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).
August 13, 2019
New Bento Business Payments System as Simple as Email
Bento Pay allows the receiver to input their banking credentials and accept funds in seconds, avoiding the hassle of paper checks. Users can quickly connect an email address to a valid bank account and routing information for Bento Pay to efficiently ...
August 13, 2019
Vertex Indirect Tax Solution Recognized as an Acumatica-Certified Application for Acumatica 2019 R1
Coupled with Acumatica’s solid foundation, Vertex indirect tax software helps drive business success by providing customers with accurate, automated sales tax calculations.
August 13, 2019
Are Accountants Underestimating Lease Accounting Challenges?
The new lease accounting rules, also known as ASU 842, went into effect January 1, 2019 for public companies, while private companies and nonprofits will have until 2020 to implement.
August 12, 2019
AICPA and NASBA Form Coalition to Protect Licensing Standards
AICPA and NASBA will work with other ARPL members to inform lawmakers of the need to maintain standards for highly complex, technical professions like the CPA profession that have a clear impact on the public’s fiscal health and welfare. The coalition was
August 12, 2019
Retail Imports Still Near Record Levels
President Trump announced last week that new 10 percent tariffs on an additional $300 billion in Chinese goods will take effect on September 1. Coupled with 25 percent tariffs imposed on $250 billion worth of imports over the past year, the new round ...
August 12, 2019
Slow Housing Market Could Affect Remodeling Contractors in 2020
A contractor not returning your calls? Consider calling next year. Remodelers are having one of their busiest summers ever, but that’s likely to change.
August 12, 2019
Online Retailers Like Wayfair Opening Pop-Up Shops at Malls
Megg Dillon, 36, has been wanting to redecorate her Santa Monica, Calif., apartment, so she appreciated physically seeing the items she usually browsed online. “I do like that pineapple,” she said to her friend, referring to the fruit-shape cutting board inside home furnishings retailer Wayfair’s pop-up shop at the King of Prussia Mall. “How cute...…
August 12, 2019
AICPA Recognizes Former Iowa Deputy State Auditor with Award
The Outstanding CPA in Government Career Contribution Award recognizes a member’s significant contributions to the CPA profession through government service at the local, state or federal level over a candidate’s career. Award winners must have ...
August 12, 2019
How the Audit Market Penalizes Auditors for Doing Their Job
What earns auditors a good reputation? Common sense suggests that being of service to investors should go a long way toward that end. In the words of a study being presented at this week’s annual meeting of the American Accounting Association...
August 8, 2019
ScaleFactor Closes Series C, Expands to Power SMB Operations with $100M Raised in 12 Months
ScaleFactor’s online financial software empowers small- and mid-size businesses (SMB) by streamlining and automating back-office tasks. From bookkeeping to payroll ...
August 8, 2019
Corporate Biz 101: A Refresher Course on Legal Structures for Business Clients
Now that we’ve passed the mid-year point, it’s a good time for a quick refresher course on what your business clients need to know about choosing their legal structure. Your clients’ business entity type has legal, financial and administrative ...
August 8, 2019
Adding NetSuite to Your Practice: A Recipe for Rapid Growth
CPA firms that want to help their growing customers while also diversifying their own businesses are integrating the Oracle NetSuite cloud-based platform to streamline all client financials, taxes and audits.