Accounting February 28, 2026
Voting Opens for 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards!
Voting in the 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards is now open. Readers can vote for the programs, hardware, services, and other technologies they use and trust.
November 19, 2021
Maryland Association of CPAs Swears In Nearly 100 New CPAs
More than 200 people were on hand Nov. 18 as nearly 100 of Maryland’s newest CPAs were sworn into the profession as part of annual newly licensed CPA Swearing-In Ceremony sponsored by the Maryland Association of CPAs.
November 19, 2021
Williams to Chair PCAOB
The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced the appointments of Erica Y. Williams as Chairperson, and Christina Ho, Kara M. Stein, and Anthony (Tony) C. Thompson as Board members of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB).
November 19, 2021
Accounting Ethics Board Appoints New Members
The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA) has announced new board appointments and reappointments to take effect on January 1, 2022. The five new Board Members are: Mark Babington (Executive Director, Regulatory Standards, Financial Reporting Council, UK) Christelle Martin (Former Group Director, ENGIE Group, France) Felicien Muvunyi (Managing Partner, Garnet Partners, Rwanda) Luigi Nisoli...…
November 19, 2021
AICPA to Launch Registered Apprenticeship for Finance Business Partners
The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) plans to launch a new program early next year that will introduce an on-the-job training path to earn the Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) designation.
November 18, 2021
REIT Earnings Continue Recovery in Third Quarter of 2021
REIT earnings recovery was expansive in the third quarter of 2021 with FFO increasing in most sectors, occupancy rates continuing to rise, increased dividend payments, and acquisitions totaling more than $15 billion.
November 18, 2021
AICPA News – Nov. 2021
AICPA News is a round-up of recent announcements from the association.
November 18, 2021
Growing Demand for CPAs Exceeds Current & Future Supply
The pandemic and its many related business implications underscored the crucial need for CPAs trained to serve as trusted advisors for individuals and organizations. With a decrease in undergraduate enrollments, increased competition between majors ...
November 18, 2021
FASB Improves Transparency Around Government Grants
The amendments in the ASU require the following annual disclosures about transactions with a government that are accounted for by applying a grant or contribution accounting model by analogy to other accounting guidance such as a grant model within ...
November 17, 2021
Accounting Firm BPM Elevates Eight to Partner
BPM LLP, one of the 50 largest public accounting and advisory firms in the country, has announced eight new partners: Jamie Emerson-Heery, Rono Ghosh, Meredith Johnson, Kemp Moyer, Ryan Musser, Javier Salinas, Will Tanem and Catherine Wong.
November 17, 2021
Practice Ignition Raises $50 Million for Client Engagement and Commerce Platform
The fast-growing start-up was founded in 2013 by accounting entrepreneur Guy Pearson and product designer Dane Thomas, with a vision to transform client engagement in professional services. Frustrated by antiquated manual processes, and late payments ...
November 17, 2021
IPSASB Issues Guidance on Capitalization of Borrowing Costs
The new pronouncement adds implementation guidance and illustrative examples to IPSAS 5. The new material illustrates how the existing principles for when borrowing costs can be capitalized should be applied in various regularly encountered public ...
November 17, 2021
Accounting Meta Influencers Discuss Trends, Provide Actionable Insights
Nearly two dozen accounting thought leaders, organized by compliance automation provider Avalara as the Accounting Meta Influencers,gathered for an online video roundtable to discuss current trends facing the accounting profession.