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The Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales to offer accountants in Singapore a pathway to the Associate Chartered Accountants designation.

The International Valuation Standards Council has released a guide that aims to raise awareness of audit procedures among professional valuers in response to heightened scrutiny by regulators of valuations.

The American Institute of CPAs has updated its Total Tax Insights calculator with information from 2013 to help taxpayers gauge the impact of more than 20 different federal, state and local taxes, including a new Medicare surtax that took effect last year, on their own taxes for this year.

Accounting Today is issuing a Final Call for speakers for its second annual Accounting Technology Forum.

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Institute of Management Accountants are commemorating the second annual CFO Month, with a technology-focused theme to mark the rise of the “techno-finance chief.

The American Institute of CPA has published a Technical Practice Aid to address the use of current auditing standards for audits of prior periods.

The National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts has withdrawn from the International Association of Consultants, Valuators and Analysts, the IACVA announced.

A student team from the University of Portland was named champions of the American Institute of CPAs’ 2013 Accounting Competition, winning the $10,000 award to be split among them.

The New York State Society of CPAs celebrated its new headquarters in Downtown Manhattan this week, with an open house and an official ribbon-cutting.

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A Q&A with Massachusetts Society of CPAs chief Theodore Flynn.

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The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board released an updated and enhanced International Standard on Assurance Engagements.

IFAC released a guide for professional accountants conducting review engagements in compliance with International Standard on Review Engagements.

The Information Technology Alliance introduced nine new members to its roster of CPA firms, consultants and vendors, which were highlighted by Intuit, online accounts payable and receivables company Bill.com, and top CPA firm Armanino.

The American Institute of CPAs’ Accounting and Review Services Committee has issued a Proposed Statement on Standards for Accounting and Review Services, Framework for Performing and Reporting on Compilation and Review Engagements, as a result of its Clarity Project.

After rebounding in October, the accounting profession’s expectations for economic growth remained healthy this month, according to the November edition of Accounting Today’s monthly Accountants Confidence Index.

Findings from a recent survey from CPA2Biz, the technology services subsidiary of the American Institute of CPAs, indicates that more CPA firms are using cloud-based services despite a notable rise in security concerns.