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PKF Texas tax directors, Rafael Carsalade, Jim Streets and Alison Muecke, have been named shareholders in the firm, practicing in the tax services group.

The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board has issued proposals aimed at improving auditor reporting on special purpose financial statements.

Accounting may be a profession mostly involving numbers, but for Lynn Hannan, a professor of accounting at the A. B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University, factors such as psychology, sociology, and economics should also be a top priority.

The owner of a New Jersey tax practice who primarily serviced expatriate clients has been sentenced to 24 months in prison for willfully preparing false tax returns for clients.

A weekly roundup of accounting firm mergers and acquisitions …

Beyond the expected calls for tax fairness and middle-class relief, the President’s State of the Union address touched on a number of other significant topics.

UHY LLP announced today that it will donate $48,500 to support the 55th Annual Center for Disability Services Telethon at the Holiday Inn Albany (on Wolf Road) this Sunday, January 25.

SWK Technologies signed a non-binding letter of intent to acquire fellow Sage and Acumatica reseller Accounting Technology Resources.

IRS PALS (Property Appraisal and Liquidation Specialists) has auctioned off Darryl Strawberry’s contractual right to receive payments under his deferred compensation agreement with the New York Mets.

Key challenges facing small- and medium-sized practices in the accounting industry worldwide have been identified as attracting new clients and complying with regulations and standards, according to a new survey by the International Federation of Accountants.