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BSA Study Finds Over Half of Computer Users Admit to Pirating Software
According to the Business Software Alliance's (BSA) ninth annual study - 2011 BSA Global Software Piracy Study - the value of software theft is at an astounding all-time high ‒ $63.4 billion in 2011, up from $58.8 billion in 2010.

Ted Dickman Named BKD's Next CEO

05/18/2012 - 14:24 - 304 reads

The CPA and advisory firm BKD, LLP, has tapped Regional Managing Partner Ted Dickman as its next CEO, effective Friday, June 1, 2012.

Farewell Peachtree Accounting, Hello Sage 50

05/18/2012 - 11:10 - 518 reads

After thirty-five years, the venerable software program known as Peachtree Accounting is adopting a new moniker - Sage 50 Accounting.

Nine Alabama Family Members Indicted for Identity Theft and Tax Fraud

05/18/2012 - 10:09 - 369 reads

Barbara Murry, Douglas Murry, Douglas Murry III, Yolanda Moses, Lee Moses, Veronica Temple, Jeffrey Temple, Almetta Johnson, and Courtney Johnson were charged in an indictment by a federal grand jury in the Middle District of Alabama on a variety of counts stemming from an identity theft and tax fraud scheme.

Money-Saving Web Portals = Secure and Efficient Document Exchange

05/18/2012 - 10:00 - 254 reads

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If your clients are unfamiliar with web portals, you can explain how web portals save everyone time and make the exchange of files easier. For end clients, using a web portal means they never need to be concerned about an e-mail server being bogged down or rejecting the exchange of large QuickBooks files.

AICPA Spring Council: Celebrating 125 Years of Service

05/17/2012 - 11:03 - 716 reads

In his opening remarks to AICPA Spring Council Wednesday, AICPA President and CEO Barry Melancon was nostalgic, waxing poetic about the profession’s humble beginnings and major milestones in the AICPA’s 125 year history, which is being celebrated this week in Washington, DC.

New GASB User Guide Helps Taxpayers Understand School District Finances

05/16/2012 - 14:50 - 392 reads

How can taxpayers follow how their money is being spent on public education? What is the difference between a school district's budget and its financial statements? Answers to these questions, and many others, can be found in GASB's new user guide, What You Should Know about Your School District's Finances.

Tax Return Preparer Headed to Jail for Close to Eight Years

05/16/2012 - 13:51 - 656 reads

Margaret Kirksey, a resident of Montgomery, Alabama, was sentenced May 8 in the Middle District of Alabama to eighty-one months in federal prison for filing false tax returns using stolen identities, the Justice Department and the IRS announced.

AICPA Applauds Passage of Mobile Workforce Bill by the House

05/16/2012 - 10:00 - 889 reads

The Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2011 would establish a uniform requirement that nonresidents would have to work in a state for more than thirty days before becoming subject to out-of-state income taxes.

AICPA Survey: 17 Percent of Young Adults Check Bank Accounts Daily

05/15/2012 - 15:50 - 1073 reads

There's little doubt most young adults are obsessed with their digital devices and the latest technology that helps them use those devices. In fact, three times as many young adults check their social media accounts daily as check their bank accounts, according to the results of a national telephone survey conducted for the AICPA.

AICPA's Online Calculator Estimates Yearly Taxes Paid to All Sources

05/15/2012 - 13:35 - 663 reads

The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) has launched the Total Tax Insights calculator, a comprehensive calculator that was developed as a tool to enable taxpayers to estimate the amount they pay each year for the most common federal, state, and local taxes.

Job Hunting? Ten Tips for Nailing Skype Job Interviews

05/15/2012 - 09:21 - 852 reads

Skype is a software program that allows two people to speak and see one another via the Internet. Many employers are choosing Skype to conduct job interviews, especially when candidates don't live in their area.

10 Tips for Hiring College Graduates

05/15/2012 - 00:52 - 660 reads

Are you planning on hiring this spring? There are a lot of great reasons to add a new college graduate to your workplace mix. Job search engine company, Simply Hired, has compiled a list of best practices and strategies for targeting this unique group of candidates.

College Grads Share Goals, Concerns as They Prepare to Enter Workforce

05/14/2012 - 23:47 - 813 reads

Job search engine Simply Hired has published the results of its survey of college students who are graduating this spring. The results show the mindset of many of the students who are about to join (or try to join) the workforce.

Company Announcements: Week of May 14, 2012

05/14/2012 - 16:39 - 837 reads

Following is the latest roundup of accounting community news for the week of May 14, 2012.

Leaders of Multimillion Dollar Fraud Ring Get 25 Years in Prison

05/14/2012 - 14:58 - 379 reads

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Veronica Dale and Alchico Grant, who jointly ran a stolen identity refund fraud ring that attempted to defraud the United States of millions of dollars over several years, were sentenced to federal prison May 8, 2012, the Justice Department and the IRS announced.

AICPA 2012 Sidney Kess Award Winner Takes Volunteerism to the Road

05/14/2012 - 13:54 - 816 reads

The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) honored Martin Shenkman, principal at Martin Shenkman P.C., in Paramus, New Jersey, with the 2012 Sidney Kess Award for Excellence in Continuing Education at its Conference on Tax Strategies for the High-Income Individual in Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 1, 2012.

AICPA Expands Congressional and Political Affairs Team

05/14/2012 - 12:28 - 332 reads

On May 14, 2012, the AICPA announced it has significantly increased its federal government affairs capabilities with the hiring of Kate Schmucker, director of congressional and political affairs, and Brady King, director of congressional and political affairs, in its Washington, DC, office.

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