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).
August 9, 2015
Some Retirees Find Fun in Part Time Jobs
What do school kids and retirees have in common during these dog days of summer? For many, it’s having lots of time and not knowing what to do with it.
August 9, 2015
AICPA Presents Outstanding Young CPA Award to Utah Accountant
The Outstanding Young CPA Award recognizes a young CPA who personifies an unwavering commitment as demonstrated through successful practices, involvement in and contributions for the interest of the accounting profession.
August 9, 2015
Giftstarter Platform Brings Cloud to Gift Giving
A new online service is making gift giving easier. GiftStarter allows family and friends to combine individual budgets to give better gifts to loved ones.
August 9, 2015
Wisconsin Accounting Grad Student Wins AICPA Inspiration Award
The award, sponsored by the AICPA, is bestowed upon a student who has experienced extreme hardships in his or her life and who has demonstrated an unusually high level of success despite that adversity. The award includes a $5,000 cash stipend.
August 7, 2015
Are You Ready for Same Day ACH Electronic Payments?
The move to same-day ACH is game-changing. The rule would enable the option for same-day ACH payments through new ACH Network functionality.
August 7, 2015
Thomson Reuters Launches CPE Network for Corporate CPA Professionals
Thomson Reuters has launched its new Corporate CPE Network subscription to help corporate professionals acquire up-to-date information, recommendations and best practices needed to understand, plan for, and implement new tax law and accounting ...
August 4, 2015
Center for Audit Quality Funds Research by U. Wisconsin Professor
A new research project by the Wisconsin School of Business aimed at providing auditors, regulators, and policy-makers with a model for understanding and interpreting audit studies is one of three projects to receive funding from the Center for Audit Quali
August 4, 2015
New York CPA Society Tells IRS to Change Form 990
Private foundations use Form 990-PF to report on their activities and charitable distribution as well as figure taxes based on investment income. Debuting in 1974, the outdated Form 990-PF is difficult to follow and has caused confusion to those in ...
August 4, 2015
7 Conversations That Keep Staff Engaged and Productive
At its core, business is simply a network of interconnected conversations. And the health of a company can often be gauged by watching the interactions between employees and their leaders.
August 4, 2015
“The Data-Enabled CEO”- 5 Steps to Turn Data Insights into Competitive Business Advantages
Today’s CEOs face a host of complex business challenges, including how to harness disparate streams of data to generate pragmatic insights and deliver increased profitability. The difficulty CEOs face is not in obtaining the data, but in determining ...
August 4, 2015
Hillary Clinton Releases Past Tax Returns with Eye on 2016 Election
If Hillary Clinton is elected president of the United States next year, she’s going to have to take a pay-cut. In an effort to provide greater transparency in her presidential bid, the Democratic frontrunner released eight years worth of tax returns on July 31, all of them joint returns filed with her husband, former President...…
August 3, 2015
Free Report Focuses on Compliance with New SSARS 21 Standards
A new report called The Potential Pitfalls of SSARS 21 is now available from Thomson Reuters Checkpoint. The report focuses on significant changes to the Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services (SSARS) to help CPAs avoid potential ...