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 14, 2018
New CCH Axcess Data Insights Helps Firms Turn Data into Visual Business Intelligence
The health of a firm is often monitored through static reports that are periodically generated. In addition to being time consuming, static reports quickly become out of date, are inflexible and can be difficult to use.
June 14, 2018
AICPA Honors Young Personal Financial Planning Pros
The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) has honored 17 CPAs under the age of 40 for their contributions to personal financial planning with the Personal Financial Planning (PFP) Standing Ovation. These CPA financial planners were honored at the AICPA’s ...
June 13, 2018
Entertainment Accounting Conference Speaker Focused on Sexual Harassment
A conversation between attorney Nina Shaw, a co-founder of the Time’s Up movement against sexual harassment, and Peter Caranicas, Variety Magazine managing editor for features, was the highlight of the 48th annual Entertainment Industry Conference.
June 13, 2018
Survey Shows Accounting Teams Embrace Technology to Solve Hiring Challenges
The shifting cultural attitudes towards technology are also crucial in the criteria for recruiting and retaining accounting talent. 97 percent of total respondents already savvy in cloud technology feel it has been good for their career. 86 percent of ...
June 13, 2018
AICPA Launches New Personal Financial Planning Certificates Program
This new curriculum offers CPAs an opportunity to expand their knowledge in personal financial planning and a new pathway to the Personal Financial Specialist (PFS) credential.
June 12, 2018
BKR Awards Accounting Scholarship to Honor Student in Dominican Republic
The scholarship was announced and presented during BKR’s Americas Regional Meeting, held this year in La Romana, Dominican Republic.
June 12, 2018
Illinois CPA Society Members Honored for Achieving Highest CPA Exam Scores
Elijah Watt Sells was one of the nation’s first CPAs and played a key role in helping to advance professional education in accounting. Each year since 1923, the AICPA has honored those achieving outstanding performances on the Uniform CPA Exam with the ..
June 12, 2018
AICPA Announces Scholarship Winner for Personal Financial Planning
Deblanc was presented the award at the AICPA’s Advanced Estate Planning Conference in Las Vegas, part of AICPA ENGAGE. The annual scholarship is awarded to a CPA who has 10 years or less in workforce and less than 10 years of experience in estate ...
June 12, 2018
New Features Added to Integrated Audit Approach
During the AICPA Engage conference, Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting announced enhancements to the Integrated Audit Approach, leveraging auditor expertise to drive the overall audit process with enhancements to the client collaboration solutions and ...
June 12, 2018
40% of Executives Think Their Business Will be Impacted by Trade War
Forty percent of those surveyed said their business would be impacted by the imposition of U.S. tariffs or by potential retaliation from trading partners.
June 12, 2018
5 Cautionary Tips for Young Entrepreneurs
Recent surveys of graduating classes found nearly half want to become entrepreneurs post-graduation. The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, for example, saw a quintuple increase in its graduates starting their own company during a ...
June 12, 2018
CPA.com and CaseWare Partner for Compilation and Review Engagement Solution
By integrating content and methodology into a leading technology platform, OnPoint PCR offers a unique opportunity for firms to enhance engagement quality and be more productive. The solution – a collaboration of CPA.com, CaseWare and the American ...