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).
October 13, 2016
It’s the Preseason: Half of Holiday Shoppers Hit Stores Before November 1
Now that the NFL is finally into its regular season its time for another preseason activity: Holiday shopping. And it starts weeks before Thanksgiving.
October 12, 2016
Report: Audit Committees Need to Focus on Corporate Culture
Audit committees should be aggressively assessing corporate culture to detect and deter unethical behavior in their organizations, according to a new paper released by the Internal Audit Foundation and PwC US.
October 12, 2016
Corporate Directors Want to Rein In “Overboarding” and Improvements to Non-GAAP Metrics
According to a new survey by BDO USA, LLP, one of the nation’s leading accounting and consulting organizations, three-quarters (74%) of public company board members are in favor of placing limits on the total number of boards on which a director may serve and they generally favor more stringent limitations than those supported by proxy...…
October 12, 2016
Maryland Association of CPAs Awards Women Leaders
The MACPA’s annual Women to Watch awards highlight the accomplishments of Maryland women in the CPA profession and demonstrate to emerging female leaders that success is not out of reach. The awards, initially created by the American Institute of ...
October 11, 2016
CEO Confidence Declines Slightly
The Conference Board Measure of CEO Confidence, which had increased in the second quarter of 2016, retreated slightly in the third quarter. The Measure now reads 50, down from 52 in the previous quarter (a reading of more than 50 points reflects more ...
October 11, 2016
Four Students Win $10,000 AICPA-Accounntemps Scholarships
The undergraduate and graduate-level accounting students, planning to pursue their CPA license, are chosen from more than 1,000 applicants. The selected students demonstrate academic excellence and outstanding leadership skills.
October 10, 2016
Small Business Owners Upbeat About U.S. Economy
Owners of small and mid-sized businesses are upbeat about the U.S. economy amid steady expectations for their sales and hiring during the next six months, according to the latest PNC Economic Outlook Survey findings.
October 10, 2016
Holiday Spending Expected to Increase 10%
Holiday spending is expected to reach its highest point since the Great Recession, increasing 10 percent compared with the 2015 holiday season, according to PwC’s 2016 Holiday Outlook.
October 10, 2016
Businesses Using New Tech to Manage Cyber Threats
Many organizations no longer view cybersecurity as a barrier to change or as an IT cost. According to the survey, 59% of respondents said they have increased cybersecurity spending as a result of digitization of their business ecosystem.
October 6, 2016
Alerts Focus on Risk Areas for Upcoming Audit Cycle
The Center for Audit Quality (CAQ) has published two new member alerts that can help public company auditing firms address potential risks in a proactive and accelerated manner.
October 6, 2016
Sage Launches New Solutions for Small Businesses and Nonprofits
Sage has announced that Sage X3 cloud business management solution now links directly to Salesforce. This allows the companies’ joint customers to access their customer data in the Salesforce Sales Cloud -connecting ERP and CRM business processes in ...
October 4, 2016
Jon Baron, Thomson Reuters Executive, Wins 2016 On the Edge Innovation Award
The award is bestowed on an individual “who has demonstrated unique service to the accounting profession.” With more than 40 years of accounting experience, Mr. Baron is a widely respected leader and technology advocate.