Accounting February 6, 2026
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).
April 9, 2013
Oregon banks increase small business lending and charitable giving
A recent survey conducted by the Oregon Bankers Association shows that banks in the state extended more than $61 billion in total credit in 2011, with $2.7 billion dollars in loans to Oregon small businesses.
April 9, 2013
ADP Reaches 40,000 Human Capital Management Clients
Companies of all Sizes Increasingly Select ADP's Unified Human Capital Management Platforms to Help Navigate Health Care Reform and Other Business Challenges
April 9, 2013
WeiserMazars LLP Selects Ron Ries as Partner of Not-for-Profit Group
Accounting, tax and advisory services firm, WeiserMazars LLP, recently announced it has named Ron Ries as Partner of its Not-for-Profit Group in efforts to strengthen its ties to the nonprofit sector.
April 9, 2013
Payroll tax changes aren’t affecting many investors’ behavior
Half of investors have not changed their savings or spending behavior despite a reduction in take-home pay due to payroll tax changes this year, according to the John Hancock Investor Sentiment Survey.
April 8, 2013
Wisconsin metal company’s HR manager indicted for alleged embezzlement of nearly $1 million in payroll scheme
The human resources manager for a major Milwaukee scrap recycling company has been charged with embezzling more than $1 million from the company over the past six years.
April 8, 2013
Avalara and Kansas Society of CPAs form strategic alliance
KSCPA members can now access up-to-date sales and use tax educational resources, hands-on tools and partner programs
April 8, 2013
Hospitality and leisure businesses leading job growth in South Carolina
While job growth has been generally sluggish across both the state and nation, South Carolina's leisure and hospitality industries are showing promising gains, according to a recent workforce report.
April 8, 2013
U.S. workers more optimistic on economy, but still cautious on spending
More American workers feel secure about the country's overall economic outlook, according to new research from the Principal Financial Well-Being Index: American Workers. More than a third of workers (35 percent) describe their economic outlook as optimistic, up from just 21 percent in the third quarter of 2012, the last time workers were asked their…
April 8, 2013
SBA loan program results in $1.3 billion in defaults
Lax federal oversight dating back years allowed lenders to repeatedly make bad loans to small businesses under a government program that has cost taxpayers $1.3 billion since 2000 on defaulted loans, a Dayton Daily News investigation found.
April 8, 2013
States increasing watch for fraud on income tax returns
To fight a growing problem of tax fraud, state authorities are flagging more tax returns as possibly fraudulent, part of a problem that tax authorities across the country are fighting.
April 7, 2013
IRS considering taxing employee perks like free meals, massages and other ‘motivators’
For thousands of Bay Area techies blessed to be working for benevolent behemoths like Google and Facebook, there could be an end to the free lunch. And the free shuttle to work. And maybe even the free haircut.
April 5, 2013
Recent new jobs gains have mostly gone to men; March numbers showed only 28 percent to women
New research and analysis by the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) shows that women gained 25,000 (28 percent) of the new jobs added in March, while men gained 63,000 (72 percent).