Accounting February 6, 2026
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).
Accounting February 21, 2023
Accounting Thought Leaders Discuss Future of the Profession, Advisory Services, and Tax
Accounting thought leaders convened in New York City Feb. 20-22, 2023, for CPA Practice Advisor's 13th annual Accounting Thought Leader Symposium.
Firm Management February 20, 2023
KPMG U.S. Cuts Nearly 2% of Its Workforce
The layoffs on Feb. 15 impacted about 700 people who worked in the firm's advisory practice.
Accounting February 19, 2023
Data to Drive Excellence and Enhance Recruiting and M&A Options
Strong success provides firms with more options to recruit and train talent, promote leaders, add services, and complete transactions that it wants to close.
Accounting February 17, 2023
72% of Middle Market Businesses Back to Pre-Pandemic Performance but Brace for Recession
When asked what the biggest workforce challenges are that they are facing, 36 percent of respondents said that retaining talent was their biggest hurdle.
Auditing February 17, 2023
Thomson Reuters Introduces Checkpoint Engage Single Audit for U.S. Auditors
Checkpoint Engage Single Audit offers the flexibility to work from anywhere and allows multiple team members to collaborate on the same engagement simultaneously, with real-time updates.
Accounting February 17, 2023
Accounting Top 100 Social Media Leaderboard – Feb. 15, 2023
The Accounting Top 100 social media leaderboard scores and ranks users based on five separate metrics, each of which is weighted according to its perceived value.
Taxes February 16, 2023
AICPA Wants Congress to Extend Sec. 174 R&E Expensing, Other Expired Tax Provisions
The AICPA supports the deferral of IRC Section 174 amortization requirement of the research and experimental expenditures and requests that Congress retroactively extend the effective date to ...
Sales Tax February 16, 2023
VARC Solutions Helps Clients Outsource Sales Tax Compliance
Initially focusing on bookkeeping and payroll services, VARC Solutions has expanded to offer fully outsourced business management, payment processing, invoice management, consulting, implementation, and training.
Payroll February 16, 2023
U.S. Companies Anticipate Increased Hiring in the First Half of 2023
58% of respondents anticipate adding new permanent roles during the first half of the year, up from 46% six months ago. Another 39% expect to hire for vacated positions.
Small Business February 15, 2023
Retail Imports Forecast to be Lowest in 3 Years
"Retailers are being cautious as they wait to see how the economy responds to efforts to bring inflation under control.”
Accounting February 15, 2023
Retail Sales Increased in January
The U.S. Census Bureau reported that overall retail sales in January were up 3% from December and up 6.4% year over year. In December, sales were down 1.1% month over month but up 5.9% year over year.
Taxes February 15, 2023
Changes Coming to IRS Compliance Assurance Process Program
The CAP program began in 2005 as a way to resolve tax issues through open, cooperative and transparent interactions between the IRS and taxpayers before the filing of a return.