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).
June 24, 2019
Female Leaders in Accounting and Finance Look to Break the “Green” Ceiling
Embark’s inaugural GALf clinic, along with First Tee of Austin, brought together 15 female business leaders. The clinic was specifically designed for novice players where they learned golf basics, etiquette and skills from a female golf pro, followed ...
June 24, 2019
Can I Expense That? LOL: The Most Absurd Expense Report Items
Finance departments continually develop rigorous expense reporting guidelines, but that hasn’t stemmed the flow of eyebrow-raising requests by some employees, new research suggests. In a new survey, 56% of CFOs cited an increase in the number of inappropriate reimbursement submissions over the last three years. Some of the more egregious infractions included a cow, Super...…
June 24, 2019
Commercial Construction Industry Sees Increase in Business Confidence
More than half of contractors (52%) are highly confident about the ability of the market to provide new business opportunities in the next 12 months, an 11% increase over last quarter's findings. The backlog ratio—comparing contractors' average ...
June 24, 2019
Manufacturing Companies Struggling to Hire
The vast majority of American manufacturing companies are small businesses, and 75.3% of those businesses have fewer than 20 employees, according to new data gathered by SCORE, mentors to America's small businesses.
June 21, 2019
CFOs Expanding Role in Management
A notable development in corporate governance over the past two decades is that chief financial officers have considerably expanded their role in management, in many instances assuming the additional position of chief operating officer.
June 21, 2019
Thomson Reuters to Acquire Audit Company Confirmation
Thomson Reuters has acquired Confirmation, a leading provider of secure audit confirmation services. Confirmation has a 19-year history of providing digital confirmation services to more than 16,000 audit firms, 4,000 banks and departments and 5,000 ...
June 21, 2019
Private Companies Face Pressure on Lease Accounting Transition
Most private firms that have started or completed the transition expect to seek additional help in upcoming years, the survey shows. Approximately 6 in 10 CFOs (61%) said they will use a combination of external and internal resources or external ...
June 19, 2019
Supporting Strategies Partners wtih Expensify to Streamline Expense Reporting
Supporting Strategies is the latest major name in the accounting and bookkeeping profession to join the ExpensifyApproved! Partner Program, which includes firms such as CLA, Wipfli, and BPM. The program offers partner discounts, access to client ...
June 19, 2019
10 Tips for Running a Successful Freight Broker Business
While it’s difficult to pinpoint a recipe for success, prominent freight brokers do follow certain patterns in order to boost their businesses. In this guide, you will find ten of the most important tips that can help you fuel your brokerage’s ...
June 19, 2019
AICPA Considers Aligning U.S. Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services with International Standards
The American Institute of CPA’s (AICPA) Accounting and Review Services Committee (ARSC) has issued an exposure draft of a Proposed Statement on Standards for Accounting and Review Services (SSARS) Materiality in a Review of Financial Statements, Adverse Conclusions, and Special Purpose Frameworks to amend AR-C sections 60, 70, 80, and 90 in AICPA Professional Standards....…
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June 18, 2019
Staffing a Top Concern for Accounting Firms
One issue that is becoming more pressing for firms is keeping pace with tax law changes and complexity, partly a reflection of the recent impact of the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. And concern over cybersecurity and data breaches for both ...