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IMGCAP(1)]Forensic accounting has become a “hot” topic in recent years due to the increase in high-profile cases of companies and individuals charged with corruption and fraud.

When asked to compare their financial situation to last year, 42 percent of Americans say they feel less secure now, according to a new Harris Poll.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed a permanent rule requiring municipal advisors to register with the agency.

Donovan CPAs and Advisors, a local Indiana CPA firm, said it has helped several of its biotech company clients receive over $730,000 in tax credits and research grants.

To help bolster technology governance among its nonprofit and government clients, CPA firm Wipfli has launched TechPro, a risk management tool for information security.

IMGCAP(1)]As busy season arrives, the focus turns toward long hours, back-to-back client meetings, stacks (or electronic drawers) of files, and the frantic pace of filing deadlines.

Jefferson Wells, a global provider of risk advisory and accounting-related services, has launched its Technical Accounting and Financial Reporting Center of Expertise, a unit that will provide guidance in technical and compliance issues related to the financial reporting landscape.

In July, Christie's auction house in New York auctioned off the collection from the Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Museum, which closed in 2009. Everything was sold: Roy’s first guitar, his sunglasses, and his sterling silver money clip and belt buckle were put up for sale to the public. The highlight of the catalog was Roy's horse, Trigger, who had been stuffed in his classic rearing position.

It's the classic good news/bad news scenario. On the one hand, banks - many groaning under the weight of sketchy loan portfolios, besieged by aggressive regulators and a blizzard of new federal regulations - need all the help they can get from outside experts like CPAs to remain in business.

Edward S. Karl, vice president of taxation for the American Institute of CPAs, will host the U.S. Small Business Administration’s year-end tax-planning Web chat on Thursday.

CCH and iLumen have signed a strategic partnership that will deliver iLumen’s decision analytics and business intelligence software to CCH customers across the country.

Wiss & Company has recently introduced The Wiss Economic Incentive Group to help businesses throughout the tri-state region of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut participate in government incentive programs.

IMGCAP(1)]Small business is said to be the lifeblood of the nation’s economy.

AccountantsWorld president Dr. Chandra Bhansali describes how the current client accounting model doesn't work to accountants' advantage, and what needs to change about it.

BookKeeping Express has launched a contest to award $25,000 in bookkeeping and accounting services to small businesses suffering from a “financial-recording disaster.”

The financial firms that suffered the greatest stock-price declines during the economic crisis tended to be those with the highest proportion of independent directors, according to a new study.

While some states are now passing legislation that favors lenders, at the same time there are tantalizing federal and state tax benefits being offered to distressed homeowners who are facing foreclosure or considering short-selling.

UHY LLP has published a new guide aimed at updating middle-market companies on what they need to know about International Financial Reporting Standards.

Hoover’s Inc. and Sage North America have formed a new partnership to provide business insights to small and midsized businesses.

IMGCAP(1)]To compete in today’s unpredictable economy your clients’ companies must keep a very close eye on their operational performance and be able to use that information to continuously update their business plans and budgets.