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Footnotes: AICPA Stands Ready to Lobby the Hell Out of Senate Finance Committee | 07.31.13

The Neat Company needs a Senior Accountant in Philadelphia, PA. Four to six years experience and CPA are nice things to have. [GCJ]

AICPA Recaps Its Tax Reform Recommendations in Letter to Senate Finance Committee"We understand that you have requested input from your colleagues as you move forward on comprehensive tax reform.  Specifically, you have asked what tax expenditures should be included in a reformed tax code, as well as other provisions that should be added, repealed, or revised as part of tax reform. The AICPA is actively pursuing or has published positions on a number of tax reform issues, developed a ten-principle framework for analyzing proposals, and is available to assist you in this process.” [AICPA]

Berlusconi lawyers ask supreme court to acquit him of tax fraud [Reuters]

SEC Examines IBM's Cloud-Computing Sales [WSJ]

Dislike US corporate taxes? Try a foreign merger [CNBC]

Wayne State Accounting Student Running for Dearborn Mayor [Dearborn Patch]

Accountant. Fraud. Jail. [SB]

Accountant who blamed $2.4 million tax fraud on autism sentenced to four years in jail [SC]

OJ Simpson Wins Small Parole Victory [AP]

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