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).
December 5, 2017
Intuit to Acquire TSheets for $340 Million
Intuit Inc., the business and consumer tech company behind brands like QuickBooks, TurboTax, Mint and Lacerte, has signed an agreement to acquire TSheets, a platform that small and medium businesses, self-employed, and accountants use to automate ...
December 4, 2017
Why You Need a Payments Strategy
This may come as news to accounts payable professionals: You need a payment strategy, and I don’t just mean getting rid of checks. Everybody's been trying to do that for a long time, with only moderate success. But, that’s not a complete strategy. It’s on
December 4, 2017
Bill.com and CPA.com Launch Newly Enhanced Accountant Partner Program
According to the 2017 Bill Payment Trends Survey from Bill.com and CPA.com, 77% of large accounting firms wish their clients would eliminate paper checks, and 75% recommend that their clients pay their bills online. Yet, only 25% require clients to ...
December 4, 2017
IFRS 9: The New Hedging Opportunity?
One of the key advantages of hedge accounting is that it helps to smooth earnings over time. For firms dealing with FX and interest rate swaps, or who are heavily exposed to physical and financial commodity markets, hedge accounting reduces the ...
December 3, 2017
Organizations Look to De-Risk by Exiting Relationships with High Risk Third Party Vendors
Insurance companies, including healthcare payers, appear much more likely to make de-risking moves, with cost concerns and a lack of internal expertise to evaluate vendor controls cited as other primary reasons. The study, now in its fourth year ...
December 2, 2017
Judge Overturns DHS Delay of International Entrepreneur Rule
Foreign entrepreneurs who want to build innovative companies in the U.S. received good news last week when United States District Judge James E. Boasberg of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled in favor of a lawsuit filed by the ...
November 30, 2017
Study Shows Investors Punish Companies for Late Financial Statements
The researchers also investigate investors’ response to four explanations companies give on Form NT for late 10-Q or 10-K filings – accounting reasons (the ones most frequently offered); corporate events, such as mergers or CEO incapacity; multiple ...
November 30, 2017
AICPA Auditing Standards Board Aims to Enhance Relevance and Usefulness of Auditor’s Reports
The AICPA Auditing Standards Board (ASB) has released three exposure drafts for comment that seek to enhance the relevance and usefulness of the auditor’s report.
November 30, 2017
Accounting Pros Optimistic on Automation of Profession
More than nine in ten finance and accounting professionals (92%) are optimistic about increased automation in the profession, according to new research from Renaix, the international recruitment consultancy for finance and accounting.
November 28, 2017
Boston Launches Program to Boost Credit Scores of Residents
The initiative is created and executed together with LISC Boston and the United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley. It will also offer a pilot program with the Boston Medical Center, which will include credit-building assistance as an ...
November 28, 2017
Small Business Optimism High, But Concerns Persist
60% of small business owners (SBOs) feel current business conditions are good or excellent. Moreover, Capital One’s Small Business Confidence Score tracking overall small business sentiment on the economy, hiring plans, future financial positions ...
November 28, 2017
Host Analytics Adds New Modeling and Dashboard Capabilities
The solution aligns financial plans with operational plans in areas of sales, marketing, and supply chain, for accurate, big-picture financial planning and analysis across the organization to drive peak performance. New modeling capabilities ...