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February 5, 2014 

New System Helps Companies Track Conflict Minerals for SEC Reporting

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) new conflict minerals rule requires thousands of companies to perform due diligence to determine whether their products contain tin, tantalum, tungsten, or gold, determine the country of origin for those minerals and report their findings to customers and the SEC.

 Treasury Dept. Urges Congress to Raise Debt Limit

February 4, 2014 

Treasury Dept. Urges Congress to Raise Debt Limit

Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew on Monday pressured Congress to raise the debt limit well before an end-of-the month deadline, warning that lawmakers risked derailing a potential "breakthrough year for our economy" if they don't act quickly.

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February 4, 2014 

Service is Good for Business: Successful Accounting Firms Support Staff

Elise Saur is a self-described Type A personality who typically takes few breaks during the workday. So among the biggest adjustments she made during a seven-week fellowship in Brazil last fall were leaving the office to eat lunch with colleagues and joining them again at 4 p.m. for a daily snack.

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February 4, 2014 

Accounting Firm Makes Room for Chickens

When North Carolina accountant Laura Harper was a little girl, her parents wouldn't let her have a pet. At age 50, however, she has three cats, two goats and 20 chickens on her three-quarters of an acre lot that she also shares with her boyfriend and two of her three children.

 Virginia Environmental Agency Faces Critical Audit Over Grant Funds

February 4, 2014 

Virginia Environmental Agency Faces Critical Audit Over Grant Funds

Signs of poor financial oversight at a Virginia state agency responsible for environmental stewardship emerged late last summer when federal government monitors spotted record-keeping gaps during a review of six grants awarded to Virginia totaling nearly $740,000.

 Unlicensed Milwaukee Tax Preparer Charged for $1 Million Fraud

February 4, 2014 

Unlicensed Milwaukee Tax Preparer Charged for $1 Million Fraud

A Milwaukee tax preparation service filed thousands of returns based on phony claims of self-employment that generated as much as $1 million in undeserved refunds, according to the results of an undercover IRS investigation launched in 2011.

 CBIZ Acquires Non-Attest Business of Tampa Accounting Firm

February 3, 2014 

CBIZ Acquires Non-Attest Business of Tampa Accounting Firm

Accounting and business process outsourcing firm CBIZ has announced that it acquired the non-attest business of Tampa, Florida-based Lewis, Birch & Ricardo, L.L.C., effective February 1, 2014. The firm's attest business is being acquired by Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C. CBIZ Inc. and Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C. said they will operate using an alternative practice structure.