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Nominations Open for Innovation Awards and 40 Under 40 Awards
Nominations are currently being accepted for CPA Practice Advisor's 40 Under 40, 20 Under 40, and Tax & Accounting Tech Innovation Awards.
January 30, 2013
Chicago accountants, brothers, get prison for $5M sales tax scam
Two Chicago-area accountants were sentenced Friday to two years of probation each after pleading guilty to helping eight gas station owners underreport their sales to avoid paying more than $5 million in sales taxes.
January 30, 2013
East coast accounting firms merge: BlumShapiro pairs with Sullivan & Co.
BlumShapiro, a regional accounting, tax and business consulting firm based in New England, has merged with Sullivan & Company, based in Providence, effective Jan. 1, 2013.
January 30, 2013
New Mexico Gov wants new-hire tax credit to spur job growth
New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez reiterated her legislative plan for economic development today, saying a proposed $1,000 tax credit for each new employee a company hires and new funding for the state-supported job training program are the necessary steps to aid job growth in New Mexico.
January 29, 2013
Accounts of KeyBank customers breached in New York state
More than two dozen KeyBank card users, mostly from the New York town of Tonawanda and a few from Amherst, have had their accounts breached, according to local police, in what may be the latest round of fraud stemming from a breach at a prominent local fast-food restaurant.
January 29, 2013
BlackBerry launches new operating system and devices – Will brand and market share be revived?
Today is the start of the much-anticipated relaunch of almost everything BlackBerry. RIM, the company behind the one-time king of the mountain of smart phones, will release its latest generation of mobile phones and devices, as well as the new Blackberry 10 operating system.
January 29, 2013
Bar owner charged with tax evasion & fraudulent wage reporting
The charges claim that between January 1, 2006 and April 15, 2007, he spent more than $533,000 on "personal expenses" on a credit card, but only had reported income of $188,000.
January 29, 2013
CCH Releases New Code & Regs 2013 App
CCH has announced the release of its new CCH Code & Regs 2013 App for Apple and Android mobile devices.
January 29, 2013
Weird Tax Law Changes of 2012
The Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters recently released some of the weird tax changes that took place in 2012.
January 29, 2013
2013-2014 AICPA Scholarship Applications Now Available
The American Institute of CPAs recently announced its scholarship applications for the 2013-2014 academic year are now open. “The AICPA is committed to ensuring that qualified students can get the education they need to take advantage of the possibilities a career as a CPA offers,” said Scott Moore, Director-Career Awareness. “I encourage all eligible students...…
January 29, 2013
CPA firms seek high school students for summer intern program
The Ohio Society of CPAs (OSCPA) and The Ohio CPA Foundation, in partnership with the Ohio chapters of the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA), are helping Ohio minority high school students explore accounting and business career paths through the Accounting Careers Awareness Program (ACAP-Ohio).
January 29, 2013
Purdue U. extension program helps farm families with business planning
Indiana family farmers can get tips from Purdue University specialists on business communication and dealing with accounting and legal issues during a succession planning program.
January 28, 2013
SMB Owners Are Big Winners at First Small Biz VCon
Attendees of the first Small Biz VCon walked away with tons of resources to help them grow their businesses online and in the Cloud. The Small Biz VCon, held January 23-24, was created by Dawn Brolin, CPA and Stacy Kildal, two of the “2012 Most Powerful Women in Accounting,” in an effort to help small...…