A forensic accountant and certified fraud examiner has pleaded guilty to a charge failed to report a Swiss bank accountant. Howard Bloomberg, 55 of Atlanta, admitted he had not reported the account, whose highest balance in 2008 was more than $950,000, to the U.S. Treasury Department.

The American Institute of CPAs is about to introduce what it terms one of the most significant revisions in non-audit standards in the last 35 years. The pending Statement on Standards for Accounting and Review Services No. 21 is part of an effort to clarify standards for members in public practice who perform reviews, compilations, and engagements to prepare financial statements.

The use of mobile technology in accounting firms is quite behind that and there is debate over just how much real work is being done on mobile devices such as tablet computers and smart phones. This report covers just how mobile users are taking bigger steps in the profession.

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