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			<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:54:57 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Many companies' SAS 70 claims are hyperbole-compliant]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The AICPA and auditor firms are concerned that companies may be misrepresenting the public significance of audit reports conducted under the Statement on Auditing Standards No. 70. Using terms like "SAS 70 certified" or "SAS 70 compliant" to...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:07:31 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Slide in audit fees may be coming to an end]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Although audit fees have been falling for the past several years, the decline was less noticeable last year among major audit firms and may signal the end of a trend. In fact, audit prices actually rose by 9 percent in 2009 for Securities and...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:02:50 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[SEC proposes U.S. GAAP reporting taxonomy using XBRL]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.wicpa.org/Content/ProfessionalResources/HotNews/SECproposesUSGAAPreportingtaxonomyusingXBRL.aspx]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Accounting Foundation have released a proposed taxonomy using eXtensible Business Reporting Language that public companies must use while filing U.S. GAAP financial reports in 2011. The SEC...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:01:30 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[FAQ available: FASB/IASB lease exposure drafts ]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.wicpa.org/Content/ProfessionalResources/HotNews/FAQavailableFASB/IASBleaseexposuredrafts.aspx]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, Aug. 17, the U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board and the International Accounting Standards Board issued an Exposure Draft on Leases. The AICPA's Accounting and Financial Reporting team developed questions and answers to...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:08:55 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Accounting Practices Among Industries Panel Discussion - Building Bridges: Connecting Economy, Employability and Education ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Winnebagoland Chapter of IMA (Institute of Management Accountants) invites you to a special panel discussion with high-level accountants from academia, healthcare, public accounting, manufacturing and service industries on Tuesday, Sept. 21,...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:07:46 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[AICPA and NACVA offer course prep for forensics exam]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.wicpa.org/Content/ProfessionalResources/HotNews/AICPAandNACVAoffercourseprepforforensicsexam.aspx]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[The AICPA is offering a five-day course through the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts to help prepare CPAs for the Certified in Financial Forensics exam. A four-hour computerized exam is required for the credential,...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:23:30 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Herz to retire; FASB Board structure to change]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Chair Bob Herz will retire, and fellow board member Leslie Seidman has been named acting chair effective Oct. 1. FASB's parent organization also announced that the standard-setting board will grow from...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:22:07 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[AICPA vice president testifies about IRS plans to regulate return preparers]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Testifying at an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) hearing on Aug. 24, Edward Karl, vice president of taxation for the AICPA, urged the IRS to slow down its plan to regulate paid tax preparers. He asked the IRS to consider the full costs of the...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:58:16 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[SSARS No. 19 Toolkit available]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.wicpa.org/Content/ProfessionalResources/HotNews/SSARSNo19toolkitavailable.aspx]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[To support CPAs in the implementation and communication of Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services (SSARS) No. 19, Compilation and Review Engagements, within their firms and with their clients, the Private Companies Practice...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:58:38 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[IRS:1.2 million people are expected to register as paid tax preparers]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[About 1.2 million people will register for Preparer Tax Identification Numbers under new rules for paid tax preparers proposed by the Internal Revenue Service, the agency predicts. The rules would impose user fees for paid tax preparers and...]]></description>
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