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August 10, 2016 

AICPA Presents Awards for Contributions to Accounting Literature

The AICPA has announced the winners of the Notable Contributions to Accounting Literature Award, presented at the American Accounting Association Annual Meeting. The AICPA-sponsored honor was presented to a team of highly-regarded accounting academic ...

 AICPA and CIMA Add New Competencies to Personalized Learning Site

August 10, 2016 

AICPA and CIMA Add New Competencies to Personalized Learning Site

The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) have expanded their professional learning and development website to support all major practice areas in management accounting and public accounting with ...

 CPAs Honored for Work in Government Roles

August 9, 2016 

CPAs Honored for Work in Government Roles

The AICPA also has presented Paul Curtis, CPA, of Waldorf, Md., with the 2016 Outstanding CPA in Government Impact Award at the federal level and Kristen Scalise, CPA, CFE, of Green, Ohio, with the 2016 Outstanding CPA in Government Impact Award at the lo

 New FASB Update to Enhance Tax Disclosure Requirements

August 2, 2016 

New FASB Update to Enhance Tax Disclosure Requirements

The proposed ASU is part of the FASB’s broader disclosure framework project to improve the effectiveness of disclosures in notes to financial statements by clearly communicating the information that is most important to users of a reporting ...

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August 2, 2016 

Is Your Firm Really Different Than Your Competition?

Virtually everyone agrees that being able to differentiate your firm is cool. Yet, very few local CPA firms are in fact, different. To be fair, the nature of what CPAs do naturally makes them look more alike than different.

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July 26, 2016 

Report Focuses on New Accounting Model for Leases

Leasing is an important source of financing for many entities in the United States and around the globe. Many entities enter into leasing arrangements to gain access to assets, obtain financing, or reduce exposure to the risks of ownership of an asset.

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July 20, 2016 

FERF Elects New Board of Trustees

The Financial Executives Research Foundation (FERF), the non-profit research affiliate of FEI, has elected a new slate of executive officers for the fiscal year, effective July 1.

 AICPA Seeking Assurance Research Proposals

July 19, 2016 

AICPA Seeking Assurance Research Proposals

ARAG, a group of practitioners and academics formed in collaboration with the American Accounting Association, will review and approve academic research proposals that address questions with a nexus to the following topics.

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July 19, 2016 

Improve Your Firm’s Audit Business Through Routine Maintenance

When you maintain the status quo at your firm long enough to become detrimental to your success, the result isn’t typically an obvious or immediate catastrophe waiting to strike at some ill-timed moment—as when you neglect routine maintenance on your ...