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Big Four firm KPMG lead the pack among large firms in terms of new Securities and Exchange Commission audit clients in the third quarter of 2014, but a small Midwestern firm walked away with the most new engagements.

With the goal of expanding the role of influential women in the CPA profession, the AICPA will hold the Women's Global Leadership Summit in Washington D.C. from Oct. 23-24.

Intacct introduced Intacct Collaborate, a new collaborative backbone built on Salesforce Chatter and directly into Intacct’s financial system.

The Network Management Group and Insight Research Group announced the launch of the second annual Accounting Firm Operations and Technology survey, now open for accounting professionals in public practice to complete through Dec. 19.

Top 100 Firm Whitley Penn has agreed to merge with JonesBaggett LLP. The deal is slated to close on Nov. 1, 2014.

The IRS announced that professional tax preparers can now register for or renew their PTINs on IRS.gov.

A former UBS AG executive gave a primer on the workings of Swiss bank secrecy to a Florida jury hearing the tax-conspiracy trial of Raoul Weil, who once ran the bank’s global wealth-management business.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board announced that it is accepting applications for research fellowships for next year.

Striving to be future leaders in the accounting profession, 37 applicants recently graduated from AICPA's 2014 Leadership Academy - an intensive, four-day program held in Durham, N.C. that looks to inspire and connect CPA leaders to professional networks and opportunities.

Middle-market companies have had a tough couple of years on the tax front, according to a survey by Top 5 firm McGladrey LLP.