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The IIA Enhances CIA Challenge Exam Program, Expanding Access Through New Pathway Pilot
The Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) is the only globally recognized certification for internal auditors.
September 20, 2013
Thomson Reuters Simplifies Audit Workflow with New Tool
Thomson Reuters announced the release of a new audit tool onto its online platform Thomson Reuters Checkpoint. PPC’s SMART Practice Aids – Audit Essential provides audit professionals with the essential tools and functionality needed to conduct audit engagements.
September 18, 2013
Swiss Banks to Turn Over Info on U.S. Accounts
The Tax Division of the U.S. Department of Justice has announced an agreement with Switzerland that would permit all but a few Swiss banks to avoid criminal prosecution by paying substantial fines and turning over information on accounts held by American clients.
September 18, 2013
Thomson Reuters Launches New Online Marketplace for Tax & Accounting Pros
The Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters has launched an enhanced online marketplace at Tax.ThomsonReuters.com/Store. It is designed to help tax and accounting practitioners and corporate tax professionals more easily find and purchase the products they need, access news and insightful articles, join online communities of their peers, and more.
September 14, 2013
Nonprofits & the IRS: 5 Risk Areas to Watch For
As the Internal Revenue Service Exempt Organization division twists and turns in the wind over the recent scandal involving undue scrutiny on certain tax-exempt applications, nonprofit managers and practitioners might wonder how this will impact them.
September 13, 2013
Auditors Fault Internal Controls At Connecticut Community Colleges
A Connecticut state auditors' report issued Wednesday reveals a troubled system of internal controls throughout the state's 12 community colleges, ranging from instances in which employees started work before signing contracts, contracts weren't competitively bid and proper purchasing procedures were skirted.
September 10, 2013
New Cloud Solution Helps Detect and Deter Bribery and Corruption
In response to customer demand and increased regulatory scrutiny and enforcement, ACL has launched a new Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Solution.
September 9, 2013
Detroit pension fund pays out nearly $1B in bonuses
One of Detroit's two pension funds handed out nearly $1 billion in bonus cash payments over two decades to retirees and active employees' retirement accounts instead of reinvesting the extra earnings for the future, according to a Free Press review of city records.
September 9, 2013
The Benefits and Challenges of Cloud Accounting
Accounting firms across the country are looking to the cloud to transform their client accounting services. They are looking to move from simply transactional bookkeeping services to higher value advisory services more in line with the CFO function.
August 29, 2013
The In-Firm Annual IT-Security Employee Briefing
Most organizations today assume that their IT personnel do an adequate job of protecting the firm’s network and data by implementing and monitoring firewalls, keeping their operating systems/applications up to date, and mandating password changes on a scheduled basis.
August 28, 2013
Audit uncovers overpayment of financial aid to hundreds of Nevada college students
College of Southern Nevada over-awarded and under-awarded federal financial aid money to hundreds of students in the past two school years, the school announced today.
August 28, 2013
It’s here: Form 1099-K business income matching
Know what to do when your clients receive one of the IRS’ four new business income underreporting letters
August 22, 2013
Accounting Firm Partners with Professor to Develop Future Accounting Professionals
A-lign CPAs has partnered with an accounting professor at the University of Richmond in efforts to bridge the communication gap between accounting educators and the profession.