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Arnett & Foster PLLC, of Charleston, W. Va., and Toothman Rice PLLC of Bridgeport, W. Va., have merged.

The Financial Reporting Executive Committee of the American Institute of CPAs has released a working draft of a new version of one of its valuation guides, and is calling for feedback on a new chapter in the guide.

The International Accounting Education Standards Board has drafted a proposed revision of its standards for the professional development of audit engagement partners.

Half a dozen accounting firms have been selected to help oversee compliance by the five banks that agreed to a mammoth national mortgage settlement.

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The Institute of Management Accountants and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants have issued a joint call for research proposals from accounting academics and practitioners.

Brenda Blunt will join Eide Bailly's nonprofit practice as a partner in its Phoenix office

Top 100 Firm Rothstein Kass has added the Boston-based team of JDJ Resources Corporation to its family office group.

Accounting Today has extended the deadline for submissions for its newest list, of the Managing Partner Elite.

Cindy McLoughlin jumped from BDO to serve as partner in J.H. Cohn's Long Island office

HOUSTON

A trip to the Great White North sparks some interesting questions about accountants' duties.

An independent study of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board commissioned by its parent organization finds opinions divided on what GASB’s responsibilities should include as a standard-setter for state and local government accounting.

Elizabeth Miller will lead Moore Colson's Corporate Accounting Practice

Analysts found that Comcast might need to revise its scoring system after Steve Burke, CEO of its NBCUniversal unit, announced Wednesday that the company would “about breakeven” with their 2012 London Olympics Game coverage.

CBIZ reported a 1.57 percent decline in small business employment in the month of July

Mark Cohen returns as director in the firm’s Financial Advisory Services division