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).
March 21, 2016
Valuation: Teach Clients To Treat Their Businesses As An Investment
To grow your business valuation services, consider helping your clients learn how to treat their business like an investment. Doing so can generate repeat valuation engagements while boosting your role as a trusted advisor.
March 21, 2016
Should Your Small Business Clients Have A Fidelity Bond?
Fidelity bonds may not be in the spotlight like commercial or construction bonds, but they serve a number of important functions. These bonds are particularly relevant to those businesses who have access to their clients' property, who offer their ...
March 21, 2016
CFOs and Tech Teams Collaborating More Often
Taxpayers can get the most out of various tax benefits and get useful tips on preparing their 2015 federal income tax returns by consulting a free comprehensive tax guide available on IRS.gov.
March 21, 2016
Some Retailers Lagging Behind on Accepting New Chip Credit Cards
Over the past year, most banks and financial institutions issued replacement cards containing the chip. Many retailers have added chip card readers at their stores but aren't yet using the technology.
March 21, 2016
Small Business Owners Divided on Effects Of Climate Change
Small-business owners are split on whether climate change has increased (41 percent) or decreased (35 percent) the chance of a disaster affecting their company While owners are divided on the impact of climate change and El Nino on their company ...
March 21, 2016
When Business Computers Are Held For Ransom, Downtime Is Biggest Cost
In short, ransomware is malicious software that gets downloaded (usually on accident) onto a business computer or network. The perpetrators of the scam then lock down the computers and threated to erase key data if the business doesn't pay a ransom.
March 17, 2016
New Features Strengthen Sage Live Cloud Accounting System
Sage Live is the cloud accounting software that enables customers to run their businesses from anywhere, with total usability across smartphones, tablets and other supported devices, ensuring all team members have access to the data they need, when ...
March 16, 2016
How Accountants Can Help Clients Avoid Scams
Accountants pride themselves on their role as protectors of their clients -- using their continuing education; vast resources from the IRS and industry; and even the audit process to help business owners and investors to side-step the worst of the ...
March 14, 2016
2016 Review of Keystroke Advanced POS
Optimally designed for retailers with that require more comprehensive inventory management and distribution capability, Keystroke is an easily navigated product that offers scalability and excellent reporting capability.
March 14, 2016
2016 Reviews of Small Business Point of Sale Systems
I have always had a strange fascination with cash registers. Simple nine-button registers, custom-designed registers, the antique register from the early 20th century, I love them all. My obsession aside, the cash register served as the main tool in ...
March 14, 2016
2016 Review of AddSum Advanced Accounting Point-of-Sale
Advanced Accounting offers industry specific features, an easily navigated user interface, and the purchase of the multiple user versions allows retailers to add additional users at any time without incurring any additional cost. While the product has ...
March 14, 2016
2016 Review of Vend Point-of-Sale
Designed to work on iPad, Mac or PC, Vend allows users to work both on and offline, and works as well with a single retail location as it does with dozens of locations. Designed to be implemented quickly, Vend offers users the new face of the POS industry