Accounting

 AICPA and NASBA Form Coalition to Protect Licensing Standards

August 12, 2019 

AICPA and NASBA Form Coalition to Protect Licensing Standards

AICPA and NASBA will work with other ARPL members to inform lawmakers of the need to maintain standards for highly complex, technical professions like the CPA profession that have a clear impact on the public’s fiscal health and welfare. The coalition was

import pixabay echosystem dock-441989_960_720

August 12, 2019 

Retail Imports Still Near Record Levels

President Trump announced last week that new 10 percent tariffs on an additional $300 billion in Chinese goods will take effect on September 1. Coupled with 25 percent tariffs imposed on $250 billion worth of imports over the past year, the new round ...

wayfair_1

August 12, 2019 

Online Retailers Like Wayfair Opening Pop-Up Shops at Malls

Megg Dillon, 36, has been wanting to redecorate her Santa Monica, Calif., apartment, so she appreciated physically seeing the items she usually browsed online. “I do like that pineapple,” she said to her friend, referring to the fruit-shape cutting board inside home furnishings retailer Wayfair’s pop-up shop at the King of Prussia Mall. “How cute...…

 AICPA Recognizes Former Iowa Deputy State Auditor with Award

August 12, 2019 

AICPA Recognizes Former Iowa Deputy State Auditor with Award

The Outstanding CPA in Government Career Contribution Award recognizes a member’s significant contributions to the CPA profession through government service at the local, state or federal level over a candidate’s career. Award winners must have ...

audit

August 12, 2019 

How the Audit Market Penalizes Auditors for Doing Their Job

What earns auditors a good reputation? Common sense suggests that being of service to investors should go a long way toward that end. In the words of a study being presented at this week’s annual meeting of the American Accounting Association...