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).
October 24, 2016
Jennifer Warawa – 2016 Most Powerful Women in Accounting
Jennifer Warawa Executive Vice President, Product MarketingSagewww.sage.com Q&A: What advice would you give to female college students about the opportunities for women in the accounting profession? I believe the opportunities in the accounting profession are the best they’ve ever been for both women and men. Now is the time for women in accounting to...…
October 24, 2016
Avalara Becomes First to Serve Tax Compliance Needs for All QuickBooks Merchants
TrustFile for QuickBooks, a cloud-based system that allows small businesses running QB Online and QB Desktop to import their sales tax data, then automatically prepare and file sales tax returns.
October 24, 2016
IntelliChief Analytics Adds Collaboration That Connects
The self-service, drop-and-drag simplicity empowers users to independently create and configure these visualizations intuitively, without technical assistance required. This versatility enables customized reporting on any data facet, based on...
October 24, 2016
Report Shows Need for Private Company Clearinghouse
CPA.com and Confirmation.com have jointly developed RIVIO Clearinghouse, a secure, online financial document exchange that meets the requirements outlined in the report. RIVIO was launched this past May, and has been recognized as a winner of a CPA ...
October 24, 2016
New Enhancements to CCH Axcess Unveiled at CCH Connections User Conference
During the 12th annual CCH Connections User Conference, Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting showcased a series of developments to CCH Axcess, the profession’s first cloud-based, modular tax workflow solution suite operating from a single, core database.
October 24, 2016
Melissa K. Hooley, CPA, CGMA – 2016 Most Powerful Women in Accounting
Melissa K. Hooley, CPA, CGMA Partner-in-Charge Employee Benefit Plan ServicesAnton Collins Mitchell LLP (ACM) www.acmllp.comBA Accounting, Xavier University Q&A: What advice would you give to female college students about the opportunities for women in the accounting profession? Accounting is a sustainable profession that will offer you unprecedented opportunities to learn and grow both technically and...…
October 24, 2016
Amy Vetter, CPA.CITP, CGMA – 2016 Most Powerful Women in Accounting
Amy Vetter, CPA.CITP, CGMA Global VP, Education & Head of AccountingXero, Inc.www.xero.com Q&A: What advice would you give to female college students about the opportunities for women in the accounting profession? There is an immense opportunity for women in the accounting profession. This generation has been pushing barriers and trying to make things better...…
October 24, 2016
2016 Most Powerful Women in Accounting
Women are increasingly attaining the reins of power in accounting firms, accounting for about 20 percent of firm partners. This is still not enough, according to thought leaders like Amy Vetter, CPA, who notes that women make up more than half of the ...
October 24, 2016
Sandra Wiley, SPHR, PHR – 2016 Most Powerful Women in Accounting
Sandra Wiley, SPHR, PHR President, Boomer Consulting, Inc.www.boomer.comBS Human Resource Management Q&A: What advice would you give to female college students about the opportunities for women in the accounting profession? Read the book “lean in” and then DO IT! We must stop waiting for opportunities to come to us, and we simply must find our...…
October 24, 2016
Jina Etienne, CPA, CGMA – 2016 Most Powerful Women in Accounting
Jina Etienne, CPA, CGMA President & CEO, National Association of Black Accountants, Inc.www.nabainc.orgB.S.B.A., American University, 1989; M.S. – Taxation, American University, 1993 Q&A: What advice would you give to female college students about the opportunities for women in the accounting profession? The sky is the limit! The rules have changed and women have an opportunity...…
October 24, 2016
Sharada Bhansali – 2016 Most Powerful Women in Accounting
Sharada Bhansali Co-Founder and President, AccountantsWorld www.accountantsworld.com MA in Mathematics; MS in Industrial Engineering from State University of Buffalo Q&A: What advice would you give to female college students about the opportunities for women in the accounting profession? Accounting is a rewarding profession. One should evaluate the options very carefully. Decide whether you want to...…
October 24, 2016
Kimberly N. Ellison-Taylor, CPA, CGMA – 2016 Most Powerful Women in Accounting
Kimberly N. Ellison-Taylor, CPA, CGMA Global Accounting Strategy Director, Oracle Americawww.oracle.com Vice Chair, AICPA Board of Directorswww.aicpa.org Carnegie Mellon University – MSIT, Carnegie Mellon University – Chief Information Officer Certificate, Community College of Baltimore County – Accounting Certificate, Loyola University – MBA, University of Maryland Baltimore County – Information Systems Management/Technical Writing Minor. Certified Public...…