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AICPA News – Feb. 2026
AICPA News is a round-up of recent announcements from the American Institute of CPAs, the Association of International CPAs, and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA).
May 23, 2013
Winners of 2013 Roger CPA Spirit Scholarship Announced
After receiving nearly 300 applications, Roger CPA Review has announced their 2013 Roger Spirit Scholarship recipients, selected from students across the nation. In addition to the Roger Spirit Scholarship, Roger CPA Review awards over 115 scholarships at individual campuses each year.
May 23, 2013
IRS places $170 million lien on Florida tribe for unpaid taxes on casino income
The Internal Revenue Service has slammed the Miccosukee Indians with a bill of $170 million for the West Miami-Dade tribe's failure to report and withhold taxes from its distribution of gambling profits to tribal members, according to court records.
May 23, 2013
Maine governor proposes getting rid of state income tax
Gov. Paul LePage said Monday that his long-term goal is to eliminate Maine's income tax, but he reiterated his opposition to a plan before the Legislature that would cut the income tax rate in half while raising and lowering other taxes.
May 22, 2013
New Small Business Administration program focuses on business lending for veterans
The U.S. Small Business Administration has started a new program aimed at helping returning veterans start new businesses.
May 22, 2013
Apple CEO defends tech giant’s tax practices
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz, charged at the hearing that Apple's tax practices violated the spirit of the law and, in a statement Monday, called them "highly questionable."
May 22, 2013
The High Price of “Free”
In the very early days of the PC revolution, untold thousands of hobbyists and programmers spread their fledgling programs across the seven major online services (The Source, The Well, CompuServe, AOL, ZDNet, Prodigy and MSN) and thousands of Bulletin Board Systems.
May 22, 2013
Oklahoma tornado victims receiving help from across the U.S. and globe
It may be tax-deductible, but that's not why Americans give to charities that help other Americans hit by tragedies.
May 22, 2013
Top Business Execs Worried About Growing Regulations, Geopolitical Unrest, Global Economy
According to a new KPMG International survey report, regulatory pressure is consistently one of the biggest threats facing companies across industries, and the number one challenge facing financial services and energy and natural resources companies. Regulatory, namely government pressure to contain spending, was the top risk in health care.
May 22, 2013
For air travel, is low airfare or shorter travel time more important?
70 Percent of Consumers Would Not Give Up a Direct Flight to Save on Airfare
May 22, 2013
Federal disaster loans available to businesses and homeowners hit by Oklahoma tornado
Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to Oklahoma residents and business owners as a result of President Obama's major disaster declaration, U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Karen G. Mills announced.
May 22, 2013
State gets court hearing on challenge to health care law
U.S. District Judge Ronald White has set a June 20, 2013, hearing in Oklahoma's challenge to IRS rules to implement so-called "Obamacare" in the state.
May 22, 2013
Oklahoma churches and colleges offer relief to tornado victims
Fourteen-year-old Lizzy Jasper sat smiling in a chair just inside the front door to New Life Bible Church in north Norman Tuesday morning, where a homemade sign let folks know this was now a "Tornado Shelter."