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).
June 15, 2017
Survey Shows Nonprofits Most Concerned with Staffing and Funding Cutbacks
The survey is intended to provide tax-exempt organizations with a barometer to measure performance on key areas including strategic planning, operations, scope and impact, human resources and governance.
June 15, 2017
What Should Keep Entrepreneurs Up At Night?
Security and privacy should keep entrepreneurs up at night. Jim Bourke, CPA.CITP, CGMA, the Managing Director of the Advisory Services group at Withum and a CPA Practice Advisor Thought Leader, talks about how an accountant can assist businesses in safeguarding these issues. For more on Jim, please visit https://www.withum.com/partner/james-c-bourke.
June 15, 2017
10% of U.S. Power Came From Wind and Solar in March
For the first time, monthly electricity generation from wind and solar (including utility-scale plants and small-scale systems) exceeded 10% of total electricity generation in the United States, based on March data in EIA’s Electric Power Monthly.
June 14, 2017
Small Businesses Need Tax Cut, Says AICPA
A reduced tax rate for income of small businesses would place additional pressure on the need to distinguish between profits of the business and compensation of the owner-operators, Nellen noted. “We should continue to use traditional definitions of ...
June 14, 2017
Staffing Concerns Are Dominant Issue for CPA Firms in 2017
Finding and retaining staff are the top issues facing CPA firms this year, and talent pool challenges are expected to have the biggest impact on public accounting practice operations over the next five years, too, new research released at AICPA ENGAGE ...
June 13, 2017
Tech Roadmap Ebook Helps Accountants and Business Advisors Navigate Tech Decisions
Sageworks has released a new ebook entitled Tech Roadmap: Selecting the Ideal Solutions to Thrive in Business Advising. The book brings together Sageworks and 11 of the accounting and business advising industry’s top thought leaders to provide ...
June 13, 2017
Phoenix CPA Honored with AICPA Scholarship for Information Management and Technology Assurance
An audit associate from Phoenix, Ariz., is the recipient of this year’s Young CPA Scholarship from the American Institute of CPAs’ Information Management and Technology Assurance (IMTA) Section. The scholarship covers the registration fee and travel expenses to AICPA ENGAGE, currently underway in Las Vegas. Corbin Smith, 26, is a CPA with Sarvas, Coleman, Edgell...…
June 13, 2017
Colombia is the Fastest Growing Country for IT and Digital Services in the Latin American Region
Colombia took the center stage during Sali Dani’s presentation on the morning of Monday, June 12. Dani, Vice President of Sourcing of Everest Group, presented the findings of the latest research of Everest Group regarding Colombia’s value proposition ...
June 13, 2017
Want to Bring More Services to Your Clients? There’s A FinTech for That
It used to be that a typical CPA firm did their clients’ taxes, and prepared their P&L and financial statements, and that was that. These days, there are few “typical” CPA firms left. As they seek to diversify, differentiate and grow by offering their ...
June 13, 2017
Gravity Software Releases Purchase Order Module
Gravity Software LLC has released its new Purchase Order module. The module enables companies to establish an approval protocol before items are purchased. Growing businesses can process and manage vendor price points, help drive quantity discounts, save
June 13, 2017
3 Ways Accountants Can Master Sales Comp Rules Under the New Revenue Recognition Standard
The new FASB and IASB revenue recognition standard taking effect this year will radically alter how sales commission expense accounting is done in the United States. So, you would expect most business leaders to be heads down trying to understand the ...
June 13, 2017
3 Factors Influencing Success in Business Valuation Firms
Success in business valuation practices is driven by many factors, but three have shown to be key components for growing firms, according to market research firm IBISWorld. The first is developing specialized services that provide a competitive advantage.