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).
November 26, 2018
From A(I) to Z: An Accountant’s Guide to Digitizing the Profession
Firms should focus on mastering solutions to help employees work efficiently and effectively; whether it’s aggregating and analyzing client data in real time, or integrating business intelligence tools to support data-driven decision making.
November 25, 2018
FASB Proposes Improvements to Financial Instruments Standards
The proposed ASU is part of the FASB’s ongoing agenda project focused on improving the FASB Accounting Standards Codification® and correcting its unintended application.
November 21, 2018
Year-End Services to Offer Your Business Clients
This is the time of year that lists are made (and checked twice). It’s also a great time for CPAs to consult with clients and offer much-needed year-end advice. Here’s a year-end checklist for critical end-of-year tasks to get your clients in top shape...
November 21, 2018 Sponsored
News and Updates From QuickBooks Connect 2018
On Nov. 5-7, San Jose, California, was energized with another terrific QuickBooks Connect event, where some 5,000 accounting and tax professionals, app developers, owners and staff of small businesses, freelancers and exhibitors came together to ...
November 21, 2018
Report: Accounting Expertise in C-Suite Increases Likelihood of Misstatements
In short, accounting competence in the C-suite is, the professors write, a “two-edged sword” that can either enhance or subvert financial reporting.
November 21, 2018
Ebook Explores Cost of Surety Bonds
Contractors often need to post contract bonds when they want to bid on public projects. In fact, most federal projects require obtaining bid, performance and payment bonds. In addition, private project owners are increasingly also including this ...
November 20, 2018
AICPA Seeks Input on Inventory Valuation
The AICPA’s Financial Reporting Executive Committee (FinREC) has issued an early working draft of Inventory Valuation guidance, which is part of a broader forthcoming release of its Business Combinations Accounting and Valuation Guide.
November 20, 2018
Auditors Play Key Role in Deterrence and Detection of Fraud
The AICPA requires CPAs in an audit (attest engagement) to provide reasonable assurance in the audit opinion that completed financial statements are free of material misstatements which might be due to error or fraud.
November 19, 2018
Avalara Ranked on Deloitte Fast 500 List
Overall, 2018 Technology Fast 500 companies achieved revenue growth ranging from 143 percent to 77,260 percent from 2014 to 2017, with median growth of 412 percent. Avalara recorded 158 percent revenue growth during this period.
November 19, 2018
New Small Seller Exceptions for Sales and Use Taxes
To determine how much business a remote seller is doing in a state, economic nexus laws rely on the volume of sales, the number of transactions, or both. For example, the South Dakota law that led to the demise of the physical presence rule uses the ...
November 19, 2018
CalCPA Awards Three Professionals and Two Firms
The California Society of CPAs (CalCPA.org) has presented its annual awards to recognize service to the accounting profession and the community.
November 18, 2018
Brown Smith Wallace Becomes First St. Louis Company to Achieve HITRUST CSF Assessor Designation
The HITRUST Alliance is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to champion programs that safeguard sensitive information and manage information risk for organizations across all industries and throughout the third-party supply chain.