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The prospects for Chinese companies going public on the U.S. stock markets via reverse mergers appear to improving, despite the worries about accounting fraud that derailed several Chinese stocks in recent years.

U.S. Wealth Management CEO John Napolitano talks with Accounting Today editor-in-chief Daniel Hood about how accounting firms can build their financial planning practices and become successful at offering some nontraditional services to clients.

These days whatever is on the market to help practitioners and consultants work better with PDFs while on the go will at least get a look – or a download -- and iAnnotate PDF is garnering serious attention from those looking to read and make their own notes on their PDF files.

Rahn & Bodmer Co., the Swiss private bank established by silk traders in 1750, said it’s cooperating with a U.S. Department of Justice probe into cross-border accounts of American clients.

Swiftpage, the new owner of ACT!, has released version 16 of the long-time contact management product with multiple, user-requested enhancements and a promise to roll out new updates several times a year.

As an accountant, I have a question for you. How many of your clients own their own captive insurance company?

The National Society of Accountants has elected a slate of new officers, district governors, and State Directors at its 68th Annual Meeting in Indianapolis.

Between October 2011 and September 2012, the Internal Revenue Service investigated 13 complaints of IRS personnel who directly contacted taxpayers instead of going through their designated representatives, but IRS managers disciplined or counseled only two of the employees because of their actions.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board voted Wednesday to issue an exposure draft with proposals to improve financial reporting about public and private development-stage entities., easing the requirements for revenue recognition and measurement and other areas

The Connecticut Society of CPAs announced the 2013 “New and Young Professionals to Watch,” three emerging leaders age 35 or younger who have differentiated themselves in the accounting profession.