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).
May 7, 2018
40 Percent of Banks Approaching $1B in Assets are Behind on FDIC Improvement Act Compliance
A flash poll conducted by Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP (Baker Tilly) indicates more than 40 percent of banking institutions that must adhere to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act (FDICIA) within the next year are behind ...
May 7, 2018
Cutting Edge Thinking and Tech on Display at 5th Annual Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting Global Code Games
After forty-eight hours, teams present their innovation to a panel of judges that span from Wolters Kluwer executives, customers and industry thought-leaders. In addition to bragging rights, winning teams enter the champion-of-champion competition for...
May 4, 2018
It’s Time to Flip the Finance 80-20 Rule
In finance, a common variation on this time-tested rule has long held that 80% of your time is spent on manual and mundane tasks, which leaves just 20% for analytics and generating high-value insights.
May 4, 2018
Identifying Appropriate Amount of Key Controls is Greatest Model Audit Rule Challenge for Insurers
A flash poll conducted by Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP (Baker Tilly) indicates over half of insurance organizations specify identifying the “right amount” of key controls is the single-most challenging factor when maximizing the efficiency and effectiveness of its Model Audit Rule (MAR) program. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Annual Financial Reporting Model...…
May 4, 2018
Illinois CPA Society Honors Top Scorers from CPA Exam
They are the best and brightest of the new CPA professionals. The Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS) is proud to honor the following recipients of the annual Excel Awards for superior achievement on the CPA Exam in 2017.
May 3, 2018
AccuFund Honors Its Highest Performing Resellers for the Past Year
Presents Partner Leadership Awards to Sales Leaders for AccuFund’s Accounting and Financial Management Solutions.
May 3, 2018
AICPA ENGAGE Conference to Feature New Learning Track on the Future of Finance
This year’s AICPA ENGAGE will feature a new track: ‘Finance Redefined,’ which is designed to help accounting and finance professionals thrive in the global economy and an era of swift technological change.
May 3, 2018
A.I., Machine Learning, Cognitive Computing As Profession’s Top Technology Hard Trends For 2018 – Part 1
Artificial intelligence, machine learning, and cognitive computing in audit and tax are the top trends that will impact the accounting and finance world over the next three years, according to research conducted by the Maryland Association of CPAs, the...
May 2, 2018
AuditFile Introduces Add-In Tool for Microsoft Word
This add-in extends AuditFile’s integration with Microsoft Office and works in Word 2016 or later for PC, Word for Mac, and Word Online. AuditFile users can add the AuditFile Report Writer Toolbox easily from the Add-Ins tab within Word.
May 2, 2018
Vertex Releases Integration with Magento Commerce
As a Premier Magento Technology Partner, Vertex has delivered tax solutions for Magento Commerce and Magento Open Source users since 2015. This new integration provides Magento merchants with direct access to an automated sales and use tax solution, ...
May 2, 2018
iManage Enhances Security Policy Manager and Threat Manager
The new release of iManage Security Policy Manager—which manages need-to know security and ethical walls at scale across iManage Work, file shares, time and billing and other systems—offers the ability to use prior document access and billing activity ...
May 2, 2018
Accounting Firm Implements Learning System to Create Future View
"The Anticipatory Organization: Accounting and Finance Edition" (AO) is a training program to arm CPAs and financial advisors with anticipatory skills crucial to anticipating disruptions, problems, and their related solutions. AO teaches professionals ...