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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.

 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.

 3 Tips for Handling Interruptions at Work

January 31, 2014 

3 Tips for Handling Interruptions at Work

The privilege of teaching leadership skills to firm leaders allows me the opportunity to identify various issues that are frustrating and sometimes difficult to negotiate. One of the issues that have risen to the top of the list recently is the age old issue of “Interruptions.”

Sandra Wiley

 Porte Brown Accounting and Consulting Acquires Chicago Firm

January 30, 2014 

Porte Brown Accounting and Consulting Acquires Chicago Firm

Porte Brown LLC, www.PorteBrown.com, a Chicagoland accounting firm, is pleased to announce the acquisition of LHW & Associates based in Crystal Lake, Illinois. LHW offers specialized services for clients in industries such as mortgage banking, construction, manufacturing, real estate, medical, professional services and various consumer markets.

 2014 Rankings of Undergraduate Accounting Programs

January 30, 2014 

2014 Rankings of Undergraduate Accounting Programs

The Accounting Degree Review has published a meta-ranking of the top 30 undergraduate accounting schools of 2014. Brigham Young University's Marriott School of Management earned the top spot in the ranking.