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Disciplinary Matters

By Allison Schiff

WASHINGTON—In suits alleging more than $70 million in combined losses to the U.S. Treasury, the Department of Justice (DOJ) called out Jackson Hewitt franchises in four states at the beginning of April for what it called “pervasive fraud.”

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By Dana A. Dillehunt

NEW YORK—In response to interpretive guidance for management from the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding its “evaluation of internal control over financial reporting,” the Society has issued a public comment letter stating that, though it found the SEC’s proposal “well-organized” and replete with “illustrative examples that add clarity,” also, according to SEC Practice Committee Chair Mitchell J. Mertz, the proposal “needs more clarification and guidance.”

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By Will Fleenor, CPA, CITP, PhD

There is no doubt that technology has had a great deal to do with the huge productivity gains we have seen in the U.S. economy over the past three decades. This is a well-documented fact. There is also little doubt that most accountants utilize only a small fraction of the technology that is potentially available to them. Most are too busy working to take time out to learn how to work more efficiently.

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