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).
September 3, 2020
Fintech-Focused Startup Accelerator Seeks Applicants for 2021 Program
Launched in 2017, the accelerator is open to early-stage companies in the United States and abroad. Successful applicants can tap business intelligence about the accounting profession from senior leaders of ...
September 3, 2020
Execs Optimistic on Their Own Business Growth, But Not on U.S. Economy Overall
Some 43 percent of survey respondents said their companies plan to expand in the next 12 months, up from 24 percent last quarter. Business executives’ optimism about their own companies’ prospects saw a similar rise from ...
September 3, 2020
Vena Solutions Receives $25 Million in Financing from CIBC Innovation Banking
Backed by JMI Equity, Vena has established its position as a market leader with more than 800 clients around the world. Vena connects existing systems with an Excel interface and powerful integrated planning capabilities to ...
September 2, 2020
With Travel at Record Lows, Hotels Continue to Struggle Amid Covid-19 Pandemic
Almost two-thirds (65%) of hotels remain at or below 50 percent occupancy, which is below the threshold at which most hotels can break even and pay debt.
September 1, 2020
Grant Thornton Launches New Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiatives
Among several other actions, Grant Thornton is donating $600,000 total to two organizations: $300,000 apiece over three-year commitments to the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.
September 1, 2020
Tipalti Announces Partnerships with Burkland, Klear and SCS Cloud
Tipalti, a global payables automation platform, has announced three new strategic partnerships to further streamline finance operations for growing companies. The partners include Burkland, a CFO, accounting and tax services company; Klear, an ...
September 1, 2020
Accounting Associations Abacus Worldwide and JHI to Merge:
The merged association will continue as Abacus Worldwide and now counts with 115 legal and accounting member firms in 225 offices spanning 50 countries. With this added growth, Abacus Worldwide ranks among the top 12 global ...
September 1, 2020
Credit Card Fraud Has Spiked During Pandemic
Overall, most consumers reported higher losses of money as their age increased. Those between the ages 30-39 reported an average of $379 lost, versus $1600 lost from those 80 years and older. These numbers may not seem like much, but they ...
September 1, 2020
3 Digital Strategies to Improve Accounting Firm Agility
Technology is the tool that will help you accomplish that aim most effectively, and adopting these three digital strategies should be your first priority as you set out to improve agility at your firm. Here's what to do.
August 31, 2020
Research Shows 2021 Financial Plans Driven by Consumer Spending, Remote Workforce and Presidential Election
Despite pandemic-driven uncertainties, 43 percent of finance leaders are either somewhat or very optimistic about the economy's outlook and plan to increase budgets across their entire companies in 2021. That optimism will consistently require ...
August 31, 2020
COVID-19 Forcing CFOs to Become Change Agents and Strategists
41% of finance leaders said in May that COVID-19 was causing them to spend as much as half their time serving as a “change agent” who measures and manages processes and performance. This was a 6 percentage-point uptick from February.
August 31, 2020
AICPA Proposes New Standard to Help Auditors Assess the Risks of Material Misstatement
The proposed SAS is based on the International Standard on Auditing 315, Identifying and Assessing the Risks of Material Misstatement. The overall objectives of this proposed SAS are...