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AAM Awards Distributed to Honor Top Marketing Firms

The Association for Accounting Marketing (AAM) distributed thirty-three Marketing Achievement Awards (MAAs) to twenty-three firms in recognition of their outstanding achievements in the areas of accounting marketing and communications.
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A&A

Three Private Company Accounting Proposals Backed by FASB

The FASB on June 10 endorsed three accounting proposals from the Private Company Council in the hopes of addressing concerns raised by stakeholders about the complexity of certain aspects of US GAAP for privately held companies.
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Education & Careers

Committed to the Climb: Plante Moran Launches Women in Leadership Initiative

In April, Plante Moran, a company long known for its groundbreaking approach to attracting and developing top female talent, announced the launch of its new Women in Leadership initiative to ensure aspiring female leaders don't have to travel the path to leadership alone.
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Practice

AICPA Survey: Growth and Firm Development Key Priorities for CPA Firms

With economic conditions improving, CPAs are taking a longer-term, more strategic view of goals to ensure their firms thrive, according to the American Institute of CPAs' 2013 CPA Firm Top Issues Survey.
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A&A

AICPA Unveils New Non-GAAP Framework for Financial Reporting

The AICPA's FRF for SMEs provides a new accounting option for preparing streamlined, relevant financial statements for privately held, owner-managed businesses that are not required to use US GAAP.
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Practice

2013 Best Public Accounting Firms for Women Announced

The 2013 Accounting MOVE Project list of Best Public Accounting Firms for Women is drawn from the thirty-seven firms that participated in the project. Firms were ranked on the range, depth, and success of programs and workplace culture proven to remove barriers to women's success.
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Education & Careers

Survey: Accounting and Finance Make List of Toughest Jobs to Fill

For the third year in a row, accounting and finance is among the top ten jobs that are the hardest for employers to fill, according to a recent survey from Milwaukee-based workforce solutions firm ManpowerGroup.
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Education & Careers

Ryan Gosling Look-Alike Accountant Causes a Stir in Detroit

On June 4, scores of people in downtown Detroit posed for photographs with a man wearing a hooded sweatshirt, jeans, and sunglasses who they thought was Academy Award-nominated actor Ryan Gosling.
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Community News

Company Announcements: Week of June 10, 2013

Following is the latest roundup of community news for the week of June 10, 2013.
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A&A

Thomson Reuters Checkpoint Releases Report on FASB's Proposed Accounting Standards for Leases

Thomson Reuters has released an overview of the Financial Accounting Standards Board's (FASB) proposed accounting standards for leases.
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Education & Careers

Going Concern Talent - A New Accounting Jobs Resource

Going Concern, the accounting world's cutting-edge source of news and information, announces a new and better way of helping accounting firms find the very best talent. Going Concern Talent offers a refreshing approach to finding the most dynamic and motivated accounting professionals in the country.
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Practice

Logo Logic

A logo is probably the most visible – and versatile – branding tool there is. And when you consider the most famous logos, like the Nike swoosh or McDonald's arches, it's easy to see how valuable they can be.
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Tax

Is E-mail a 'Smoking Gun' in IRS Scandal?

Who knew what about the "Tea Party scandal" and when? Congress continued to dig deeper into the matter last week as it interviewed staffers from the Cincinnati office of the IRS where "rogue" agents allegedly initiated the actions.
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Practice

What Personal Qualities Do Clients Look for in Their Accountants?

Are you memorable or boring? What personal qualities do you have that make clients like you? Do the people you meet, whether at networking events or elsewhere, remember you and feel comfortable referring their clients and contacts to you?
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Tax

IRS Confirms Plans to Retire Two e-Services Products in August

The IRS announced it will retire the Disclosure Authorization and Electronic Account Resolution e-services products August 11. The IRS stated it increased the number of employees and improved its internal processes in response to this change.
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Education & Careers

Beta Alpha Psi Announces Margaret Fiorentino as New Executive Director

The board of directors of Beta Alpha Psi is pleased to announce the appointment of Margaret Fiorentino as its next executive director. Her new title is effective June 3, 2013, and she will assume full responsibilities in August 2013.
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A&A

FASB Issues Standard Update on Investment Company Status

The FASB has developed a new guideline for determining whether a public or private company is an investment company, for which fair value of investments is the most relevant measurement for the company's financial statement users.
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Tax

Crime Watch: June 7, 2013

An Alabama woman was sentenced to ten years in prison and ordered to pay $1,198,063 in restitution. Rhashema Deramus and those working for her stole people’s identities and used them to file fraudulent tax returns and obtain tax refunds that were not owed to them.
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Technology

Microsoft's Chip In Program Offers Crowdfunded Laptops to Students

Microsoft is dipping its corporate toe into the crowdfunding pool. An experimental program dubbed Chip In allows students to tap friends and relatives in a quest to fund their next computer.
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Community News

Free Financial Counseling Offered to Tornado Victims June 25

The Oklahoma Society of CPAs (OSCPA) and the office of Oklahoma Congressman James Lankford will be providing free post-crisis financial counseling to victims of the recent Oklahoma tornadoes later this month.
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