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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).
February 18, 2014
Intacct Receives $45 Million in New Financing
Online accounting and business management developer Intacct has secured an additional $45 million of financing in a combination of venture funding and a debt package, the company has announced.. The new funds will be used to further invest in company growth and expanded product capabilities.
February 18, 2014
New Online Game Makes Accounting Fun for Students
To help teachers engage, entertain and educate high school students, the American Institute of CPAs has announced the launch of Bank On It™ – an interactive, online accounting game. Bank On It features more than 1,000 questions inspired by content in accounting textbooks. The game challenges students on accounting fundamentals and real-world workplace scenarios in…
February 18, 2014
Checkpoint Learning CPE Courses Available on iPad
Thomson Reuters has released the latest Checkpoint Learning CPE courses for Apple iPads. With the entire learning experience available on the iPad, from course browsing and purchasing, to course completion and submission, accounting and tax professionals can train while traveling, waiting in line, or whenever they have time and internet connectivity.
February 17, 2014
Retail Sales Fell In January
This year's streak of nasty weather is wreaking havoc on the economy, causing plunging worker productivity, soaring heating bills, canceled flights, damaged crops and frozen hiring.
February 17, 2014
Financing Getting Easier for Small Businesses
Business startups have a better opportunity for getting financing these days.
February 17, 2014
Justice and Treasury Approve Lending to Legal Marijuana Businesses
The burgeoning marijuana industry yesterday hailed a new road map the Obama administration gave banks for doing business with legal pot sellers without getting into trouble, but some financial institutions said it still leaves them in a difficult position.
February 17, 2014
It’s An App World: Intuit Launches Intuit Apps.com
New Intuit Website Designed to Help Small Businesses Get the Most Out of QuickBooks
February 17, 2014
New Patent Law Hurting Small Companies, Say Developers
Next month marks the one year anniversary of the shift in the U.S. intellectual property landscape, and Triangle business owners and the organizations they work with said the changes are squeezing new and small enterprises.
February 17, 2014
Small Business Lending Index Rose in January
Rather than taking a break after the busy holiday retail season, small businesses continued to expand through January 2014, according to the Small Business Lending Index released by Direct Capital, a leading national small business lender.
February 14, 2014
Sage Introduces New Apps for Sales, Service & Billing and Payments
A suite of new apps from Sage North America is now available to business users, the company announced on Tuesday. The mobile solutions, designed to "empower businesses to innovate in the field," are delivered through the new Sage Data Cloud. Sage Mobile Sales and Sage Mobile Service are currently available for download in Apple iTunes.…
February 14, 2014
New Federal Guide to Define How Legal Marijuana Sellers Can Use Banking Services
The federal government is set to unveil in the next few days a way for legal pot merchants to use banking services.
February 13, 2014
Obama Administration Postpones IRS Insurance Mandate Again
New final regulations issued on February 10, 2014 by the Treasury Department have postponed the employer mandate another year – until January 1, 2016 – for certain mid-sized employers.