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).
November 25, 2013
Survey Shows Most People Will Include Online Shopping as Part of Holidays
Based on a survey of shoppers completed by Overstock.com, Inc., 75 percent plan to shop on Black Friday (Nov. 29) and of those, 57 percent plan to do it online.
November 25, 2013
What Small Businesses Can Expect from Holiday Shoppers
Survey shows they're looking for value and kids' gifts but might get caught short on time.
November 25, 2013
Wave Offers New Small Business Credit Card Acceptance App
Wave, which makes cloud-based small business accounting tools, has announced the launch of a new mobile app that accepts credit card payments on the go: Payments by Wave for iOS. The app, which integrates with the full Wave suite of small business software, helps small business owners process credit card payments, record cash payments, and…
November 25, 2013
Will California Governor Jerry Brown Run for 4th Term?
He has millions of dollars in his campaign account, solid approval ratings and a small number of potential challengers who are virtually unknown, but
November 25, 2013
2014 Economic Forecasts Expect Small Growth
Economists are expecting a better 2014 for economic growth, saying with less drag from federal government policy, the economy is poised to continue adding more jobs, spurring higher consumer spending.
November 24, 2013
3 Tax Moves Businesses Should Make Now
Some big-dollar tax deductions that affect businesses are set to expire in 2013, so now’s the time to make sure your company considers taking advantage of them for the current tax year. Doing so may allow you to buy more equipment, send less to the IRS, or both.
November 21, 2013
Survey: Job Prospects Improving for Recent College Grads
Recent college graduates are seeing better job prospects as they enter the labor market, although it's less encouraging for those who hold MBAs and other advanced degrees, according to an annual national survey of employers conducted by Michigan State University.
November 21, 2013
Accounting Professionals Optimistic On Economy, Job Security
Confidence Among Finance & Accounting Workers Remains Virtually Unchanged in Q3
November 21, 2013
Minnesota Unemployment Taxes Drop as Hiring Strengthens
In a sign of the state's gradually improving job market, about 120,000 Minnesota businesses will pay lower unemployment insurance taxes at the beginning of 2014.
November 21, 2013
New Worldwide Private Company Database Addresses Challenges of Transfer Pricing
Thomson Reuters recently released a new database designed to provide transparent, detailed data to transfer pricing professionals.
November 20, 2013
How Analytical Procedures Help Evaluation of Financial Data
Analytical procedures are used by accountants in multiple levels of service, and they are critical to evaluating financial data and variations that occur in financial data. But selecting and documenting analytical procedures are subjective processes, so the area of analytical procedures is one that can cause frustration for accountants.
November 20, 2013
Open Systems’ TRAVERSE Certified by Avalara
Establishes a partnership through which Open Systems' customers can now use Avalara’s AvaTax capabilities from within the TRAVERSE v 10.5 existing workflow to automatically calculate the final sales tax amount on every invoice.