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Super-regional CPA and business advisory firm BKD has launched www.financialreforminsights.com, an interactive portal to help guide financial institutions through the sweeping regulations under legislation such as the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

CPA and business advisory firm RubinBrown has formed a new client niche, Life Sciences Services Group, and appointed Felicia Malter, CPA, as partner-in-charge.

All clients are looking for lower fees and cost-cutting measures from their CPAs. That's a no-brainer. But do nonprofit organizations have higher expectations around what support and resources they receive from their most trusted advisors?

Economic downturns often lead the owners of privately held companies to go their separate ways. In a perfect setting, the parties would execute a fair and civilized splitting of assets and resources — either by dividing the company equally or by having one party buy out the other — and then ride off into the sunset with their friendship, egos and fortunes intact.

IMGCAP(1)]As an accountant, you often serve as a primary source of business advice for your clients. So when a business owner begins the process of selling his or her business, it’s you they will likely come to for their first bit of advice.

Doctors have been opting out of the Medicare system at an alarming rate lately as the system goes through a tumultuous year, leaving some accountants’ clients in a bind when they suddenly cannot get their medical bills paid.

WebCPA and Accounting Today’s parent company SourceMedia has signed a strategic partnership with iLumen to offer a new online resource that will allow CPAs and other accounting professionals to monitor the financial performance of their business clients through an automated client analytics and business intelligence portal.

Warren, Averett, Kimbrough & Marino, one of Alabama's largest CPA and business consulting firms, has entered into a long-term recordkeeping and third-party administration service engagement with Dallas-based financial services firm, ISC Group Inc.

Katz, Sapper & Miller LLP has renamed its KSM Business Technology LLC practice as KSM Consulting LLC to reflect the practice’s growing array of business services.

IMGCAP(1)]Today, businesses face an increasingly daunting range of challenges, most of which are exacerbating the high cost of operation.

I've suffered through a string of disasters over the past year: My softball team is having another winless season. The local Vinny T's shut down. My 16-year-old old son just got his learner's permit. And, of course, Shrek 4. This year's been tough.

The title of this article is the tagline of our firm. It's a constant reminder of the purpose behind our industry and our firm. The numbers we deal with every day are outcomes of relationships, processes and knowledge.

H&R Block has teamed up with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City to offer an online calculator that can help small businesses understand the financial impact of health care reform and determine their health insurance savings by using tax credits under the bill.

IMGCAP(1)]As a CPA, you’re accustomed to being the “go-to” resource for all things taxes, legal and financial.

Sean Saari, a member of Skoda Minotti’s Business Valuation and Litigation Group, has received the 2010 Jeffrey R. Salins Report Writing Award from the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts.

Financial information company Sageworks Inc. has released an enhancement to Sageworks Counselor (formerly ProfitCents), designed to enable accountants to better advise clients on the steps they can take to overcome their current challenges, position themselves for future growth, and obtain additional funding.

IMGCAP(1)]The escalating cost of providing group medical benefits has forced many employers to dedicate more time and energy toward gaining control over increasing premiums.

I admit that sometimes I live in a fantasy world. I actually think that I'm getting a buzz from lite beer. I sometimes believe that John Edward can really talk to the dead. Or that John Edwards' marriage isn't dead. Or is it the other way around?

Finance executives indicated growing pessimism and increasing economic uncertainty, according to a new survey.

IMGCAP(1)]Currently, about 32 million Americans do not have health insurance.