May 1, 2020
The nation’s 44,000 CPA firms have quickly mobilized to get PPP funds into the hands of small businesses, however they and their clients say that the lack of guidance makes it difficult for them to make critical decisions on important matters, such as ...
April 28, 2020
The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) has called for the Federal Reserve to create a federally backed, short-term accounts receivable lending facility that would allow companies to pledge future receivables and, in return, receive immediate cash flow.
April 23, 2020
The AICPA, after discussions with its coalition partners, and key banking leaders and stakeholders, is working to drive a common understanding and approach around the firm – lender relationship related to the implementation of the PPP.
March 22, 2020
The AICPA is proposing a system to help make sure small businesses can continue paying their employees quickly, efficiently and safely.
March 22, 2020
A coalition made up of the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), the International Franchise Association (IFA) and two leading payroll processing companies, Paychex and Intuit, issued the following open letter to President Donald J. Trump, U.S. Treasury Sec
March 18, 2020
The American Institute of CPAs’ (AICPA) president and CEO, Barry Melancon, CPA, made the following statement in response to the Treasury’s recent statement on tax payment relief:
January 14, 2020
AICPA News is a roundup of recent announcements from the AICPA.
August 10, 2016
The AICPA has announced the winners of the Notable Contributions to Accounting Literature Award, presented at the American Accounting Association Annual Meeting. The AICPA-sponsored honor was presented to a team of highly-regarded accounting academic ...
August 9, 2016
The AICPA also has presented Paul Curtis, CPA, of Waldorf, Md., with the 2016 Outstanding CPA in Government Impact Award at the federal level and Kristen Scalise, CPA, CFE, of Green, Ohio, with the 2016 Outstanding CPA in Government Impact Award at the lo
July 20, 2016
A featured speaker at Digital CPA will be business strategist Daniel Burrus, who champions the concept of the “Anticipatory Organization,” one that can analyze long-term trends and move quickly to take advantage of opportunities that come from change.
June 20, 2016
A supermajority of AICPA members who voted supported the proposal, 86.5 percent to 13.5 percent, according to the independent tabulator Survey and Ballot Systems. CIMA members also overwhelmingly endorsed the proposal 89.7 percent to 10.3 percent ...
May 24, 2016
I've been reporting on the accounting profession since Andersen was in the Big Five, Sarbanes and Oxley were just drinking buddies in DC, Enron was a company where great careers were made, and the PCAOB wasn't even a figment of anyone's imagination.