Financial reporting

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.

Hancock Askew & Co. LLP has agreed to merge with Stein Accounting CPA. Once the merger is complete Hancock will have 65 employees, which includes eight partners and two principals.

Though Laura Wood leads a busy life as an Enrolled Agent and co-founder, with her husband, of Florida-based National Accounting and Management Services, our newest Accountant of the Month doesn't forget to stop and smell the roses.

The JOBS Act may usher in a new golden age of accounting fraud

"The Millennial Generation will entirely recast the image of youth from downbeat and alienated to upbeat and engaged -- with potentially seismic consequences for America."

Changing your firm to operate in a world of 'pull'

Old clients may point the way to profitable new opportunities

Social networks and virtual events join college campuses as recruiting locations

Why tax season is the right time to upsell your clients to financial planning services

Where high-profile firm mergers may take us

Firm mergers and combinations from the previous month

New software, hardware, services and books for accountants

Making the choice that's right for your firm

Look around the offices of Gelman, Rosenberg & Freedman, and you'll probably notice a number of international souvenirs. Most were brought back by the Bethesda, Md.-based firm's accounting professionals from their travels to places like Nigeria, Indonesia and Zambia to conduct on-site field office audits and internal control reviews for international non-governmental organizations.

Change your firm's perspective, change your results

The major news of the previous month in accounting.

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With few resources and a growing problem, the IRS is struggling