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 24, 2018
Vincent Porter, CPA, QBPA – 2018 40 Under 40 Honoree
Vincent Porter, CPA, QuickBooks ProAdvisor President & CEO,Porter & Company CPAsIrving & Plano, TXwww.MyTexasCPA.com Twitter – @vipcpa Linkedn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincent-porter-8b9a001 Professional Associations/Memberships (please include any leadership roles): Board of Director, Finance Committee – Community Storehouse of Keller, TX AICPA Texas Society of CPA – Fort Worth Chapter Career Highlights: Vincent “Vince” Porter, CPA has been...…
August 24, 2018
Women-Owned Businesses Growing, Best States are Florida, Georgia, Michigan
Women started an average of 1,821 new businesses per day in the U.S. between 2017 and 2018, according to analysis in the 2018 State of Women-Owned Businesses Report (PDF) commissioned by American Express. This level of new business formation ...
August 23, 2018
Intuit CEO Brad Smith to Step Down – Goodarzi to Take Helm
Intuit is the company behind TurboTax, the dominant brand in the consumer income tax market, as well as QuickBooks, Quicken, Mint and professional tax and accounting software brands.
August 23, 2018
William G. Hill, MBA – 2018 20 Under 40 Vendor Superstar
William G. Hill, MBA Manager, Training, Consulting & Implementation Services,Thomson ReutersAnn Arbor, MIhttp://tax.tr.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/wghill Career Highlights: Creation and growth of the Practice Forward service Creation of the consulting implementation methods used at Thomson Reuters Tax & Accounting Speaker at both Synergy and Partner Summit events Assisting hundreds of firms 1-1 with firm management tools,...…
August 23, 2018
Kurt Avarell, J.D. – 2018 20 Under 40 Vendor Superstar
Kurt Avarell, J.D. CEO & FounderCanopywww.CanopyTax.com Twitter: @kavarell and @CanopyTax Career Highlights: Kurt began his career as a tax attorney at Milbank, a leading international law firm based in New York City. As a tax attorney, he decided to focus on tax resolution leaving Milbank and starting his own, highly successful firm, but he was...…
August 23, 2018
Zeb Hardy – 2018 20 Under 40 Vendor Superstar
Zeb Hardy Director of Software DevelopmentWolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting USDallas, TXwww.wolterskluwer.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/zebhardy/ Career Highlights: Working on the CCH Axcess platform, my teams and I have built 2 large-scale innovative projects in the past couple of years: One exponentially scales our tax return processing capabilities in terms of size, complexity, and number of returns....…
August 23, 2018
Why and How: Blockchain
Blockchain seems to be everywhere in the press and conferences related to accounting. There is clear merit to this coverage and blockchain is a technology with long-term importance. Applications have only been developed in a few pilot projects ...
August 22, 2018
Michael T. Hanley, CPA – 2018 40 Under 40 Honoree
Michael T. Hanley, CPA Managing Partner,Michels & Hanley CPAs, LLPSmithtown, NYwww.mhcpafirm.comTwitter: @mhanleycpaFacebook: www.facebook.com/michelshanley LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hanley/ Instagram: @mhcpafirm Professional Associations/Memberships (please include any leadership roles): Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Member, NYS Society of Certified Public Accountants President, Irish Business Network Director, Kings Park Chamber of Commerce President, Suffolk Business Executives Treasurer, Kings Park St. Patrick’s Day Parade Member, Accountant’s...…
August 22, 2018
75 Years Ago, She Became the First African American Female CPA
In 1939, when virtually no firms would hire African-Americans or females, let alone an African-American female, she began her own firm in a basement on the South Side of Chicago where she opened doors for future generations of African-American ...
August 22, 2018
Megan Thompson, CPA, CVA, CFF – 2018 40 Under 40 Honoree
Megan Thompson, CPA, CVA, CFF Partner, Thompson AccountingSan Jose, CAwww.thompsonaccounting.net Twitter: https://twitter.com/megthompsoncpa Professional Associations/Memberships: CalCPA Past President Highlights Passed CPA Exam July 2008 First appeared as an expert witness in 2009 I have spoken at several events and conferences including the 2017 CalCPA Family Law Conference where I spoke about equity compensation. What are you...…
August 22, 2018
Dr. Sean Stein Smith, CPA, CMA, CGMA, CFE – 2018 40 Under 40 Honoree
Dr. Sean Stein Smith, CPA, CMA, CGMA, CFE Assistant ProfessorLehman College, City University of New Yorkwww.lehman.cuny.edu Twitter: @seansteinsmithLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-sean-stein-smith-dba-cpa-63307444/ Professional Associations/Memberships: AICPA: Member of the National CPA Financial Literacy Commission ACFE IMA: President of the Bergen Rockland Meadowlands Chapter NJCPA Member of the Content Advisory Board Member of the Emerging Technologies Group Member of the...…
August 22, 2018
2018 Innovation Awards Announced
The top technologies for tax and accounting professionals were honored on Tuesday at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The 15th annual Technology Innovation Awards were presented by CPA Practice Advisor during a special ceremony at ...