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Teal, Becker & Chiaramonte PC added partner Christine Oliver as its newest shareholder.
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The submission period for our Accountant of the Month contest for this month ends on October 17 -- which means you still have time to enter!
October 4 -
The District of Columbia is now permitting out-of-state CPAs to practice in Washington, D.C., without obtaining a separate license.
October 3 -
Top 100 Firm Ehrhardt Keef Steiner & Hottman PC promoted five of its staff members to partner throughout the firm.
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The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Institute of Management Accountants have released a study naming 100 factors that will create uncertainty for accountants in the future.
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The Institute of Internal Auditors has announced that a set of revisions will be made to internal auditing standards, taking effect at the beginning of next year.
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Top 100 Firm Carr, Riggs & Ingram LLC added Byrd, Proctor & Mills to its Nashville team.
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The Board of Trustees of the Financial Accounting Foundation announced that Robert H. Attmore, chairman of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, will retire in June 2013.
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Christine Freeland, founder of Christine Z. Freeland,was chosen as the 2012 Accountant of the Year Award from the National Society of Accountants.
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Big Four firm Ernst & Young reported that its combined global revenues for fiscal 2012 rose 6.7 percent in U.S. dollars, to $24.4 billion, from $22.9 billion in 2011. Revenues grew even faster in local currencies, at 7.6 percent.
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The Accreditation Council for Accountancy and Taxation has unveiled its fall 2012 exam schedule for accountants, tax preparers and students looking to earn the Accredited Tax Advisor, Accredited Retirement Advisor or Accredited Business Accountant/Advisor credentials.
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REDW LLC agree to unite with Abalos & Associates, and Miller, Allen & Co.
October 1 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged the chief financial officer of a Minnetonka-based computer networking device manufacturer with illegally diverting company funds to cover his own personal expenses and other employees non-business entertainment expenses.
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Top 100 Firm Crowe Horwath continues to carry out its strategic growth plans with its recent addition of NewPoint Group.
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Our August column ("Debunking lease propaganda by CPAs in Congress, and others, too," page 22) dismantled an early barrage of the kind of self-serving arguments the Financial Accounting Standards Board will hear once it issues its exposure draft on lease accounting. This month, we explain how the board can produce a successful lease standard through a straightforward analysis different from the status quo.
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Imagine a firm that looked beyond traditional metrics to measure strengths and weaknesses -- a firm that discounted the hype surrounding "efficiency" and worked to provide services of real value to clients and a positive culture for staff. What would this kind of firm look like? Could it be a profitable and challenging place to work? Would it be a place to develop and nurture staff, where no one is expected to manually complete time sheets? This type of firm exists. In fact, I recently witnessed a "rebirth" of sorts of a large firm, and I want to share the story.
October 1