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).
March 1, 2021
The Tops Skills Financial Planners Need to Succeed
The pandemic has presented challenges to planning firms and clients alike. Earlier this year, thought leaders in the financial planning space gathered online for the AICPA’s 2021 Personal Financial Planning (PFP) Summit to discuss best practices for ...
February 25, 2021
AICPA Proposes New Auditing Standard for Communication Between Past and New Financial Statement Auditors
The standard requires immediate past auditors and presumed successor auditors, once management consents to the past auditor responding, to communicate about potential NOCLAR situations. Examples of NOCLAR situations include, but are not limited to...
February 24, 2021
AICPA Says IRS Needs to Give Penalty Relief to Taxpayers Affected by Pandemic
Though the IRS has emphasized that taxpayers and tax professionals should assume that the deadline will remain, it has also been reported that the IRS will not commit to keeping an April 15 filing deadline if Congress approves another round of economic...
February 24, 2021
AICPA Comments on Adjustments Attributable to Conversions from S Corps to C Corps Under TCJA
The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) submitted comments to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to address the need for guidance concerning adjustments attributable to conversions from S corporations to C corporations under section 481(d) of the TCJA...
May 1, 2020
Guidance Needed on PPP Loan Forgiveness Calculation, Says AICPA
The nation’s 44,000 CPA firms have quickly mobilized to get PPP funds into the hands of small businesses, however they and their clients say that the lack of guidance makes it difficult for them to make critical decisions on important matters, such as ...
April 28, 2020
AICPA Recommends Federal Reserve Create Short-Term Accounts Receivable Lending for Small Business Relief
The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) has called for the Federal Reserve to create a federally backed, short-term accounts receivable lending facility that would allow companies to pledge future receivables and, in return, receive immediate cash flow.
April 23, 2020
AICPA Wants Accounting Firms Recognized in Coronavirus PPP Application Process
The AICPA, after discussions with its coalition partners, and key banking leaders and stakeholders, is working to drive a common understanding and approach around the firm – lender relationship related to the implementation of the PPP.
March 22, 2020
The Fastest Way to Get Relief Funds to Workers and Businesses – AICPA Proposal
The AICPA is proposing a system to help make sure small businesses can continue paying their employees quickly, efficiently and safely.
March 22, 2020
Coalition Urges Expedited Small Business Funding Via Payroll Processors – Coronavirus Relief
A coalition made up of the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), the International Franchise Association (IFA) and two leading payroll processing companies, Paychex and Intuit, issued the following open letter to President Donald J. Trump, U.S. Treasury Sec
March 18, 2020
AICPA CEO Says IRS Must Extend Tax Filing Deadline
The American Institute of CPAs’ (AICPA) president and CEO, Barry Melancon, CPA, made the following statement in response to the Treasury’s recent statement on tax payment relief:
January 14, 2020
AICPA News: January 2020
AICPA News is a roundup of recent announcements from the AICPA.
August 10, 2016
AICPA Presents Awards for Contributions to Accounting Literature
The AICPA has announced the winners of the Notable Contributions to Accounting Literature Award, presented at the American Accounting Association Annual Meeting. The AICPA-sponsored honor was presented to a team of highly-regarded accounting academic ...