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The Institute of Management Accountants has opened a new Competency Crisis microsite and community designed to give a variety of accounting and finance stakeholders, including professionals, students, employers and academics, a forum to discuss the issue of the talent gap in the accounting profession and come up with potential solutions.

Robert Grbic, a student member of the New Jersey Society of CPAs, has put together an evaluation of available CPA exam review courses for the NJSCPA.

BeachFleischman chief marketing officer Eric Majchrzak discusses some of the biggest challenges that marketers for accounting firms are facing, in an interview with Accounting Today senior editor Danielle Lee.

Grant Thornton has ramped up its expansion efforts in Japan, Italy, Paraguay, Bangladesh and Ethiopia.

Cloud-based nonprofit financial product maker Aplos Software is expanding its distribution channels, making its software available on Amazon as well as launching a reseller program targeting bookkeepers and accountants.

Congress should consolidate and simplify the types of tax-favored retirement plans now available to small business owners to minimize the cost and administrative burden imposed by the plans, the American Institute of CPAs told Congress.

Former Microsoft Dynamics channel sales executive David Warner has joined Intacct as its new channel executive, south central region.

Nonprofit accounting software maker Abila has renamed its product line to further enforce its brand name, including changing its signature fund accounting software to Abila MIP Fund Accounting.

Wayne Berson, CEO of BDO USA LLP, has been elected chairman of the Global Board of BDO International Limited. Berson will take over the role from Holger Otte, who is the CEO of BDO Germany.

Now that the October 15 filing deadline is out of the way for all those many taxpayers who had to file an extension due to the delayed tax season, there are a number of tax planning options for next year.