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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.
January 10, 2014
20-24 Year-Olds Have Less Debt Than Older Millennials
Millennials are often lumped together, but the financial realities and habits of the 20-24 year-old set are very different from their older peers, according to data from PNC's Financial Independence Survey.
January 8, 2014
Cincinnati-based Accounting Firm Grows Through Acquisition
Cincinnati-based accounting and consulting firm Flynn & Company, Inc. has acquired Shoemaker & Company, Inc., the companies have announced. Shoemaker is also based in Ohio. The acquisition was finalized on December 24, 2013.
January 7, 2014
Illinois Accounting Firms Merge
The Illinois accounting firms of Mowery & Schoenfeld and Wolowicki and Associates have merged, the firms have announced. The action was effective Jan. 2, 2014, resulting in a combined CPA firm operating as Mowery & Schoenfeld.
January 7, 2014
CBIZ Acquires Specialized Employee Benefits Broker Clearview National Partners, LLC
CBIZ, Inc. has announced the acquisition of substantially all the assets of Clearview National Partners, L.L.C., ("Clearview") of Waltham, Massachusetts, effective January 1, 2014.
January 7, 2014
Big 4 Accounting Firm Appoints Partner-in-Charge Of Knowledge & Collaboration Management
Big 4 audit, tax and advisory firm KPMG LLP has announced the appointment of Tim Zuber as the firm's U.S. Partner-in-Charge (PIC) of Knowledge & Collaboration Management (KCM).
January 2, 2014
How to Increase Accountabilty in Your Firm
From top to bottom, firms continually struggle with accountability. Partners face challenges holding one another accountable. With junior staff, managers too often focus on the wrong things: Whether an employee put in enough hours or whether an employee checked Facebook during business hours, for instance.
January 2, 2014
St. Louis Accounting Firms to Merge, Will Become Largest Local Firm in Metro
Two St. Louis accounting firms, Scheffel & Company, PC and J.W. Boyle & Co., LTD, have announced that they will finalize a merger of the two practices effective January 1, 2014. The new firm will be named Scheffel Boyle. Both firms have a long established metro St. Louis presence and serve specialized practice areas.
January 2, 2014
Five Key Factors to Consider Before Moving Your Firm
The end of the year usually signals a time of change in the personal and professional lives of many people. As we prepare to bring in the upcoming New Year, many reflect on the ups and downs of the past year.
January 1, 2014
Making Workflow Management Easier for Small Firms
Improving workflow by streamlining engagements and following best practices is a continuing effort for successful accounting firms, but implementing workflow management solutions has often been a challenge for smaller firms. This is because they often lack the internal resources and staff to perform and manage the implementation process.
December 30, 2013
Minnesota Accounting Firms Merge
Apple Valley Accounting & Tax, based in Apple Valley, Minnesota, has acquired Gilbertson CPA, which has a client base in New Prague and the Twin Cities area. The merged firm provides tax, accounting, payroll, business and consulting services to companies and individuals.
December 30, 2013
Survey of CPAs Shows Optimism for Business Growth
Despite lingering questions about the new Affordable Care Act, nearly half of the Certified Public Acountants that were surveyed in the state of ...
December 30, 2013
What is IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service)?
As more and more firms consider moving to the cloud, the various flavors of cloud become a focal point of their diligence. We get a fair amount of questions about IaaS, (a.k.a. Infrastructure as a Service) and what specifically sets it apart from the other options available today. See Wikipedia’s definition of Cloud for more…