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Nexonia has acquired ExpenseWatch, provider of spend management solutions.

NetSuite has acquired the cloud practice of IQity, provider of advanced collaborative manufacturing software.

The Illinois CPA Society announced on Thursday that they are now accepting scholarship applications for the 2016-17 academic year. Approximately 30 individual tuition and textbook scholarships will be available to college students who have demonstrated "hard work, academic success, and financial need," per the Society's announcement.

Highlights of some of our favorite tax-related blogs from the past week.

Nearly three out of four organizations now include cybersecurity risks in their internal audits, a big jump from last year, according to a new survey.

Ernst & Young LLP has introduced eFinancial Wellness, a financial planning and financial education service for small to midsize businesses.

Bowers & Company CPAs has merged in Caswell & Associates, expanding the firm’s presence in upstate New York.

The Institute of Management Accountants released its salary survey Thursday, showing that accountants worldwide who earned certification through the Certified Management Accountant program received more in base salary and total compensation than accountants without certification.

Business executives and other financial leaders' optimism concerning the U.S. economy has fallen to its lowest level in more than three years, according to the first quarter AICPA Economic Outlook Survey, released on Thursday. The Survey polls various CEOs, CFOs, controllers and other CPAs in U.S. companies who hold executive and senior management accounting roles.

Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting said it has been selected by the Internal Revenue Service to provide tax law and expert guidance and analysis handbooks to support the IRS staff in their research responsibilities.