As if the tax and accounting business itself wasn’t busy enough, demand is also up for teachers of college-level accounting courses.

Managers in accounting, finance and IT are looking to strengthen their hiring plans for the rest of the year, according to a new hiring forecast from recruiting company Brilliant.

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Earlier this month the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted final rules regarding the registration of municipal advisors under the Dodd-Frank Act that included an exemption for accountants who provide a range of audit and attest services.

The Private Company Council has released the agenda of its next public meetings, which are scheduled for September 30 and October 1.

The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board has created a corporate pilot program to guide companies on how to use the board’s standards to report material sustainability issues in their SEC filings.

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Income per equity partner at the nation’s CPA firms jumped 5.5 percent in 2012, climbing to $386,000, according to the recently released 2013 Rosenberg MAP Survey.

Income per equity partner at the nation’s CPA firms jumped 5.5 percent in 2012, climbing to $386,000, according to the recently released 2013 Rosenberg MAP Survey.

Bernard Madoff’s former accountant pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges he helped the convicted con man carry out a Ponzi scheme.

Top 100 Firm The Bonadio Group is merging with Gaines Kriner Elliott LLP. The merger is expected to be finalized on November 1, and the two firms will operate under the Bonadio name.

The Securities and Exchange Commission said Tuesday that foreign private issuers who prepare their financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards do not have to submit interactive data files until the SEC decides on a suitable XBRL taxonomy.

Big Four firm PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has been hired by BlackBerry Ltd. to evaluate the struggling Canadian smartphone maker for potential buyers, according to two people with knowledge of the move.

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The Securities and Exchange Commission charged JPMorgan Chase & Co. Thursday with misstating financial results and lacking effective internal controls to detect and prevent its traders from fraudulently overvaluing investments to conceal hundreds of millions of dollars in trading losses.

Kashoo has released version 3.0 of its cloud accounting software app for the iPad, which boasts a new design and productivity-increasing enhancements.

Accountants don’t think their small-business clients are prepared for the Affordable Care Act, according to a recent survey.

The accounting profession’s expectations for economic growth dropped somewhat this month, according to the September edition of Accounting Today’s monthly Accountants Confidence Index.

Top 30 CPA firm Carr, Riggs & Ingram has merged Gainer Donnelly, expanding their geographic reach with the local Houston CPA firm, which was one of Accounting Today’s 2013 Regional Leaders for the southwest.

A former Commerzbank AG and Societe Generale SA banker admitted in a U.S. court to aiding Olympus Corp.’s $1.7 billion accounting fraud.