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).
September 16, 2021
2021 Estate Planning Tips for Business Owners
Estate planning is often in the back of many people’s minds yet tends to be avoided due to the unsettling thoughts and fears regarding death. Nevertheless, estate planning is a necessity for anyone with children, a business, personal assets, or ...
September 15, 2021
CFOs and Finance Leaders Face Growing Responsibilities
The 2021 Finance Trends Survey, conducted by global consulting firm Protiviti, reveals that CFOs and VPs of finance are being looked to for additional actions and data that, until recently, were considered outside their purview.
September 15, 2021
2021 Tax Deductions for Business Travel
Many self-employed taxpayers are booking trips now in an effort to reenergize their business opportunities. Good news: If you meet certain requirements, you can write off the bulk of your travel costs, even if you “mix in a little pleasure” with your ...
September 15, 2021
Nevada Ends Direct-to-Consumer Shipping of Alcohol from Breweries, Distilleries and Retailers
Nevada used to be on the short list of states where breweries, distilleries, and retailers could ship alcohol direct to consumers (DTC). With Nevada’s change of heart, the list of states where breweries, distilleries, and retailers can make ...
September 15, 2021
2021-2022 Home Office Tax Deductions
To qualify for home office deductions, you must use at least part or your home regularly and exclusively as (1) your principal place of business or (2) a place to meet or deal with customers, clients or patients in the normal course of your business.
September 14, 2021
Compliance Automation Startup Strike Graph Raises $8 Million Series A Funding
Launched in 2020, Strike Graph helps companies of all sizes successfully pass their cybersecurity audits with a scalable security program that unlocks revenue faster by monetizing their security practices.
September 14, 2021
Intuit to Acquire Mailchimp
Together, Intuit and Mailchimp will work to deliver on the vision of an innovative, end-to-end customer growth platform for small and mid-market businesses, allowing them to get their business online, market their business, manage customer ...
September 14, 2021
67% of U.S. Businesses Still Negatively Affected by Covid
Though the majority of businesses are still experiencing negative effects of the Coronavirus, some of the latest results are encouraging, with only 13% of respondents indicating that they need to obtain financial assistance or additional capital, down ...
September 13, 2021
How to Help Your Client or Business Through a Sales Tax Audit
Tax laws continue to evolve and add new complexities to business operations. As a result, stakeholders expect their CPAs or internal tax professionals to be prepared for anything. However, as most accountants know, it is impossible to specialize in ...
September 13, 2021
5 COVID Impacts on Internal Audit That Are Here to Stay
The survey uncovered five key trends respondents believe will have long-term impacts on internal audit teams, including: the continued increased use of technology to conduct audits, employing innovative means of gathering and analyzing evidence ...
September 10, 2021
Remote Sales is Changing Business
The enterprise sales cycle is typically measured in months, if not years. Products and services are often complex, and when you’re helping companies automate their vendor payments like I am, you’ll end up working through some process changes.
September 10, 2021
FASB Issues 2021 Investor Outreach Report
The report highlights the expansive investor outreach completed by the FASB staff over the last year, including engaging in more than 430 investor interactions. Substantially all those interactions were the result of FASB-initiated outreach aimed at ...