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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).
October 26, 2017
Preventing Accountant Embezzlement
According to a survey conducted by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), instances of fraud are increasing nationwide — both in the number of incidents and the dollar amount of the losses.
October 25, 2017
Wolters Kluwer Addresses the Future of Audit with Expanded Integrated Audit Approach
Wolters Kluwer’s Integrated Audit Approach is expanding further to include TeamMate Analytics, easy-to-use tools to help auditors run analytics and, more importantly, interpret the results.
October 25, 2017
5 Retirement Tips For Landscapers
Entrepreneurs go in business for a number of reasons, and you would be hard pressed to find retirement benefits to be one of them. Yet ask employees about why they chose or stick with a job, and benefits, including retirement, are often listed.
October 24, 2017
Eric Hansen Elected Next Chair of AICPA
Eric Hansen, chief operating officer of BKD CPAs & Advisors, will be the next chair of the American Institute of CPAs, the world’s largest member organization representing the CPA profession.
October 24, 2017
DocuWare to Again Sponsor Professional Ski Racer Lena Dürr
The DocuWare logo will be highly visible on the helmet, cap and headband of top athlete Lena Dürr during the FIS Ski World Cup season 2017/2018. In addition to slalom, the Germering-based ski star will be adding downhill as part of the alpine combined ...
October 24, 2017
Fattmerchant Receives $5.5 Million Funding, Passes $1 Billion in Transactions
The company will use the funding for continued product and technological developments, marketing, and customer acquisition for a truly holistic growth strategy. These new developments allow Fattmerchant to expand its reach and continue to help ...
October 23, 2017
Wolters Kluwer Unveils Multiple Enhancements to Its Digital Tax Workflow Solutions
The recent enhancements to CCH Axcess Practice build upon last year’s improvements that made Accounts Receivable and Billing and Reporting functionality significantly easier and more streamlined. This year’s enhancements provide added efficiency, ...
October 23, 2017
Veteran Business Owners Thriving, Extremely Upbeat on Economy
Nearly three-quarters (73 percent) of veterans say there's never been a better time to own a small business. And while the numbers are high among all small business owners — 64 percent say the best time to own a business is now and 92 percent report ...
October 23, 2017
Wolters Kluwer 13th Annual CCH Connections User Conference Kicks Off in San Francisco
The 4-day event is designed to provide tax professionals with the tools, resources and solutions needed to grow, manage and protect their businesses and their clients’ businesses. Attendees will gain valuable insight into Wolters Kluwer Tax and ...
October 23, 2017
Mission Impossible? Complying with Data Reporting Under the New FASB ASC 606
Since the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) issued the ASC 606 revenue recognition guidance in 2014, companies of all sizes – from large, public entities to smaller firms – have been ...
October 23, 2017
AICPA Collaborates on Blockchain
As part of this collaboration, the AICPA will administer the WSBA’s working group on tax and accounting, a focal point for advocacy and education on blockchain adoption within the profession. Other existing WSBA working groups include research and ...
October 23, 2017
AICPA Announces 2017 Leadership Academy Class
The AICPA Leadership Academy was designed to strengthen and expand the leadership skills of promising young professionals while they network with a peer group of talented and motivated CPAs. The 2017 participants comprised the ninth Leadership ...