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 21, 2016
Webcast To Cover New FLSA Overtime Rules
During the webinar, presenters Maynard and Juffras, will outline the December 1, 2016 start of the U.S. Department of Labor’s overtime rules. They will examine the new rules and explain how employers can minimize their costs and prepare for the ...
June 21, 2016
Apps We Love – Education Edition
This month we are focusing on apps that further our education. We surveyed our 40 Under 40 Class of 2015 along with members of the Thought Leader Symposium, and here is a sample of what we discovered.
June 21, 2016
FASB Finalizes Standard for Credit-Loss Accounting
After numerous delays and extensions, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued its long-awaited final standard on accounting for credit losses on Thursday. After meeting with concerned community bankers, auditors and regulators, the ...
June 21, 2016
New System Offers State Compliance Research for S Corps and Partnerships
Thomson Reuters has released Checkpoint State Clear Comply, which simplifies the analysis of complex state compliance questions for multi-tier partnerships and S Corporations with a presence in multiple states.
June 21, 2016
Vacation Blues: One Third of U.S. Workers Unhappy With Paid Time Off Policy
Some sunnier results from the Accountemps survey show professionals plan to take an average of 10 vacation days this summer, and 29 percent plan to take more vacation days this summer than last year.
June 20, 2016
Pennsylvania Liquor Board Opens Online Booze Ordering System for Retailers
Previously, a licensee could only place orders for wine and spirits during normal business hours, by contacting a local store. Through LOOP, orders can be placed online at any time of day and on any day of the year, and emails to users confirm ...
June 20, 2016
Mortgage Rates Hit Lowest Point in More Than 3 Years
Mortgage rates fell further this week, with the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rate now at the lowest point since May 2013, 3.69 percent, according to Bankrate.com's weekly national survey. The 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.19 discount ...
June 20, 2016
2016 Innovation Awards Highlight Tools for Automation, Collaboration and Insight
The Innovation Awards were first presented in 2004, and honor new or recently enhanced technologies that benefit tax and accounting professionals and their clients through improved workflow, increased accessibility, enhanced collaboration, or other means.
June 20, 2016
A Firm Finds Success in the Cloud
Accounting Power, the core accounting system in the suite, has advantages for both the accounting firm and the client. For the professional, it has powerful client write-up, trial balance, financial statement reporting and client collaboration tools.
June 20, 2016
AICPA and CIMA Create New International Accounting Association
A supermajority of AICPA members who voted supported the proposal, 86.5 percent to 13.5 percent, according to the independent tabulator Survey and Ballot Systems. CIMA members also overwhelmingly endorsed the proposal 89.7 percent to 10.3 percent ...
June 17, 2016
Intuit Rolls Out Exclusive Benefits to U.S. QuickBooks ProAdvisors
At Scaling New Heights, Intuit announced a new partnership with ICBUSA, part of the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (ICB), and Hubdoc.
June 16, 2016
New Online Tool Gives Advisors Resources to Help SMB Clients
The Nav Small Business Advisor Program is designed for professional advisors, such as CPAs, Enrolled Agents and accountants, as well as the thousands of advisors who help entrepreneurs through agencies such as Small Business Development Centers ...