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Articles in the Short Form for February 2, 2012:

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2012 CPA Exam Score Release Timetable Q1/Q2
In late 2011, we announced that U.S. CPA Exam scores would begin to be reported earlier and published the U.S. CPA Exam score reporting timeline for Q4 2011. Early score reporting is possible due to the implementation of a major U.S. CPA Exam update known as CBT-e, launched in January 2011...

First-time Homebuyer Credit Allowed for Equitable Owner
The Tax Court held that a taxpayer could claim a first-time homebuyer credit for a house he didn't occupy or hold legal title to during the tax year. The taxpayer bore the benefits and burdens of ownership under state law, making him its equitable owner, and his intention to live in the home after renovating it met the credits requirement, the court held...

How to Reward Your Employees
When you're rewarding employees, what's important is not how expensive or showy the award is. It should be a little personal...

Backup and Recovery in the Cloud - How Safe, Difficult, Expensive?
After decades of badgering companies to backup their data, many organizations are still only just joining the backup bandwagon. They do it mainly because the auditors or regulators put a gun to their heads...