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Although the unemployment rate nationally is close to 10 percent, accountants with a tax specialty are still in demand.

Reprisals from recently departed employees and a lack of adequate security budgets and resources are becoming major concerns for senior information technology professionals, according to a new survey by Ernst & Young.

Starting salaries in the accounting and finance, information technology, and administrative fields are expected to remain relatively flat or see modest declines next year, but some positions will buck this trend, according to the 2010 Salary Guides from Robert Half International.

The national average salary for finance and accounting professionals is expected to decline slightly next year by 0.85 percent, with CFOs and treasurers taking an even bigger hit of 7.7 percent, according to a survey by staffing company Ajilon Professional Staffing.

Eighty-four percent of CFOs plan to maintain their current accounting and finance staff levels in the fourth quarter, according to a new survey.

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants has created an online training resource to help accountants hone their career development plans.

Fifty-seven percent of accountants say they plan to stay with their current employer once the economy improves, but 23 percent intend to look for a new job when the economy rebounds.

About 54 percent of employed Americans plan to look for a new job once the economy rebounds, according to a new survey.

The Ohio Society of CPAs has launched a free online job-listing service to connect businesses with contract CPAs during the recession.

As a flood of rising technologies such as social networking sites, instant messaging and Second Life begin to get a stronger foothold in the CPA profession, firms should begin deploying them in business-centric areas of the firms such as marketing and recruiting.

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The majority of companies don’t plan to add more accounting and finance employees in the third quarter, according to a new survey.

More firms are allowing tailored career programs

1. Between 2002 and mid 2008, CPA firms enjoyed one of the biggest booms in the profession’s history. Business was so good that most firms stopped proactive marketing because they couldn’t handle any more business.

A survey of financial executives revealed that a growing number of them did not receive a salary increase last year, but the overwhelming majority did get a bonus despite the gloomy economy.

Deloitte will be able to proceed with a lawsuit against a former vice chairman the firm accuses of insider trading, a judge ruled.

"Going green" has evolved beyond a trendy catchphrase -- it has paid financial dividends and has often helped bridge the generational gap at CPA firms.

Tax evaders beware. Pittsburg State University students are coming to get you.

The Center for Audit Quality plans to award $200,000 in research grant funds to academics working on topics related to auditing and accounting.