03/17/2010 - 01:34 - 82 reads
Public Accounting Report named Crowe Horwath LLP, one of the largest public accounting and consulting firms in the U.S., the winner of its annual analysis of auditor changes for SEC entities.
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03/15/2010 - 16:41 - 267 reads
Anton R. Valukas, the U.S. bankruptcy court-appointed examiner of failed investment bank Lehman Bros., has found that the company used “materially misleading” accounting to make its balance sheet look stronger than it really was.
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03/09/2010 - 14:06 - 1031 reads
Grant Thornton has been a staunch supporter of the ongoing movement toward one set of high-quality, globally accepted accounting standards. At present, that language of financial reporting features several different dialects, depending on where a company operates.
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03/04/2010 - 12:30 - 1052 reads
Pittard, Perry & Crone Inc., a CPA firm with nine offices in North Carolina, has acquired two independent CPA firms in Raleigh.
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02/26/2010 - 14:38 - 1130 reads
IGAF Worldwide and its member firm Svindal Leidland Myhrer & Co. AS will long have reason to celebrate the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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02/24/2010 - 20:51 - 1078 reads
New York City-based Graf Repetti & Co. has announced that it combined with Zeidman, Lackowitz, Prisand & Co.'s Commercial and Tax Division on January 1.
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02/24/2010 - 17:01 - 3568 reads
Individuals who hire professional tax return preparers are getting their money's worth, according to the National Society of Accountants (NSA).
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02/18/2010 - 13:13 - 1822 reads
McGladrey & Pullen LLP and RSM McGladrey Inc. have reached agreements following the termination of a 10-year-old deal between the two firms.
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02/18/2010 - 11:14 - 1137 reads
Humor can be a great way to get a conversation started. Just ask the Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs who recently launched several amusing promotional videos aimed to tweak the image of accountants and the profession.
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02/09/2010 - 10:08 - 1218 reads
With the goal of expanding the accounting and consulting firm while maintaining its strong presence in New York City, The Resnick Druckman Group LLC last month announced mergers with Sigmund Balaban & Co. and Gilbert, Wolff and Co.
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02/03/2010 - 15:20 - 1484 reads
Antonio L. Argiz, CEO and managing partner at Miami-based CPA firm Morrison, Brown, Argiz & Farra LLP, recently fulfilled a longtime dream. The 48-year resident of Florida was named the 72nd president and chairman of the Orange Bowl Committee.
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02/03/2010 - 12:46 - 1145 reads
Gainer Donnelly & Desroches, a Houston-based accounting firm with a history of charitable giving, is taking a walk on the wild side with its latest philanthropic effort.
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02/03/2010 - 12:31 - 2022 reads -
The xTREME Games include xTAX, short for "Extreme Tax," and xACT, short for “Extreme Accounting.” Both are case competitions that expose students to real tax and accounting situations.
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02/02/2010 - 16:23 - 1134 reads
Carr, Riggs & Ingram LLC, an Enterprise, AL-based accounting and consulting firm, yesterday announced a merger with Davis, Monk & Co., a Gainesville, FL-based accounting firm.
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02/02/2010 - 11:33 - 3624 reads
Fortune magazine has revealed its much-anticipated list of 100 Best Companies to Work for in 2010, with all Big Four accounting firms on the list.
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01/28/2010 - 12:53 - 2267 reads
A Texas accounting firm and its clients are discovering that a wall calendar with beautiful photographs, designed to market the firm's name and promote client loyalty, can change the lives of earthquake victims in Haiti.
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01/21/2010 - 13:29 - 3145 reads
Across the U.S., firms and individuals in the accounting profession are answering the urgent need for help for victims of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake disaster in the island republic of Haiti on January 12.
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01/21/2010 - 12:43 - 1379 reads
Rick Anderson, chairman and CEO of Moss Adams LLP, has been named chairman of a “blue-ribbon panel” established to analyze U.S. accounting standards and how they can best meet the needs of users of private company financial statements.
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01/21/2010 - 11:37 - 2146 reads
According to Dawn Schwartz, vice president of development for Junior Achievement of New Jersey, who better to teach financial literacy education and bring financial programs to kids than accountants?
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01/08/2010 - 14:49 - 1687 reads
Miami-based Kaufman, Rossin & Co., one of the largest independent accounting firms in Florida, have announced that London Witte & Company has joined the firm.
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