AICPA Council Votes to Offer Specialized Credentials Internationally
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In response to growing demand, the governing council of the American Institute of CPAs today approved a measure allowing the Institute to offer its specialized credentials in forensics, business valuation, technology assurance and financial planning outside the United States.
Published on May 20, 2013
AICPA Announces Distinguished Achievement in Accounting Education Awards at Spring Council
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The American Institute of CPAs will honor Janet L. Colbert and Donald E. Tidrick as the recipients of the 2013 Distinguished Achievement in Accounting Education Award. The announcement was made earlier today by Richard Caturano, CPA, CGMA, chairman of the AICPA at the Institute’s Spring meeting of Council.
Published on May 20, 2013
AICPA Says IRSs Proposed Home Office Deduction Safe Harbor Method would be Simpler for Taxpayers to Use, but Recommends ...
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The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) recommended, in its May 7, 2013 letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), that the IRS reevaluate certain provisions for the safe harbor method of the home office deduction, as proposed earlier this year in Revenue Procedure 2013-13.
Published on May 14, 2013
CPA Firms To Get Inside Edge on Boosting Performance and Embracing Technology
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The AICPA Practitioners Symposium and Tech+ Conference will be held Jun. 10-12 in Las Vegas, with a live webcast option available for the first time.
Published on May 10, 2013
New AICPA Survey Reveals Effects, Regrets of Student Loan Debt
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Students go to college to get ahead, but many are falling behind in life’s next stages because of burgeoning school debt, according to a national telephone survey of student loan borrowers and their parents conducted for the American Institute of CPAs by Harris Interactive.
Published on May 09, 2013
AICPA Report on Civil Tax Penalty Reform - PDF
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AICPA Report on Civil Tax Penalty Reform, the PDF version.
Published on May 08, 2013
AICPA and American Bar Association Join Forces on Corporate Governance Summit
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AICPA and the American Bar Association will jointly hold a corporate governance summit to promote more effective collaboration between the two professions in this key area.
Published on May 07, 2013
Department of Labor and IRS Officials to Speak at AICPA Employee Benefit Plans Conference May 14 - 16
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Get key updates on recent and proposed legislative changes and regulatory issues important to employee benefit plan professionals from Department of Labor, Internal Revenue Service and Public Company Oversight Board officials.
Published on May 07, 2013
North American Accounting Professionals See Data Oversight as Top Priority for Technology
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Data oversight is the top technology priority for CPAs, according to the 2013 North American Top Technology Initiatives Survey, which polled respondents from the AICPA and CPA Canada.
Published on May 06, 2013
Curbing Tax Identity Theft and Fraud Is Focus of AICPA Testimony at IRS Oversight Board Forum
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The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) focused its testimony at today’s IRS Oversight Board Forum on its suggestions about how to curb tax identity theft and fraud.
Published on May 01, 2013
AICPA Tax Executive Committee Chair to Testify on How to Combat Tax Fraud, ID Theft at IRS Oversight Board Forum
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Jeffrey A. Porter, chair of the American Institute of CPAs’ (AICPA) Tax Executive Committee, will testify on Wednesday, May 1, at the IRS Oversight Board Public Forum about combating tax fraud and tax identity theft.
Published on April 30, 2013
AICPA Sends Tax Reform Recommendations to House Ways & Means Committee Working Groups
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The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) on April 10 and April 11, 2013 sent tax reform recommendations to five of the 11 working groups formed by the House Ways and Means Committee to study different areas of the Internal Revenue Code, as the Committee continues to examine how to accomplish
Published on April 29, 2013
AICPA Survey Money Stress Taking Toll on Many Americans Waistlines, Friendships, Sleep
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Money stress brought on by lighter paychecks this year is affecting more than Americans’ wallets — it’s taking a toll on their waistlines, friendships and sleep, according to results of a new AICPA survey conducted by Harris Interactive.
Published on April 23, 2013
AICPA STATEMENT ON FAF NAMING RUSS GOLDEN AS THE NEXT CHAIR OF THE FASB
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AICPA President and CEO Barry Melancon said the Institute is pleased with the selection of Russ Golden as the next chair of FASB
Published on April 23, 2013
Ex-FASB Chair Robert Herz Examines Financial Reporting Challenges in New Book
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Former Financial Accounting Standards Board Chairman Robert Herz writes about standard setting and financial reporting challenges of the past decade.
Published on April 19, 2013