July 1, 2021
AICPA News – July 2021
AICPA News is a round-up of recent announcements from the American Institute of CPAs.
June 13, 2021
Armanino Acquires St. Louis Accounting Firm Brown Smith Wallace
Top-100 accounting and advisory firm Brown Smith Wallace is joining forces with Armanino LLP, effective August 1, 2021, officials from both firms have announced. The firm will carry the Armanino LLP name and maintain its current St. Louis operations.
June 13, 2021
AICPA Supports Bipartisan Accounting STEM Pursuit Act
The bipartisan Accounting STEM Pursuit Act was introduced earlier today by Representatives Haley Stevens (D-MI) and Victoria Spartz (R-IN). In a letter of support (attached) to Representatives Stevens and Spartz, the AICPA, Center for Audit ...
June 9, 2021
Client Experience for Today – Personal Tax Advisory
The technology tools available to assist in this area led me to prepare my first estate plan. When I ran my first personal financial planning models and estate plans in the Kettley Publishing and Back Room Technician, now Advisys solutions with over ...
June 3, 2021
IRS Accepting Nominations for Advisory Council
The IRSAC serves as an advisory body to the IRS commissioner and provides an organized public forum for discussion of relevant tax administration issues between IRS officials and representatives of the public.
June 1, 2021
AICPA News: June 2021
AICPA News is a round-up of recent announcements from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. A Quarter of American Taxpayers Don’t Have a Financial Plan For some people, submitting their tax return to the IRS is a relief as they put the paperwork out of sight, and out of mind, until next year. Others...…
May 26, 2021
Audit Risk Assessment Guidance Added to AICPA & CIMA Digital Assets Practice Aid
Each section describes the individual considerations that may be important when performing risk assessment procedures, including the types of procedures that auditors may perform, or are required to perform, to identify and assess risks of material ...
May 13, 2021
Client Experience for Today – Practice Management for Today
From the May 2021 Issue. Has your practice evolved to a new way of working, or are you doing things pretty much as you did a decade or more ago? Through the years, I have tried to show you a safe way to upgrade your practice tools with technology while still serving your client well...…
May 6, 2021
AICPA’s Releases New Certificate on Data Analytics Core Concepts
Data Analytics Core Concepts provides real-world scenarios to help CPAs and finance professionals to better understand data and the data ecosystem, develop a data-driven mindset and find ways to leverage data to inform decisions.
May 3, 2021
New Resource from ISACA and AICPA & CIMA Helps Organizations Navigate Blockchain Risk
Developed by the ISACA-AICPA & CIMA Joint Blockchain Working Group, whose mission is to identify and document risk associated with private blockchains, Blockchain Risk documents describes and provides context around specific risk related to blockchain ...
April 20, 2021
Don’t Call It a Recovery Yet: Small Business Growth Still Lags
Like the consequences of the shutdowns, the recovery is far from uniform. Booming growth, bull markets, crypto surges—these have little relevance to the real-world health of our economy.
April 13, 2021
Grant Thornton Launches cta.x — App for Rapid, Automated Controls Testing
Grant Thornton LLP has launched cta.x — an app that allows companies and auditors to rapidly develop and deploy automated internal-controls tests, helping them comply with laws and regulations such as Sarbanes-Oxley. It will also help companies garner ...