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AICPA News – Feb. 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).
February 12, 2013
New York community banks issue most small-business loans
New York's community banks provide most of the loans for the state's small businesses and farms, generating more than half of all small- business loans and almost all small-farm loans even though they hold less than one-fourth of all bank assets in the state, banking regulators said in a new report.
February 12, 2013
Small business owners slightly more optimistic
Small-business owners were slightly more optimistic about the economy last month but their outlook remained poor, according to a private survey released Monday.
February 12, 2013
Federal court jury finds CPA guilty in $40 million scheme
An Ohio CPA was found guilty by a federal jury for leading a financial scam that took more than $40 million from investors in Ohio, North Carolina and Virginia.
February 12, 2013
FASB issues XBRL implementation guide for subsequent events
FASB has issued its U.S. GAAP Financial Reporting Taxonomy Implementation Guide—Subsequent Events. The guide is the first in a series of XBRL Implementation Guides, which are designed to help Taxonomy users understand how certain disclosures are structured within the Taxonomy, and is available at www.fasb.org.
February 11, 2013
North Carolina bookkeeper sentenced to 15 years for embezzlement
A woman who was convicted of stealing more than $800,000 from a local drug store has been sentenced to serve at least 15 years in prison.
February 11, 2013
Small Businesses Leading Nation’s Economic Recovery
The economic environment is turning around for America's small businesses despite some lingering challenges from the recession that hit the nation in 2008-2009, according to a new report released today by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Advocacy, an independent office that serves as the voice for small business within the federal government.
February 11, 2013
Healthcare workers have high employment confidence: Survey
The fourth quarter findings from the Randstad Healthcare Employee Confidence Index reveals that healthcare workers are more confident in nearly all aspects surveyed, including strength of the economy and availability of jobs.
February 11, 2013
2013, the Year of the Female Entrepreneur: Women business owners optimistic about 2013
Web.com and NAWBO survey reveals the primary factors impacting women business owners.
February 10, 2013
Former NY State Senator pleads guilty to fraud conspiracy
Former New York State Senator Shirley Huntley has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud.
February 9, 2013
Free Study Planner Released For CPA Exam Prep. Course
Fast Forward Academy has added CPA exam review tools to the study planner it released last month, which was initially for tax preparers and enrolled agents taking tax courses in preparation for the RTRP or EA IRS exams.
February 9, 2013
Montana businesses want a state-run bank
Montana needs a state bank that can keep valuable capital at home rather than sending the money to Wall Street, according to some small-business owners and community organizers.
February 9, 2013
What the budget cuts will actually cut, unless Congress and Senate act
In an official statement from the White House today, the Obama Administration put out a point-by-point list of what it says will happen if the sequester is not resolved.