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AICPA Honors Top CPA Exam Performers with the Elijah Watt Sells Award

The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) has announced the winners of the 2010 Elijah Watt Sells Award. The award was presented to candidates who obtained the ten highest cumulative scores on all four sections of the computerized Uniform CPA Examination.
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Community News

Company Announcements: Week of March 19, 2012

Following is the latest roundup of accounting community news for the week of March 19.
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Community News

Company Announcements: Week of March 12, 2012

Following is the latest roundup of accounting community news for the week of March 12, 2012.
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Education & Careers

Seven Tips to Successful Introductions

Many CPAs think that they must market outside of their existing client base. However, within your existing base is usually enough tax, tax planning, and ultimately wealth management candidates, to effectively expand your practice for years.
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Community News

Community Announcements: Week of February 20, 2012

A.T. LOCKE, a provider of accounting services, business analysis, and financial and strategic guidance to emerging and midsized organizations, has added Tom Moxie as an accounting analyst on the firm's growing team.
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AccountingWEB Life

Helping Clients Protect What They Have

Robert Keebler CPA, MST, AEP, works with clients with a net worth of $5 million to more than $100 million. Many have complex financial situations, and all want to protect what they have. While his firm doesn't offer any asset protection products, they do help guide clients along in the process of getting protected.
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Practice

Intuit Small Business Employment Index Results

Small businesses created 50,000 new jobs in January but paid employees less and gave them fewer hours. The East Coast, especially New York, showed more weakness in employment than in other parts of the country. These are some of the results of Intuit's latest Small Business Employment Index.
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Community News

Accounting Firms Merge and Expand in Dallas

On February 3, 2012, Austin-based PMB Helin Donovan LLP (PMB) announced its merger with Vink Teague & Associates LLLP (VTA). The firm will operate under the PMB Helin Donovan name.
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Community News

Regional Accounting Resources Now Available in Southern Georgia

BowenPhillips has merged with Carr, Riggs & Ingram (CRI). Both BowenPhillips offices in Georgia will now operate under the Carr, Riggs & Ingram name. The same BowenPhillips team will serve local clients, who will benefit from the additional specialized services and resources provided by the regional CPA firm.
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A&A

Enhancing Your Clients' Experiences

What does the Ritz-Carlton do, that other hotels don't, that makes your stay with them such a memorable experience? The hotel chain has instilled a culture of treating guests like royalty.
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Tax

GOP Tax Debate Could Coalesce around Ron Paul's Ascension in Primaries

Despite his decisive second-place finish in the New Hampshire primary and his strong third-place showing in the Iowa caucus, there are still some political pundits who question whether Ron Paul, who was initially a middle-of-the pack candidate, is a viable contender for the GOP presidential nomination.
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Community News

Weaver Merges with John R. Hannah & Co., LLP

On January 6, Weaver, the largest independent accounting firm in the Southwest, announced its merger with John R. Hannah & Co., LLP, that went into effect January 1. The merger will enable Weaver to expand its services to local San Antonio clients.
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A&A

NC State University Students Win AICPA National Accounting Competition

On December 17, the AICPA named seventeen students from North Carolina State University winners of the AICPA National Accounting Competition. The case competition focused on a fictional Texas company looking to expand its business into the Nigerian oil fields. The team received a $10,000 award.
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Tax

Repeat Winner Emerges in Deloitte Tax Competition

The College of William & Mary was the winner of the tax case study competition – FanTAXtic – sponsored by the Deloitte Foundation. Nine teams participated. Each student on the winning team received a $2,000 scholarship, while the winning school pocketed an institutional award of $10,000.
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A&A

AICPA Awards $233,300 to Seventy-Eight Minority Accounting Students

The AICPA Scholarship for Minority Accounting Students program began in 1969, with the aim of increasing ethnic diversity in the CPA profession. Since the program's inception, the AICPA Foundation has awarded more than $14.6 million in scholarships to approximately 8,000 accounting students.
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Community News

Company Announcements: Week of November 28, 2011

Here's a roundup of accounting community news for the week of November 28, 2011.
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Tax

Sales Tax on Online Purchases Is On the Rise

This holiday season, online shoppers will find more states are looking to make sure gift givers also give their state its fair share – in terms of sales tax for online purchases.
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Election 2012

Rick Perry's Tax Plan Opens 'Intriguing' Debate

Texas Gov. and Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry entered the tax reform fray recently when he made good on his debate promise to "bump plans" with fellow candidate Herman Cain's 9-9-9 tax proposal by introducing his own "Cut, Balance and Grow" economic stimulus plan.
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Election 2012

As Cain's Popularity Swells, Analysts Examine 9-9-9 Tax Plan

As Herman Cain continues to grow his political muscle, the number one read on most financial professionals' lists is Cain's 9-9-9 tax reform plan, which would dramatically impact individual taxpayers, small business owners, corporations, and those who administer their taxes.
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Election 2012

Huntsman Tax Reform Plan Calls for Sweeping Reform, Raises Questions

Unlike many of his fellow Republican presidential candidates, Jon Huntsman, advocates a tax reform proposal that still adheres to the basic structure of the existing U.S. tax code.
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