AICPA April 3, 2026
AICPA News – April 2026
AICPA News is a roundup of recent announcements from the American Institute of CPAs and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.
January 5, 2015
Kennedy and Coe Finalizes Merger with Matson and Isom
The California accounting firm of Kennedy and Coe has finalized a merger with Matson and Isom, effective January 1, 2015. The new firm, K-Coe Isom, has approximately $56.3 million in revenue and a staff of 360 people, and is about the 60th largest firm...
January 5, 2015
How to Create a Specialty Niche at Your Firm
When Peter Freuler took over his father’s Kissimmee, Fla., CPA practice in 2005, it was highly dominated by 1040s, which included filing 700 individual returns and 125 business returns. At that time, his firm’s revenue was approximately $245,000. Today, his firm has more than doubled its revenue to reach $525,000 in 2013.
January 1, 2015
Employee Confidence Level Highest in Nearly 8 Years
Workers very confident in the strength of economy as macroeconomic confidence index hits all-time high in December.
December 22, 2014
UNLV Business Students Win AICPA Accounting Competition
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants has announced that students from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas have earned first place in the 2014 AICPA Accounting Competition. Their top finish in the competition earned a $5,000 award for ...
December 19, 2014
The Top 10 Workplace Trends for 2015
Trends in the workplace can have a great effect on productivity and worker satisfaction, according to a new report. And that doesn't just mean whether people are congregating around the water cooler or if thin or wide ties are in style.
December 18, 2014
7 Ways to Foster Innovation in Public Accounting Firms
As the new year begins, many managers find themselves evaluating their departments and assessing ways to do things better, faster and cheaper. If fostering an innovative culture is a priority for your company, you’re not alone. Many public accounting firm
December 17, 2014
Audit and Risk Professionals Say Biggest Challenge is Communicating with Executives
The most widespread challenge facing audit, risk management and compliance professionals is putting their work into a context that speaks to executives. According to the 2014 GRC Technology Pulse Survey, conducted by ACL, the company that is ...
December 17, 2014
Accounting Tools for the Digital Age
From tracking outgoing inventory to determining a company's deductions for charitable donations, accountants "have an app for that." Which tech tools are most useful to the modern-day accountant?
December 16, 2014
How Much Admin Expense Should Accounting Firms Incur?
There are 3 metrics used for measuring admin expense: (a) Admin personnel as a percent of total headcount, (b) Overhead expenses as a percentage of revenue and (c) Overhead expenses per person. Let’s examine each.
December 15, 2014
AICPA Issues Advisory to Employee Benefit Plan Sponsors
The AiCPA has prepared a new advisory to provide plan sponsors, administrators and trustees with an understanding of the importance of hiring a quality auditor to perform employee benefit plan financial statement audits
December 15, 2014
How a San Francisco Firm Keeps Pace with Silicon Valley Clients
Want to turn off a potential Silicon Valley client? Bring a traditional, labor-based approach to providing accounting services to an entrepreneur whose sole mission is to disrupt traditional approaches to the market they’re in.
December 15, 2014
AICPA Proposes Transforming Peer Review Program
The American Institute of CPAs has issued a concept paper that seeks input on the CPA profession’s practice monitoring of the future. The paper, “Evolving the CPA Profession’s Peer Review Program for the Future,” paints a picture of how the existing ...