AICPA Files Brief With NY Court of Appeals

News:  AICPA files brief with NY Court of Appeals.
Published on September 16, 2010

AICPA Publishes New Attest Guidance for Reporting on Controls at a Service Organization

Press Release:  As companies take advantage of new technologies, such as cloud computing, and increasingly outsource functions to service organizations, these companies are requesting  information and assurance that will enable them to assess and address the risks associated with an outsourced service. The American Institute of CPAs has issued new guidance that enables
Published on June 29, 2011

AICPA Publishes Guidance on Next Generation of SAS 70

Press Release:  Cloud computing providers and healthcare claims processors are among the information system service organizations who will benefit from new CPA reporting options developed by the AICPA.
Published on February 01, 2011

AICPA Supports Financial Accounting Foundations Creation of Private Company Council, Asserts Need for Financial Reportin...

Press Release:  AICPA Supports Financial Accounting Foundation's Creation of Private Company Council, Asserts Need for Financial Reporting Framework for Smaller Businesses.
Published on May 23, 2012

Prominent CPA Firms and Private Companies Demand Action from the Financial Accounting Foundation

Press Release:  Many private company constituents want change in the way financial statements are prepared. For far too long, requests for the creation of relevant standards to address the financial reporting needs of America’s privately held businesses have been ignored.
Published on April 11, 2013

Nearly 2,500 Letters have been sent to the Financial Accounting Foundation Demanding the Creation of an Independent Sepa...

Press Release:  For almost 40 years, the pleas of private companies to set standards for financial reporting that are more relevant  too often have been ignored.
Published on September 12, 2011

Private Company Financial Reporting Committee to meet May 5-6 in Norwalk, Connecticut

Media Advisory:  The Private Company Financial Reporting Committee (PCFRC) convened by the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants will meet at the FASB offices in Norwalk, Conn. to address accounting issues for U.S. private companies
Published on May 02, 2011

Blue Ribbon Panel Addressing Standards Weighs GAAP With Exceptions And A Separate Standards Board

Press Release:  A majority of the blue ribbon panel addressing how U.S. accounting standards can best meet the needs of users of private company financial statements believe there is a need for a new standard-setting model that follows Generally Accepted Accounting Practices (GAAP) with exceptions for private companies.
Published on October 08, 2010

Anticipated Increase in Mergers and Acquisitions Activity in 2011 to Spotlight Accounting Guidance

Press Release:  Recently effective guidance on accounting for mergers and acquisitions is among the updates included in this year’s edition of The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Accounting Trends & Techniques.
Published on April 18, 2011

AICPA 2008 Press Releases

Overview:  Press Releases from 2008.
Published on September 21, 2012

AICPA SEC-PCAOB Conference is Dec. 6-8

Press Release:  Gain insight into the financial regulatory outlook for U.S. public companies from key SEC, PCAOB, FASB and IASB policymakers at the National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments.
Published on November 29, 2010

Putting the Hire in Higher Education Majoring in Accounting Is a Quick Path to a Good Job

Press Release:  An updated guide from the American Institute for Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), “The Inside Track to Careers in Accounting,” gives students a glimpse into the profession and lists tips for landing that first job at a firm.
Published on October 14, 2011

Wanted CPAs Who Can Vet Outsourced IT Systems

Press Release:  CPAs with information technology systems expertise are finding it can lead to a beneficial new line of business when companies outsource all or part of their information technology.
Published on July 05, 2012

AICPA Names Recipients of 2012 Outstanding CPA in Government Award

Press Release:  The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) is pleased to announce that John H. Fisher, Ph.D., CPA, of Kansas City, Mo. and Roger A. Norman, CPA, J.D., of Little Rock, Ark., are the 2012 recipients of the Outstanding CPA in Government Award. Fisher (posthumous) received the federal government award and Norman
Published on August 21, 2012

Thirty Three State CPA Societies Support the Creation of an Independent Board to Develop Relevant Financial Reporting St...

Press Release:  Thirty three state CPA societies have written letters to the Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF) or passed resolutions urging it to create a new board to write differential standards.
Published on September 28, 2011