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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).
March 1, 2016
Report Focuses on New FASB Lease Accounting Standard
When the new lease accounting standard becomes effective, lessees will for the first time be required to report billions of dollars in leased assets and corresponding liabilities from operating leases on their balance sheets.
March 1, 2016
Deloitte Foundation Announces 2016 Doctoral Fellowships in Accounting
The Deloitte Foundation has awarded a $25,000 grant to each of 10 top accounting PhD candidates through the Deloitte Foundation’s annual Doctoral Fellowship program. Given to students who plan to pursue academic careers upon graduation, the award will ...
February 29, 2016
CFOs Say Cyber Security Fuels Tech Growth, While Tax Rates Hinder It
Cybersecurity is not only fueling innovation within the industry, but also driving tech companies to shore up their own cyber defenses. More than half (57 percent) of respondents increased spending on cybersecurity during the past year in response ...
February 29, 2016
How to Help Small Businesses Pick, Register and Protect a Name
There are numerous aspects that go into picking the right business name. From a marketing perspective, you’ll want something that’s memorable, easy to say, easy to spell, and conveys the business’ brand promise. From a legal perspective, it’s a little ...
February 29, 2016
GASB Statement Provides Guidance on Reporting of Component Units
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) has a new statement about how certain component units incorporated as not-for-profit corporations should be presented in the financial statements of the primary state or local government.
February 29, 2016
Investors Bullish on Real Estate in 2016
Investors continue to be optimistic in their 2016 outlook for the U.S. real estate market, with 91 percent expecting real estate fundamentals to be about the same or better during the year ahead, according to KPMG’S 2016 Real Estate Industry Outlook.
February 29, 2016
Tech Trends Report Looks at Forces Shaping New Products and Services
The seventh annual technology trends report, “Tech Trends 2016–Innovating in the digital era,” discusses how these top trends are driving new products and services, upending long-standing business models, and rewiring rules of customer engagement.
February 29, 2016
Intacct Executive Recognized as a Top Channel Chief by CRN
Taylor Macdonald, Intacct's senior vice president of Channel Sales, has once again been named to CRN's prestigious list of top Channel Chiefs for 2016. Intacct is a provider of cloud ERP solutions.
February 29, 2016
The Top 25 Cities for Starting a New Career
Which cities offer the best career prospects, and would you be open to moving for the right job? Two new reports from Robert Half shed light on these questions. The Robert Half Career City Index, commissioned by Robert Half and developed by ...
February 29, 2016
Scammers Get Creative With Leap Day
You know you’ve been the consumer watchdog reporter for a long time when you start to think like a scammer. That’s exactly how my brain was working a week ago when I saw Leap Day was fast approaching. “I’ll write about all the Feb. 29 swindles that people should watch out for,” I thought. Incorrectly,...…
February 29, 2016
How the Gig Economy is Reshaping the Work Week
The 40-hour work week may be alive and well, but it looks nothing like it did a generation ago – at least not if you’re part of the growing ranks of people dipping a toe in the on-demand economy.
February 29, 2016
New FASB Guidance Focuses on Lease Accounting
“The new guidance responds to requests from investors and other financial statement users for a more faithful representation of an organization’s leasing activities,” stated FASB Chair Russell G. Golden.