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Kaplan Collections has developed a new infographic on how businesses can make it harder to collect on receivables, vs. how to get paid faster.

Tim Gearty of Becker Professional Education offers advice on what accounting job seekers should say in a job interview.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has made available the 2016 GAAP Financial Reporting Taxonomy, pending final acceptance by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

A group representing community banks is objecting to recent remarks last week by Financial Accounting Standards Board chairman Russell Golden, claiming they “slander” community banks.

A set of delays on Obamacare-related taxes in the new federal spending bill will give corporate earnings a modest boost but are unlikely to undo the law or produce significant changes in the health-care industry.

Wolters Kluwer has introduced two new learning certification programs for tax professionals.

Bloomberg BNA has released a federal tax guide for 2016.

Nearly 100 employees from The Mercadien Group recently participated in a day of service for three local nonprofits - the Hamilton YMCA, HomeFront and Womanspace. Held at Rider University’s Bart Luedeke Center last week, the event consisted of teams of Mercadien professionals assembling and decorating a variety of gifts for children, including bikes, rocking chairs, stuffed animals, blankets, ornaments and books, all donated by Mercadien.

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time in almost a decade in a widely telegraphed move while signaling that the pace of subsequent increases will be “gradual” and in line with previous projections.

The former tax preparer for Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, one of the stars of the MTV reality TV series “Jersey Shore,” and his brother, Marc Sorrentino, pleaded guilty Wednesday to filing fraudulent tax returns on their behalf.