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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.
March 13, 2014
175,000 Jobs Added in February
Economists liked the U.S. Labor Department's most recent report on the nation's job situation, cheered by news that payrolls expanded by 175,000 in February and unfazed by a slight rise in the unemployment rate to 6.7 percent, from 6.6 percent.
March 13, 2014
CES 2014: Technology Trends for CPAs
2014 started off awesome with my annual pilgrimage to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas where future trends and bleeding edge products are announced.
March 13, 2014
Rising Above … By Moving Your Firm to the Cloud
Spending more time with clients reveals more service opportunities– leading your firm to higher growth. Yet you might spend more time than you’d like just managing your growing firm, trying to understand what’s really working and struggling to adapt as the business changes. Join me on one firm’s journey to address these challenges– and to…
Firm Management March 13, 2014
Marketing Tips for the Self-Proclaimed “Not-so-Creative” Accountant
Accountants tend to fall in the analytical-left brain-thinker camp. This makes it difficult for some practitioners to make the transition to right brain creative thinking when the time comes to get a marketing program up and running.
March 13, 2014
Technology Tools for Saving Time
This year is a great year to watch for improvements in procedures and processes supported by maturing technology tools. We can look for revolutionary changes to make in our practices. However, evolutionary change can be taught and assimilated in day to day work.
March 13, 2014
Digital Plumbing Tools Help to Sync Data Across Cloud Apps
A new class of “digital plumbing” applications are helping many firms and small businesses solve another seemingly “impossible” task – automated synchronization and universal exchange of data between applications written by different software publishers.
March 13, 2014
The Key to Planning for Your Firm’s Success
"The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People," by Stephen R. Covey, is a book that has had a profound impact on both my personal and professional life. Of the seven habits that Covey presents in the book, the second habit, “Begin with the end in mind,” is my favorite. This habit is directly connected to…
March 11, 2014
Accounting and IT Professionals Join Forces to Fight Data Theft
Executives worried about data security are driving a spike in demand for skilled number crunchers who are well-versed in technology, according to a Chattanooga, Tenn.-based firm.
March 11, 2014
The End of Windows XP – What it Means for Your Firm
On April 8, 2014, Microsoft Corporation will finally end technical and security support for the Windows XP operating system, its 12-year-old, second-most-ever popular operating system. That may not seem like a big deal, except for the following factors...
March 11, 2014
Two at Ernst & Young Recognized as Rising Stars
Anthony Carmello and Anthony Swanson named winners in Leadership and Strategy Consulting categories, respectively.
March 11, 2014
Which Social Media Options Are Right for Accounting Firms?
When I educate CPAs and accountants on social media marketing, I get two questions more often than any others. First, which application they should be on, and second, how they operate or participate in social media to get results.
March 10, 2014
How To Produce Positive Change Through Appreciative Inquiry
Most firms are in the process of reflecting on their progress during this time of year. Often, that reflection leads to negative feelings of what did not happen, goals that were not met, numbers that were not obtained and people who left. A more effective process is one called Appreciative Inquiry.