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).
July 21, 2020
Big Data Creates Big Opportunities for Small Business: 3 Insights for Any Size Enterprise
Big data is critical to business success because it provides leadership with important insights and information. Large enterprises use sophisticated systems to track data and often have internal analysts on their team to crunch their numbers.
July 21, 2020
Armanino Launches Return-to-Work Solutions
Armanino LLP has launched a new Return-to-Work solution suite aimed at helping businesses navigate workplace reopening in a thoughtful, strategic and safe manner. Spearheaded by the firm’s Rapid Response Team, the suite prepares ...
July 21, 2020
Frequent Performance Reporting Causes Anxiety, Lowers Productivity in Remote Workers
Among the many changes COVID-19 has forced upon the world of work, high in importance is the physical distance it has effected between managers and workers. With a recent survey estimating that 20% of American adults in the COVID-ravaged economy work ...
July 20, 2020
Remote Accounting in the Spotlight
The “mass experiment” in remote work triggered by COVID-19 is likely to encourage a hybrid remote-physical work environment for the foreseeable future. For accountants and other employees whose primary tasks involve the collection and assessment of ...
July 20, 2020
6 Points Congress Must Include in Next Covid Relief Package
The AICPA says that Congress must address taxes, PPP forgiveness, remote work issues, local government support and liability protections in the next round of Covid relief.
July 20, 2020
AICPA and CPA.com Partner with Biz2Credit for Online PPP Loan Forgiveness Tool
The AICPA and its business and technology arm, CPA.com, have launched a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiveness platform, PPPForgivenessTool.com, which automates ...
July 20, 2020
Effective Websites and Digital Marketing Can Help Businesses Get Through Covid
With COVID-19 decreasing face-to-face interaction, it is more important than ever for small businesses to connect successfully with their customers, and potential customers, through their websites and digital media.
July 20, 2020
U.S. Hotel Chains Mandate Face Masks
The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), representing most of the nation's hotel chains, has published a “Safe Stay Guest Checklist” for guests on how to travel safely while also creating a standardized safety experience nationwide.
July 17, 2020
7 Steps to Help Your Clients Transition from Brick and Mortar to a Profitable Online Store
Restrictions due to COVID-19 and the rise of e-commerce has forced many small business owners to close their brick and mortar stores and sell online.
July 17, 2020
AICPA Digital Assets Practice Aid Examines Client Acceptance and Continuance
Digital assets are defined broadly as digital records, made using cryptography for verification and security purposes, on a distributed ledger. Although all industries encounter change, the digital assets ecosystem is evolving rapidly.
July 17, 2020
Paycheck Protection Program and Other Loan Alternatives
In March 2020, President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) to provide emergency assistance and healthcare response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the Coronavirus pandemic. The Small Business Administration (SBA) received funding and authority through the CARES Act to modify existing loan programs to assist small businesses...…
July 16, 2020
Four Reasons Financial Close Software is Now a ‘Must-Have’
Software that helps accountants close the monthly books was once a nice-to-have technology, but the global pandemic has accelerated demand for such tools across industries.