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Consolidation in the accounting industry has resulted in more accounting firms juggling multiple locations. Maureen Schwartz, executive director of BKR International, provides a top 10 list of challenges as well as guidance for multiple-office practice management.

According to a new article by Rwandan English daily The New Times, Rwanda is in dire need of CPAs. An estimated 5,000 professionals are needed in the country, as only some 300 professionals are currently registered in the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Rwanda (ICPAR).

To improve accountability around the world, representatives of the U.S. Government Accountability Office’s Center for Audit Excellence and the U.S. Agency for International Development signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday to set up a framework for collaboration on training and technical assistance efforts.

The state tax arena is filled with variation, complexity, confusion and ambiguity, which has major implications for U.S. corporations, according to findings from Bloomberg BNA’s 2016 Survey of State Tax Departments, conducted for the 16th consecutive year.

The New York State Society of CPAs will be holding its first ever Sustainability Investment Leadership Conference on May 6. This is a new area that could result in substantial involvement by CPAs.

The Internal Revenue Service has released final regulations providing guidance to private foundations on program-related investments.

Accounting Today is in the midst of collecting submissions for its 2016 ranking of the Top Firms by AUM.

A pair of Senate Democrats, Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., are urging their colleagues to increase the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit by 50 percent.

Sageworks has integrated with Xero so accounting firms using Sageworks Valuation Solution and ProfitCents can transfer client data directly between Xero and Sageworks.

Intuit announced the launch of a new Advanced Continuing Education program to help Advanced Certified ProAdvisors grow their practice and maintain their advanced status.