Suskavcevic as president and CEO of both FEI and the trade group’s Financial Executives Research Foundation.

The Georgia Society of CPAs recently met with officials from the Georgia Department of Revenue at the GSCPA’s Learning Center to discuss several issues affecting tax practitioners and their clients.

Becoming a defendant in a lawsuit is not a pleasant experience, and the risk to accountants has risen dramatically in recent years.

The National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts has launched international chapters in Africa and Europe.

The Georgia Society of CPAs is uniting accountants in the Peach State in a friendly competition to support Georgia’s eight regional food banks.

The National Society of Accountants has sent a letter to every member of Congress urging them to enact legislation to support a Tax Practitioners Bill of Rights that the organization issued in June and increase funding for the Internal Revenue Service.

The global economy is facing a period of volatility and major readjustments, according to a new survey of accountants around the world from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Institute of Management Accountants.

The New York State Society of CPAs has asked the Internal Revenue Service to make some long-overdue revisions in Form 990-PF, the tax form used by private foundations.

The Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada organization has published a new study on the evolving corporate reporting landscape, focusing particularly on sustainability issues.

CPA Australia chief executive Alex Malley, who interviewed Neil Armstrong about his experience as the first man to set foot on the moon, is throwing his support behind an effort to help the Smithsonian Institution pay for preservation of the pioneering astronaut’s spacesuit.

Wui San Kwok, a practitioner member of the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants and a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers, shares his insights in this interview on how the public perception of the accounting profession hinges on trust, and the different pressures and challenges faced by accountants in acting ethically.

Mitchell & Titus, the largest minority-owned accounting firm in the U.S., has decided to end its membership in the Ernst & Young Global network after more than eight years.

The International Federation of Accountants found wide support for its activities in the results of a strategy survey that polled member organizations on IFAC’s strategic plan for 2016–2018.

The American Institute of CPAs is asking Congress to pass legislation that would crack down on so-called “patent trolls,” companies that buy up old patents and threaten lawsuits unless they receive high licensing fees from firms and corporations.

The Institute of Internal Auditors and the Auditing Roundtable, Inc. have signed a merger agreement after more than a year of negotiations.

The California Society of CPAs has elected Jennifer Ziegler as its new president and Greg Burke as president of the CalCPA Education Foundation for 2015-2016.

A selection of new books, software, hardware and other resources for accountants.