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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).
April 11, 2019
CPA Endowment Fund of Illinois Appoints 2019-2020 Board of Directors
The CPA Endowment Fund of Illinois, the charitable partner of the Illinois CPA Society, announced its Board of Directors to serve April 1, 2019 – March 31, 2020.
April 11, 2019
April Sales Tax Law Roundup
This sales tax roundup packs a punch. Here are some of the most notable sales tax changes that could impact your sales tax compliance.
April 11, 2019
AICPA Recognizes Top 2018 CPA Exam Performers
Nearly 86,000 individuals sat for the CPA Exam in 2018 with 110 candidates meeting the criteria to receive the Elijah Watt Sells Award.
April 11, 2019
Is New Tax Law a Dud for Small Businesses?
A new poll of small business owners shows the new tax law has not helped small businesses’ profitability nor has it helped small business owners hire, grow or invest in their businesses. In fact, 65% don’t think l
April 10, 2019
Tax and Finance Execs Open to Automation
Approximately 60% of respondents polled during a recent webcast by the firm said they would be willing to adopt technology within their organizations to automate repeatable tasks; however, 94% reported they were either not currently using (67%) or are...
April 8, 2019
Using Payment Processing Systems for Better Customer Service
The decision on whether or not to integrate payment processing systems into their daily operations is one of the most crucial decisions a small business can make.
April 2, 2019
Big Banks Seeing Dramatically Higher Deposit Growth Than Local Banks Since Great Recession
Nearly 80 percent of banking institutions have increased their asset levels since the recovery period of the Great Recession. That's according to the results of a flash poll conducted by the national accounting and business advisory firm Baker Tilly ...
April 2, 2019
Better Culture Drives Revenue Growth for Businesses
Executives who say their culture is extremely healthy are 1.5 times more likely to report average revenue growth of more than 15 percent over three years.
April 2, 2019
Bill.com Receives $88 Million Investment, Led by Franklin Templeton, Mastercard and Fidelity
The small and midsized business segment represents a massive U.S. business payments market that’s ripe for disruption. While consumer payments have experienced abundant innovation, business payments have lagged behind. More than $58 trillion in B2B ...
April 1, 2019
Harvard Business School Launches Gender Initiative
Inspiration for the Gender Initiative emerged during the 2013 commemoration of the School’s 50th anniversary of admitting women to its two-year MBA program. As part of that celebration, HBS hosted its first Gender & Work Symposium, an annual ...
April 1, 2019
February Retail Sales Down From January, Up 2.7% from Feb. 2018
Retail sales were down 0.7 percent in February seasonally adjusted from January but up 2.7 percent unadjusted year-over-year as delays and revisions related to the government shutdown continued to make comparisons difficult, the National Retail ...
March 29, 2019
7 “Gotchas” for Data Engineers New to Google BigQuery
Everywhere you look these days, IT organizations are looking to the cloud to solve their data storage, movement, and analytics challenges…and with good reason! Cloud services from Amazon, Google, Microsoft and others have revolutionized how we think about data, from an IT and an end user perspective. They’ve vastly reduced the function of the corporate...…