Accounting January 1, 2026
AICPA News – Jan. 2026
AICPA News is a round-up of recent announcements from the American Institute of CPAs, the Association of International CPAs, and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA).
Accounting December 19, 2025
AICPA Seeks Comment on Ethics Rules Update for Alternative Practice Structures
The exposure draft identifies relationships and circumstances that could impair independence and addresses factors for evaluating threats, where appropriate.
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AICPA December 18, 2025
AICPA Applauds Passage of Disaster Legislation to Extend Lookback Period
The act offers taxpayers impacted by disasters more opportunities to meet their tax obligations without additional confusion, stress, and anxiety.
Taxes December 18, 2025
AICPA Urges Treasury, IRS to Establish Lower User Fee Category for Private Letter Ruling Requests
The AICPA’s letter echoes concerns also raised in a 2016 AICPA comment letter recommending reduced user fees for these types of requests.
Accounting December 18, 2025
AI Transformation Opens Door for Finance Professionals to Build Future-Ready Skills
The survey of 1,446 global senior finance and accounting leaders and managers highlights challenges in the organizational readiness for AI.
AICPA December 16, 2025
AICPA Announces 2025 Leadership Academy Graduates
The academy was created to inspire, nurture and empower the next generation of CPA leaders by providing them with advanced leadership training.
Taxes December 8, 2025
AICPA Tells Treasury to Simplify Passthrough Entity Reporting Requirements
The suggestions include recommendations to help alleviate time compression constraints currently impacting the ability of tax practitioners to prepare complete and accurate returns for PTEs, specifically those with tiered structures.
Accounting December 4, 2025
While Not Thrilled About the Economy, CPA Business Execs Are More Optimistic About Their Own Companies’ Outlook in Q4
CPA business leaders cited domestic economic conditions and inflation as their top concerns, while tariff-related uncertainty eased compared with last quarter, according to the Q4 AICPA and CIMA Economic Outlook.
Accounting November 26, 2025
AAA Calls on U.S. Education Department to Recognize Accounting as a Professional Degree
The American Accounting Association has joined the AICPA, NASBA, and state CPA societies in urging the U.S. Department of Education to formally recognize accounting as a professional degree program under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act student loan classification system.
Taxes November 25, 2025
AICPA Offers Comments on MTC State Partnership Income Sourcing Rules
The letter’s general recommendation asks for definition of which rules partnerships should apply when computing entry-level taxes.
Accounting November 24, 2025
Department of Education Unclassifies Accounting as a Professional Degree
The definitions of professional degree programs help determine loan eligibility, which can be a critical differentiator for a student striving to complete an accounting degree program and become a CPA.
Taxes November 24, 2025
AICPA Makes Recommendations to IRS and Treasury on ‘All or Nothing’ Approach to Dual Consolidated Loss
The AICPA is asking Treasury and the IRS to allow an exception for these permanently disallowed amounts so companies aren’t penalized unnecessarily.