PCAOB July 9, 2026
Here’s Who’s Serving on the PCAOB’s Inspections Modernization Council
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board on Thursday revealed the names of the 12 people who will serve on its new Inspections Modernization Council.
December 18, 2019
Wolters Kluwer Introduces CCH Axcess Knowledge Coach for Tighter Auditor Collaboration
CCH Axcess Knowledge Coach tailors the audit based on the characteristics of the firm and the engagement, directly links identified risks with audit steps, flows information throughout the workpapers where needed, and monitors the engagement for ...
December 16, 2019
AICPA Issues Guidance on Accounting for Digital Assets
In response to a rapidly changing digital assets ecosystem, the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) has issued nonauthoritative guidance in the form of a Practice Aid on how to account for digital assets. It is based on professional literature and ...
December 16, 2019
AICPA News: Dec 20, 2019
AICPA News is a roundup of recent announcements from the American Institute of CPAs.
December 11, 2019
Accounting Profession “Thriving in Age of Innovation”
Artificial intelligence and other transformative technologies have ushered the accounting profession into an age of innovation, and the momentum of change continues to build, the chief executive of CPA.com said in a morning keynote at the Digital CPA Conference. “While technology is enabling these changes, CPA firms must align their business strategies and skills and...…
December 10, 2019
AICPA and CPA.com Expand OnPoint A&A Suite
Three standalone solutions will be added to the OnPoint A&A Suite – OnPoint Collaborate, OnPoint AnaltyicsAI, and OnPoint EBP – to aid growth-minded firms in improving efficiency, building trust and delivering insights to ...
December 10, 2019
NASBA and AICPA Propose Draft of New CPA Licensure Model
The new CPA licensure model is designed to evolve newly licensed CPAs’ knowledge and skills, protect the public interest and position the CPA profession for the future. NASBA and AICPA believe this draft model will address the greatly expanding ...
December 6, 2019
In Firm: 2020 IT Predictions and 2019 Results
With technology evolving at an increasingly breakneck pace and impacting literally every aspect of today’s accounting practice, it has never been more difficult to separate the tech hype from the reality of workable solutions.
December 5, 2019
AICPA Issues New Definition of the Concept of Materiality
The purpose is to align the materiality concepts discussed in AICPA Professional Standards with the description of materiality used by the U.S. judicial system, the auditing standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board...
December 5, 2019
Auditing Standards Board’s New Procedures Standard Gives CPAs More Flexibility
The American Institute of CPAs’ (AICPA) Auditing Standards Board (ASB) has released Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 19, Agreed-Upon Procedures Engagements, to supersede SSAE No. 18 AT-C section 215 of the same title in AICPA ,,,
December 2, 2019
AICPA Auditing Standards Board 2020 Plan Focuses on Technology and Public Interest
The plan addresses the current global economic environment, and the way entities conduct their business and activities, while also considering the views of all stakeholders including preparers, users and auditors.
December 2, 2019
Finish the Year Strong with these Financial-Fighting Tactics
In January, you entered the ring for your clients to go toe-to-toe with their biggest financial challenges — and quarter after quarter, you flew like a butterfly and stung like a bee. But now, with the bout reaching the final rounds, you need to make ...
November 25, 2019
Should CFOs Serve on Other Companies’ Boards?
As a new study notes, this probably reflects concerns about the amount of time board service entails, concerns that "are exacerbated when one considers that a CFO who serves on an outside board is likely to be a member of the audit committee, which is ...