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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).
February 13, 2019
Deloitte Launches “Reimagine Risk Sensing” for Controllers and Their Teams
Deloitte recently launched an SAP-certified accelerator focused on cognitive controllership, powered by SAP Leonardo and offering a path to the SAP Intelligent Enterprise: Deloitte Reimagine Risk Sensing. Developed by combining Deloitte’s Accounting ...
February 12, 2019
Bill.com Opens Houston Office
Bill.com is partnering with the Greater Houston Partnership, the region’s trade and economic development group, and local tech connector Station Houston. To kick-start the company’s hiring operation, it will participate in Station Startup Gigs and Rice ..
February 12, 2019
Tipalti Passes $6.5 Billion in Annual Transactions on Global Payables Automation Platform
With more than 20 years of payments industry and management consulting experience, Todd McGuire joins Tipalti from Worldpay, where he was the Chief Transformation Officer at Worldpay US responsible for delivering and embedding transformational ...
February 12, 2019
Applications Being Accepted for Accounting Sccholarships
The National Society of Accountants (NSA) Scholarship Foundation is accepting applications for 2019-2020 accounting scholarships.
February 12, 2019
Is It Time for Finance to Break Up With Spreadsheets?
For scaling and high-growth companies, it is no secret that January naturally becomes a month for deliberation and realignment with tools and processes. As processes, touchpoints and administrative tasks are evaluated under a microscope of ...
February 11, 2019
Retail Sales Predicted to Grow Up to 4.4% in 2019
The National Retail Federation is forecasting that retail sales during 2019 will increase between 3.8 percent and 4.4 percent to more than $3.8 trillion despite threats from an ongoing trade war, the volatile stock market and the effects of the ...
February 11, 2019
Home Values Slowing in Most Markets
Annual home value growth slowed in more than half of the nation's largest housing markets since this time last year, according to the December Zillow® Real Estate Market Reporti. Seattle and San Jose, Calif., saw the biggest declines in appreciation ...
February 11, 2019
Winners Chosen for Startup Accelerator Focusing on Accounting Technology
Three early-stage financial technology companies have been selected as this year’s winners for a startup accelerator sponsored by the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (the Association) and CPA.com.
February 7, 2019
Uber, Amazon, GrubHub, Chick-fil-A Top List for Business Travelers
The reliance on digital brands was even more pronounced in Q4 2018. Uber finished first, with 11.9% of all transactions, Amazon second with 4.2%, and Lyft fifth with 3.4%. Businesses also displayed their favor for digital brands in ratings of various ...
February 7, 2019
AICPA Offering $650,000 in Accounting Scholarships
The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) is offering more than $650,000 in scholarships for accounting students is available for the 2019-20 academic year. The applications will be available online at ThisWaytoCPA until March 1.
February 6, 2019
Illinois CPA Society Seeks Applicants for Accounting Scholarships
The Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS) is now accepting scholarship applications for the 2019-20 academic year. More than 30 tuition and textbook scholarships of up to $4,000 each will be awarded.
February 6, 2019
Public Companies Making Changes to Disclosures
CFOs and CIOs of public companies report that 71% of their organizations have made changes to their revenue recognition disclosures since first reporting under the new standard, compared with 29% who have not, according to the just-released EY Revenue ...