July 30, 2014
AICPA Says Big Data is Top Issue for Forensic and Valuation Professionals
CPAs working in the forensic and valuation areas have identified big data as the most pressing issue they’ll face in the near future.
July 30, 2014
AICPA Amends Standards on Comfort Letters
The changes, which take effect December 15, 2014, are meant to address unintended changes to previous practice as a result of its Clarity Project.
July 21, 2014
AICPA Tells Congress to Expand Use of Cash Accounting Method
The American Institute of CPAs has voiced its support for expanding the availability of the cash method of accounting to small businesses.
July 16, 2014
AICPA Announces 2014 Leadership Academy Class
The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) has announced their selection of the 2014 Leadership Academy class. The group of 38 rising stars in the accounting profession will participate in the 6thannual Leadership Academy in Durham, N.C. this fall.
July 15, 2014
AICPA Sues the IRS Over Voluntary Income Tax Preparer Program
America's largest professional organization of tax and accounting professionals has had enough with the IRS.
July 10, 2014
Accounting Innovators Share Life, Business Lessons in New Web Series
A new leadership offering is giving professionals the chance to learn the personal stories—the defining moments and motivating factors—behind the success of some of the top CEOs, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders in the accounting software field.
June 30, 2014
ADP SmartCompliance Tax Credits System Undergoes First SOC 2, Type 1 Audit
The operations supporting ADP's SmartCompliance Tax Credits module have successfully completed its first Service Organization Controls (SOC) 2 Type 1 audit.
June 30, 2014
AICPA Offers New Education Website
The American Institute of CPAs has launched a new website designed to spark a profession-wide reevaluation of how CPAs engage in lifelong learning and measure competency in a fast-changing world.
May 20, 2014
AICPA Urges New Professional Development for CPAs
CPAs need to embrace new ways of learning to thrive in a competitive, rapidly evolving global marketplace, according to the findings of an American Institute of CPAs task force. To help chart that path, the working group has issued an innovative report designed to spark a reinvention of career development within the CPA profession.
May 20, 2014
AICPA Supports Effort in Congress to Enhance Financial Transparency Act
The nation's largest association of accounting professionals, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), is commending Congress for recent efforts to strengthen the pending Federal Financial Statement Transparency Act.
May 19, 2014
AICPA Honors Professional for Public Service
The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) awarded Diane Cornwell, CPA with its 2013 Public Service Award for Individuals. The annual award honors members of the AICPA who have made significant contributions to their communities. She received the award at the spring meeting of the Institute’s governing Council in Scottsdale, Ariz.
May 19, 2014
CPA2Biz Rebrands Itself as CPA.com
CPA2Biz, a subsidiary of the American Institute of CPAs, has changed it's name to CPA.com to more closely align the business with its mission of "empowering CPAs and businesses for the digital age."