AICPA Names Three CPAs Recipients of 2011 Outstanding CPA in Government Awards

Press Release:  The 2011 recipients of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) “Outstanding CPA in Government” awards are Jeanette Franzel, CPA, of Washington, D.C., Pamela Sharp, CPA, of Bismarck, North Dakota, and John McCormac, CPA, of Woodbridge Township, N.J.
Published on August 24, 2011

AICPA Survey Four in Ten Working Americans Say Theyll Never Afford Retirement

Press Release:  Almost 40 percent of working Americans say they will never afford retirement, which, for the second year in a row, ranks as the nation’s most important financial concern, according to a telephone survey conducted for the AICPA by Harris Interactive
Published on April 13, 2011

Uninsured Medical Expenses Rival Retirement As Americans Top Financial Concern AICPA Survey

Press Release:  Uninsured medical expenses vie with retirement as the most pressing financial concern for Americans, according to a survey conducted for the AICPA by Harris Interactive.
Published on May 05, 2010

Surging Business Use of Mobile Devices is Top Business IT Challenge AICPA Survey

Press Release:  The proliferation of smartphones, tablet computers and mobile devices in the workplace emerged for the first time as the top business technology concern for CPAs and financial executives, according to the 2011 Top Technology Initiatives Survey by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Published on February 15, 2011

Ways & Means Committee Chairman and Democratic National Committee Chair to Speak at AICPA Spring Meeting of Council - Ma...

Press Release:  Agenda for Spring Council 2011
Published on May 18, 2011

John W. Dean Receives AICPAs 2010 Public Service Award

Press Release:  The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants is pleased to announce that John W. Dean, CPA, CVA, ABV is the 2010 recipient of the Institute’s Public Service Award.
Published on May 24, 2011

CPAs Underscore Importance of Transparency in Fiscal Matters in Capitol Hill Meetings

Press Release:  The need for greater transparency in government finances is a key message that more than 400 representatives of the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and members of its governing council will bring to Capitol Hill.
Published on May 16, 2012

AICPA Survey Technology Has Made it Easier to Spend, Not Save

Press Release:  All those songs, games, apps, mobile connections and movie downloads are taking a toll on Americans’ wallets, with more than half of U.S. adults saying technology has made it easier to spend money and only 3 percent saying it has made it easier to save, according to a survey conducted
Published on April 18, 2012

AICPA Survey Just 17% of Young Adults Check Bank Accounts Daily

Press Release:  Three times as many young adults check their social media accounts daily as check their bank accounts, according to the results of a national telephone survey conducted for the American Institute of CPAs by Harris Interactive in recognition of National Financial Literacy Month
Published on April 25, 2012

New AICPA Survey Reveals Effects, Regrets of Student Loan Debt

Press Release:  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 Survey Many Tax Refunds Headed to Bank, Grocer, Gas Station This Year

Press Release:  According to an AICPA survey - 43 percent of those who expect to receive a tax refund consider it more important to their financial well-being this year than in years past. Taxpayers who expect to receive a refund this year are most likely to save it or put it toward day-to-day
Published on April 11, 2013

AICPA Survey Rising Gas, Food Prices Blunt Gains From Economic Recovery

Press Release:  Rising fuel and food prices are blunting gains from the economic recovery, hurting Americans’ ability to save and weighing on consumer sentiment, according to a survey conducted for the AICPA by Harris Interactive
Published on April 05, 2011

Financial Policymakers and Business Leaders to Address AICPA 2012 Spring Meeting of Council in Washington, May 16-18

Press Release:  Hear top U.S. and international financial regulators, CEOs of large accounting firms, CFOs of major companies and other business leaders discuss issues affecting global and Main Street commerce, as they join the American Institute of CPAs in celebrating its 125th anniversary.
Published on May 10, 2012

AICPA Calls for Improvements to IRS Examination Program to Relieve Taxpayer Burdens

Press Release:  The American Institute of CPAs has raised a number of concerns with the Internal Revenue Service about the burden its correspondence audit program places on taxpayers selected for examination, Patricia Thompson, the chair of the AICPA Tax Executive Committee, told the IRS Oversight Board at a meeting today.
Published on February 28, 2012

AICPA Urges IRS to Revise Proposed Tax Preparer User Fee Regulations

Media Advisory:  The user fees would apply to individuals who are required to take the IRS competency examination in order to become Registered Tax Return Preparers and for fingerprinting those individuals who participate in the preparer tax identification number (PTIN), acceptance agent and authorized e-file provider programs.
Published on October 07, 2011