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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).
December 26, 2018
Digital Business Bill Payments Now Firmly Mainstream, According to Accountants
Many accountants are throwing away paper checks in favor of digital business payments when it comes time to pay the bills, according to the Rise of Modern Business Payments report prepared by Bill.com, the digital business payments leader.
December 21, 2018
What’s a CPA? What’s GAAP? Who is Dodd-Frank? What’s Up With SOX?
To all of our CPA members: you are more valuable than you know – to your clients, organizations, and the public. From MACPA, happy holidays! www.macpa.org
December 21, 2018
Avalara Announces 41 Newly-Certified Integrations into Business Applications
These integrations enable customers of Avalara partner solutions to benefit from Avalara’s real-time calculation of applicable taxes, fees, and surcharges for billing line items.
December 19, 2018
Wolters Kluwer Expands Tax & Accounting CPE Courses
Over 500 self-study courses are being offered in a wide range of subject areas. CCH CPELink self-study courses are easy to use, interactive and mobile friendly, and allow professionals to work through the courses at their own pace. Self-study courses ...
December 17, 2018
Monthly Imports Reach 2 Million Containers Ahead of Tariffs
Imports at the nation’s major retail container ports have set another new record, reaching 2 million containers in a single month for the first time as retailers continued to bring merchandise into the country ahead of a now-postponed increase in ...
December 17, 2018
Millennials Better at Avoiding Holiday Debt
This holiday season, millennials (ages 20-37) are most likely to create a spending plan, stick to it (76 percent) and pay off balances in full before the New Year (49 percent) – according to TD Bank's Merry Money Holiday Spending Survey.
December 17, 2018
EY Expands Tax & Finance Operate Digital Solution with Microsoft
Based on automated data capture, standardization and reuse, as well as featuring advanced analytics and intelligent automation, the platform provides tax constituents with access to a growing suite of tax and finance services while becoming the ...
December 17, 2018
AICPA Seeks Minority College Students to Apply for Leadership Workshop
During the three-day program, students get a sense of what life as a CPA is all about and learn how their own unique backgrounds and experience can add value to the profession. As part of this process, participants complete a behavioral assessment and ...
December 17, 2018
AICPA Seeks Input on Two New Case Studies from the Guide on Valuation of Venture Capital and Private Equity Investments; Comments due January 14
The AICPA has issued working drafts of two new case studies from the AICPA Accounting and Valuation Guide Valuation of Portfolio Company Investments of Venture Capital and Private Equity Funds and Other Investment Companies and is requesting feedback.
December 17, 2018
No Need to Fear Blockchain: What CPAs Need to Know
Eighty-four percent of executives say their companies have at least some involvement in a blockchain project, according to PwC's 2018 Global Blockchain Survey.
December 17, 2018
What’s Next for Online Sales Tax and How to Prepare Your Small Business Clients
This summer the Supreme Court ruled that states have the authority to require businesses to collect online sales tax on purchases even if the business does not have a physical presence in the state. This decision has the potential to impact the way your small business clients conduct business online, but so far they may...…
December 17, 2018
What Small Businesses Want From Accountants and Advisors
Small businesses want help from accountants on strategic planning and financial forecasting. This word cloud represents a summary of popular responses from small businesses when we asked them this question: