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A new report by the International Federation of Accountants highlights the expanding role of small and midsized practices in advising their business clients.

Accounting firm Rothstein Kass has released a two-part survey report on the potential problems that can occur when preparing to sell a family business.

Just what is clean technology and, more importantly, whyshould it matter to CPAs?

Promoters have been marketing on the Internet the use of 401(k) funds to purchase franchises or startup businesses, which normally require up-front material sums of monies to launch.

The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards has appointed three new members to its board of directors.

KPMG and Thomson Reuters are partnering to help companies improve their governance, risk and compliance processes via Paisley GRC software.

The American Institute of CPAs’ CPA2Biz subsidiary has opened a new Web site to help firms grow their client accounting services practice.

Accounting firm Crowe Horwath is responding to the wave of companies filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with a set of services to help them navigate the reorganization process.

The Financial Planning Association is urging SEC Chair Mary Schapiro to clarify and restrict the scope of authority of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority related to financial planning services.

Sarbanes-Oxley was the U.S. government’s response to a decade of financial statement frauds that shook the financial community.

Accounting firm Lyndon Group has created a privacy leadership services practice area tailored to servicing local small and midsized businesses.

I’m your client and I’m in a dilemma. I need some hard answers. It always seems that the more uncertain the times, the more certainty I demand from you. I apologize. I know that’s not fair, but that’s the way it is. As my CPA, you are the trusted family advisor and I am going to lean on you for answers.

A new service, AccountingMatch.com, aims to hook up small-business owners with accounting professionals who can help them, along with providing information on accounting, tax, and small-business management issues.

Tennessee-based accounting firm KraftCPAs has created a new affiliate company that will specialize in health care consulting services as Congress prepares legislation to overhaul the health insurance industry.

CPAs should watch their language during tough economic times.

Accounting and finance staffing company Robert Half Management Resources offered advice for companies to position themselves to take advantage of a future economic recovery.

CPA firm Cherry, Bekaert & Holland has introduced an Economic Recovery Resource Center on its Web site to help individuals and businesses cope with the recession.

Accounting firm network Horwath International has changed its name to Crowe Horwath to emphasize its association with Crowe Chizek.

As part of its previously announced Power to Get More Done Initiative, which aims to help firms deal with the shaky economy by giving them money to hire extra staff and invest in their business, financial and tax software provider Intuit has announced the co-sponsors and judges for the effort.

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