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The American Institute of CPAs has adopted a resolution calling on lawmakers to do more to ensure the long-term fiscal health of the United States by better controlling the growing national debt.

The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy presented a series of awards during its annual conference.

The American Institute of CPAs has improved its Interactive Tax Checklists to allow tax professionals to work more efficiently next tax season.

Recent network memberships, awards, new Web sites and more

The Ohio Society of CPAs has appointed Scott Wiley as president and CEO.

While the accounting profession's biggest political action committees lost their main bet on Election Day, they can hope to recoup some of their losses from their side bets in the Senate.

The board of directors of the CFP Board of Standards announced the immediate resignations of its chairman Alan Goldfarb and two members of the Disciplinary and Ethics Commission.

As of 2 p.m. Thursday afternoon, the Web site and e-mail of the New Jersey Society of CPAs were up and running, and the society had begun posting professional updates on its home page.

The American Institute of CPAs has released an exposure draft of its proposed Financial Reporting Framework for Small- and Medium-Sized Entities for comment.

Accounting Today's updated round-up of Hurricane Sandy news, as its aftermath continues to impact the profession. For more updates, follow the #Sandy hashtag on our Twitter accounts @AccountingToday, @TaxProToday and @ATomorrow.

'Binders full of women' at the AICPA's inaugural Women's Global Leadership Summit

Tax and accounting software and information provider CCH laid out disaster recovery policy to support customers whose practices have been affected by Hurricane Sandy.

The New Jersey Society of CPAs has been affected by Hurricane Sandy, which caused extensive destruction in New Jersey, New York and other states along the eastern seaboard.

The International Federation of Accountants and the International Valuation Standards Council have renewed their memorandum of understanding and plan to strengthen their mutual efforts to improve confidence in business reporting.

The American Institute of CPAs has elected McGladrey partner Richard Caturano as its new chairman.

The American Institute of CPAs plans to publish its first book for the consumer market early next year.

The American Institute of CPAs announces its Public Service Award winners.

President and CEO Ken Bishop shares the latest news from the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy.

The American Institute of CPAs appears to be making progress on a Financial Reporting Framework for Small and Medium-sized Entities that it has been developing in the wake of the Financial Accounting Foundation’s decision to set up a Private Company Council, and plans to expose the framework by the end of the month.