March 18, 2013
2013 CPA Exam Review Books Available Online
Fast Forward Academy announces the publication of its 2013 CPA books.
March 14, 2013
Texas legislator, a CPA, seeks changes to state peer review system
Texas Representative Phil Stephenson, a CPA, recently filed two bills affecting CPAs and small businesses in Texas.
February 25, 2013
AICPA Cloud Computing Controls Endorsed by Security Group
Leading Cloud Security Group Endorses AICPA’s Reporting Framework for Evaluating Controls Over Cloud Providers
February 22, 2013
Cost cutting tools for CPAs, other accountants and businesses
The Automation Imperative: Now is the Time to Unleash Operational Efficiency - Cost-reducing tools are out there; CPAs must initiate their use.
February 12, 2013
24 more states considering sales tax on accounting and tax services in 2013
The AICPA's Advocacy program states that as many as 24 states "anticipate that their 2013 legislature will consider a proposal to tax accounting services."
February 5, 2013
Head of Massachusetss CPA Society to retire
The Massachusetts Society of CPAs said today that CEO Theodore J. Flynn will retire at the end of the year, after spending 43 years at the helm of the organization.
January 30, 2013
Grant Thornton names Tomkinson Managing Partner of Chicago Practice
Grant Thornton LLP named Vince Tomkinson office managing partner of its Chicago practice, effective Aug. 1, 2013. Most recently, Tomkinson served as office managing partner of Grant Thornton's Detroit practice.
January 25, 2013
IRS appeals court ruling: Professionals and consumers agree with testing of tax preparers
This was the last thing this tax season needed: Uncertainty for tax professionals, other tax preparers and tax-paying Americans. AICPA, NSA, NAEA and other organizations want IRS testing program.
December 3, 2012
Olivia Kirtley Elected Deputy President of the International Federation of Accountants
Olivia Kirtley, CPA, CGMA, has been elected to a two-year term as deputy president of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC). She succeeds Warren Allen, the newly appointed president of IFAC. Kirtley is the first female Deputy President in IFAC history, as well as the first representative from the business community to serve in that…
November 8, 2012
IRS Commissioner speaks to AICPA about his tenure
Doug Shulman, Commissioner of the IRS, will leave office Nov. 11, 2012, after five years in the office.
August 3, 2012
What’s at Stake? A CPA’s Insights into the Federal Government’s Finances
Gregory Anton, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the AICPA (Ameirican Institute of Certified Public Accountants), provides a non-partisan analysis into why he thinks the U.S. government's financial statements provide a different perspective compared to the government's annual budget.