January 15, 2015
The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and American Accounting Association (AAA), the founding co-sponsors of the Pathways Commission on Accounting Higher Education, are pleased to announce developments in the implementation of the Commission’s ...
January 12, 2015
As part of end-of-year tax legislation by Congress, the half-million dollar maximum deduction was retroactively preserved for 2014, as were a couple of other related provisions. But these extensions authorized by the Tax Increase Prevention Act ...
January 12, 2015
Economic and political uncertainty, the effects of the Affordable Care Act, and estimating the true cost of retirement are just some of the factors creating a complex and challenging financial landscape for Americans. This year’s AICPA Advanced Personal Financial Planning Conference, held at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas January 19-21, will give planners the necessary...…
January 12, 2015
Michael Maher, Ph.D., has been awarded the 2015 Lifetime Contribution Award by the AICPA.
January 12, 2015
The American Institute of CPAs and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants on Friday recognized three professors for research into bias that affects investment decisions, underscoring the significance of the work and its implications for ...
January 8, 2015
The accounting consulting firms of Boomer Consulting, Inc., and Flowtivity, LLC have announced that they have merged, effective January 6, 2015. The newly-combined consultancy will continue to operate under the Boomer Consulting brand.
January 7, 2015
Many Americans are breathing a sigh of relief each time they fill up their car's gas tank, and that's just in time to help pay off holiday credit card bills.
January 7, 2015
While the United States ranked as the sixth most optimistic economy in fourth quarter 2014, a recent spate of global uncertainty is weighing on growth prospects for the year ahead. This is according to the latest data from the Grant Thornton International
January 7, 2015
With “getting a better job” being one of the most popular New Year’s resolutions in the U.S., non-farm employment expected to grow by nearly 220,000 jobs per month and unemployment to fall to 5.4 percent by the fourth quarter in 2015, the personal ...
January 6, 2015
The National Society of Accountants (NSA) Scholarship Foundation is now accepting scholarship applications from promising accounting students across the country.
January 6, 2015
Accounting education provider Becker Professional Education has announced the latest updates to its CPA Exam Review course and products. The enhancements include significant increases in multiple-choice questions and simulations, new lectures and ...
January 1, 2015
Workers very confident in the strength of economy as macroeconomic confidence index hits all-time high in December.