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).
April 21, 2014
Low-Income Phone Program Comes Under Scrutiny in Ohio
Enforcement letters going to more than 82,000 Ohioans this month mark the latest step in a crackdown on abuse of a federal program that provides free cellphone service to low-income individuals.
April 21, 2014
Property Management Companies Thrive During Tight Economies
Andrew Barkis and Daniela Anderson have owned Hometown Property Management for 10 years. In that time, the former Lacey-based business found a new home in Olympia, increased the number of single-family homes it manages and continues to add services to its business.
April 21, 2014
What SMBs Want from Their Accountant – Have You Asked?
We’re in the middle of a fundamental shift – from client-centric accounting, where clients do their own bookkeeping and then send the records (often full of errors) to the tax preparer once a year – to an accountant-centric model, where accountants use cloud-based tools to provide accounting services as well as higher level consulting services.…
April 21, 2014
The Costs of Distracted Driving
How often do you talk on the phone, look at email messages, check the news or weather, read or composts text messages while you're driving? We take pride in our ability to multi-task, but at what cost? Centuries of accountants managed to drive from point A to point B without phones in their hands. Today,…
April 18, 2014
Connecticut Adds 4,900 Jobs In March
Connecticut added 4,900 jobs in March, with restaurants, bars and hotels accounting for 2,200 of that figure and stores adding another 1,700, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday.
April 18, 2014
Wisconsin Gov. Signs Bipartisan Ag Business Tax Law
A new Wisconsin law expanding tax exemptions for updating agricultural businesses such as feed mills "essentially levels the playing field for local companies and farmers," said Senate co-sponsor Jennifer Shilling, D-La Crosse.
April 17, 2014
Rhode Island Supporters of Legal Pot Promote Economic Benefits
The sponsors of a bill to legalize marijuana possession in Rhode Island said Wednesday that the decades-old war on drugs has failed and that regulation is the answer.
April 17, 2014
Avalara Offers Free Sales Tax Solution for Small Online Businesses
With the potential of a national sales tax coming, the prospect of trying to comply with many states and local sales tax regulations could be a nightmare for small companies who sell things over the internet. Fortunately, small online businesses and ecommerce sellers now have access to a free sales tax reporting system from Avalara.
April 17, 2014
New Solution Designed to Solve SAP Data Access Challenges
The new version of ACL Direct Link for SAP ERP and SAP CRM, an SAP-certified data extraction add-on for ACL Analytics (AN) and ACL Analytics Exchange (AX) helps professionals who are struggling to gain access to transactional SAP data necessary to test controls and ensure regulatory compliance under Sarbanes-Oxley and other financial requirements.
April 17, 2014
How to Job Cost in QuickBooks Online Plus
Are you or one of your business clients trying to manage projects and expenses better with QuickBooks Online (QBO)? QuickBooks expert Stacy Kildal offers step-by-step tips in this guide for job costing. In addition to being the host of Radio Free QuickBooks, Kildal has written the original training courses for the US, Singapore, Canadian versions and...…
April 17, 2014
Businesses Can Benefit from Green Practices in 4 Steps
The key, according to Basware, is to help companies minimize their carbon footprint through financial process automation and e-invoicing. These guidelines were developed for the growing number of companies that are concerned about corporate compliance with green initiatives, and at the same time are looking to streamline processes and gain business benefits.
April 17, 2014
Sageworks Enhances Reporting and Interface for ProfitCents
The financial information and analysis company Sageworks has made several enhancements to its flagship ProfitCents platform, a suite of web-based financial analysis solutions used by thousands of accountants and business consultants.