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).
October 20, 2021
Cherie Williams, CPA – 2021 40 Under 40 Honoree
Cherie Williams, CPA – 2021 40 Under 40 Honoree Tax ManagerWindes, Inc. https://windes.com/ Career highlights: As a Senior Tax Manager with a specialization in Tax, Accounting and Advisory Services for public charities, private foundations, other tax-exempt organizations, I have helped hundreds of charitable organizations with reporting, tax planning and accounting so that they can remain...…
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October 20, 2021
Dave Mundy – 2021 20 Under 40 Top Influencer
Dave Mundy – 2021 20 Under 40 Top Influencer President & FounderAudit Dashboardwww.auditdashboard.com Career highlights: Favorite podcasts include select episodes from: Work Life TED with Adam Grant, and The Tim Ferriss Show (Guests: Jim Collins, Howard Marks, Drew Huston, Tobi Lutke and Chris Sacca to name a few). See all of the 2021 “40 Under...…
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October 20, 2021
Kari L. Hipsak, CPA, CGMA – 2021 40 Under 40 Honoree
Kari L. Hipsak, CPA, CGMA – 2021 40 Under 40 Honoree Senior Manager – Firm Services AICPAwww.aicpa.org Career highlights: The first highlight is integrating my passion for mental health and emotional intelligence in my career. I truly had no idea what I was getting into years ago with a blog and Facebook live for the...…
October 20, 2021
Kenneth Omoruyi, EA, CPA, MBTax – 2021 40 Under 40 Honoree
Kenneth Omoruyi, EA, CPA, MBTax – 2021 40 Under 40 Honoree Managing PartnerCKO CPAs & Advisors https://ckous.com Founder, EnrolledAgent.comhttps://www.enrolledagent.com Career highlights: Earned a Master’s degree in Business Taxation from the University of Southern California, Leventhal School of Accounting. Before starting CKO, CPAs & Advisors, I worked for Schlumberger, the world’s largest oil field services company...…
October 20, 2021
Private Firms Struggle to Meet ASC 842 Lease Accounting Standard Dec. 15 Deadline
With barely two months remaining before the Dec. 15 deadline when ASC 842 becomes enforced, as many as one-third of private company executives feel unprepared to comply with the lease accounting deadline and most firms (78%) are primarily collecting ...
October 20, 2021
Sage and Procore Launch Connector for Sage Intacct Construction
The new Sage Intacct Construction and Procore Connector provides users with an intuitive and comprehensive view of their business, the ability to forecast confidently from the field, and real-time access to financial information from anywhere.
October 20, 2021
AICPA Honors Bel Needles with Gold Medal of Distinction
The Gold Medal is the highest honor granted by the AICPA. Since 1944, it has been bestowed upon CPAs whose influence on the accounting profession has been especially notable. Jack Finning, CPA, CGMA, and chair of the AICPA Awards Committee, presented ...
October 20, 2021
Study Reveals Companies’ Automation Priorities in the Race to Digital Transformation
When virtually any business workflow can be automated, which do enterprise executives say are the most important and deliver the greatest value? That’s the focus of the Kofax 2022 Intelligent Automation Benchmark Study just published by Kofax, a ...
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October 20, 2021
Danielle Supkis Cheek, CPA, CFE, CVA – 2021 40 Under 40 Honoree
Danielle Supkis Cheek, CPA, CFE, CVA – 2021 40 Under 40 Honoree VP Strategy & Industry Relations Mindbridgehttps://www.mindbridge.ai Career highlights: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 “Most Powerful Women in Accounting” List, CPA Practice Advisor 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 “40 under 40,” CPA Practice Advisor 2019, Women Who Mean Business, Houston Business Journal 2019,...…
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October 20, 2021
Cassidy Jakovickas, CPA – 2021 40 Under 40 Honoree
Cassidy Jakovickas, CPA.CITP, CGMA – 2021 40 Under 40 Honoree President & CEOMBS Accountancy Corporation https://mbsaccountancy.com/ Career highlights: CSU, Fresno Summa Cum Laude and Outstanding Accounting Graduate and current mentor to college accounting students Co-founder of MBS Accountancy Corporation Fresno Leading Young Professionals Small Business of the Year Award Top 10 on Fresno’s Fastest Growing...…
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October 20, 2021
Steven Bong – 2021 20 Under 40 Top Influencer
Steven Bong – 2021 20 Under 40 Top Influencer CEO AuditFile www.auditfile.com Career highlights: I started AuditFile with my brother while I was in college. Today we have thousands of customers all over the world! Favorite books/websites/podcasts/speakers/bloggers that you find influential cpapracticeadvisor.com currently reading The Clash of Cultures by John C. Bogle See all of...…
October 20, 2021
Sergio Avalos – 2021 20 Under 40 Top Influencer
Sergio Avalos – 2021 20 Under 40 Top Influencer Manager Indirect Tax Technology PwC UK www.pwc.co.uk Career highlights: Sergio was recently awarded the 2021 Alteryx Excellence Award for this development in analytic process automation in tax engines. He uses Alteryx to perform massive testing of the engine’s configuration by fully automating the creation of thousands...…