The International Federation of Accountants has appointed Jörgen Holmquist, the former Director General of Internal Market and Services at the European Commission, as the first independent chair of the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants.

Recent hires, promotions and more at accounting firms across the country.

A group of Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee have introduced a bill to extend 100 percent bonus depreciation through 2012 to encourage capital investments and job growth.

Securities and Exchange Commission Chief Accountant James L. Kroeker will leave his post in July to enter the private sector.

Top 100 Firm Gallina LLP announced that it will merge with Seattle-based firm Merrill Carlson PLLC, effective July 1.

Top 100 Firm Marcum LLP has launched a new Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender and Non-Traditional Family Practice Group, to help LGBT and non-traditional individuals and families navigate changing tax and financial laws.

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Jeffrey L. Ferro has been named to the new position of president of Top 100 Firm ParenteBeard LLC.

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KPMG LLP has allied with Axiom Software Laboratories to address new regulatory requirements facing investment advisors, including Form PF.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board and the International Accounting Standards Board said Wednesday they have agreed on an approach for accounting for lease expenses.

AICPA’s president and CEO Barry Melancon and chair Greg Anton offer an update on professional issues at annual conference

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Public Company Accounting Oversight Board chairman James Doty discusses how firms can recruit new auditors even as new standards get finalized, in an interview with AccountingToday.com editor-in-chief Michael Cohn in the PCAOB offices in Washington, D.C.

The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board has released a new standard to assure public confidence in reliable emissions reporting.

Rep. Sander Levin, D-Mich., said Wednesday that he plans to introduce a bill to provide tax breaks for small businesses that hire new employees or increase wages as a substitute for a bill being pushed by House Republicans to repeal the medical device tax in the health care law.

While the average reported salary of management accountants declined slightly last year, their average total compensation with bonuses increased, according to a new salary survey from the Institute of Management Accountants.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board intends to issue a discussion paper in the next few weeks to solicit feedback on the disclosure framework it has been preparing, followed by roundtable meetings and workshops later this year to talk with financial statement preparers and users.