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May 14, 2015 

AICPA Has 6-Point Plan to Improve Audit Performance

The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) has released a Six-Point Plan to Improve Audits that provides a roadmap for the profession’s continued journey to audit excellence. The plan concentrates on financial statement audits for private companies ...

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May 13, 2015 

How To Help Your Not-For-Profit Clients

The NFP segment of the U.S. market has historically been 5% of all businesses. This market share has grown to over 10% in the last decade. While business may be doing charitable, human interest or targeted work, this does not mean that the ...

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AICPA not for profit section

May 11, 2015 

AICPA Creates New Section for Professionals Serving Nonprofits

The American Institute of CPAs has launched a new membership section for practitioners and others who serve or work for the nation’s growing not-for-profit sector. The AICPA’s Not-for-Profit Section will provide support and resources in the areas of ...

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May 4, 2015 

Guide Helps Firms Comply with New Accounting Standard

Thomson Reuters has introduced PPC’s Guide to SSARS Preparation Engagements in response to the new financial statement preparation service introduced by the Accounting and Review Services Committee of the AICPA.

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April 24, 2015 

KPMG U.S. Names Lynne Doughtie as CEO

Lynne Doughtie has been elected to serve as the next Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of KPMG U.S. Doughtie currently leads KPMG’s Advisory business, and has distinguished herself in numerous leadership positions since launching her career ...

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April 23, 2015 

Report Looks At Effects of Audit Quality on the CPA Brand

The Illinois CPA Society has published a digital feature exploring the issue of audit quality, its impact on the CPA brand and profession in both the public and private sectors, and potential solutions to this high-profile problem.

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April 15, 2015 

Focus on Risk Management Helps Companies Achieve Better Growth

While 73 percent of executives feel outside risks are on the rise, companies are generally not meeting these increased risks with improved risk management. Only 12 percent of responding companies demonstrated qualities that marked them as true risk ...