In a continuing effort to assist victims of last year's hurricanes, the Internal Revenue Service has issued a new publication summarizing the tax incentives to rebuild the Gulf Coast, which are valued at almost $9 billion.

After spending most of 2006 talking to users and revamping its QuickBooks ProAdvisor Program, Intuit is looking to add another 15,000 accountants and small business consultants to the program over the course of the next year.

The International Federation of Accountants' education standards board has proposed new guidance outlining the skills accountants need to perform competently in a variety of information technology roles.

DePaul University's College of Commerce has launched the Center for Global Accountancy Education, Benchmarking and Research Center, which will work to improve financial accounting in the developing world by policing three specific areas: international auditing standards, financial reporting and accounting education.

The International Accounting Education Standards Board, an independent standard-setting group within the International Federation of Accountants, has released a paper, "Approaches to the Development and Maintenance of Professional Values, Ethics and Attitudes in Accounting Education Programs."

LexisNexis and BNA announced an agreement to bring BNA's content to accounting firm and corporate tax department subscribers on the LexisNexis Tax Center platform.

The Professional Accountants in Business Committee of the International Federation of Accountants has released its 2006 "Articles of Merit."

Facing a radical shortfall of CPAs in China, where the Chinese Institute of CPAs has just 140,000 members and needs roughly 300,000 to serve the needs of global capital markets, Britain's largest domestic institute of chartered accountants is implementing a radical training plan.The Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales will send some 50 "elite" professionals - but the number could increase later - for intensive training that will focus on accountancy and keeping China competitive in the global market environment.

A federal labor board has sided with the Internal Revenue Service in a case over the agency's desire to raise the educational requirements for revenue agents.

Abilene, Texas, CPA Jerry Love will serve as chairman of the 27,000-member Texas Society of CPAs for the coming year.

"Get all the dots," the young boy said. "Get them, and you'll beat it. I've beaten it."

Lori Schock, the deputy director of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of Investor Education, has been named the division's acting director.

They say it's lonely at the top, but for many professionals it may also be lonely on the way there, according to a new survey.

Internal Revenue Service officials announced more details of changes to the Special Enrollment Examination, which will take effect at the end of this year.

The Internal Revenue Service announced that it has reached an agreement with the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards to offer continuing education credits at the IRS Nationwide Tax Forums scheduled for this summer.

Half of the chief financial officers in a recent poll said that their organizations don't reimburse staff for the continuing education credits required to maintain their professional certifications.

The National Taxpayer Advocate, Nina E. Olson, announced that the Internal Revenue Service has awarded $8 million in matching grants to Low Income Taxpayer Clinics.

Preliminary results of a member survey of the National Association of Black Accountants show that race and perception still impact the careers of people of color working in the accounting industry.Although the full assessment of the survey won't be completed until the spring, 427 NABA members have submitted responses so far. Of those, 42 percent work in public accounting, 38 percent in corporate and 20 percent in the government or nonprofit sectors.

CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business, announced that its line of Miller accounting and auditing books and update services will adopt the CCH brand identity. Everything else about the resources will remain the same.

H.D. Vest Financial Services has issued an open invitation to tax professionals to attend its 20th annual Vest Fest conference in St. Louis.