AICPA Whitepaper Presents a Roadmap For Modernizing Business Reporting

Press Release:  Transparency in financial reporting improves through the use of XBRL and an enhanced business reporting model that takes into account non-financial factors contributing to a company?s value, according...
Published on February 07, 2010

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...
Published on May 16, 2012

AICPA Offers Specific Regulatory Reforms to Promote Transparency, Investor Protections, CEO Barry Melancon Says

Press Release:  AICPA Offers Specific Regulatory Reforms to Promote Transparency, Investor Protections, CEO Barry Melancon Says
Published on February 07, 2010

Statement of AICPA President and CEO Barry C. Melancon, CPA, CGMA Supporting XBRL Provisions in H.R. 2146 The Digital Ac...

Media Advisory:  Barry Melancon praises the U.S. House of Representatives on passage of H.R. 2146, the “Digital Accountability and Transparency Act,” or DATA Act, a bill that includes important provisions that will enhance transparency
Published on May 01, 2012

Reports to be Strengthened and Simplified

Press Release:  ...performing and reporting on peer reviews to promote quality in CPA firms' accounting and auditing practices. They are intended to produce simpler more readable reports that will provide greater transparency
Published on May 02, 2008

Ex-FASB Chair Robert Herz Examines Financial Reporting Challenges in New Book

Press Release:  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

AICPA Supports GASB Vote to Improve Pension

Press Release:  The American Institute of CPAs supported the vote today by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board to improve existing standards for pension accounting and financial reporting for state and local employers, as well as governmental pension plans.
Published on June 26, 2012

AICPA Will Testify at Congressional Hearing to Examine Small Business Health Insurance Tax Credit

Media Advisory:  Thompson will offer recommendations about how Congress could amend the law to make the tax credit more effective
Published on November 14, 2011

AICPA Webcast to Guide Public Companies on Furnishing XBRL Data to SEC

Press Release:  To help public companies prepare for a Securities and Exchange Commission requirement that takes effect in five months, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants is hosting a Jan. 27 webcast on submitting financial statements in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL), an internet-based standard.
Published on March 10, 2010

Push for Integrated Reporting Advances with Release of International Committees Draft Framework

Press Release:  The International Integrated Reporting Committee (IIRC) today proposed a new, integrated framework for business reporting which captures all material aspects of an organization’s performance
Published on September 12, 2011

Leading Cloud Security Group Endorses AICPAs Reporting Framework for Evaluating Controls Over Cloud Providers

Press Release:  The AICPA's framework for evaluating technology-related controls and other safeguards used by cloud service providers has been endorsed by the Cloud Security Alliance, a leading group that promotes the use of best practices on security assurance within cloud computing.
Published on February 26, 2013

10 Easy-to-Overlook Taxes Use AICPAs Total Tax Insights (tm) Calculator to Gauge Their Impact

Press Release:  With few Americans aware of the number and types of taxes they pay each year, the American Institute of CPAs’ Total Tax Insights calculator sheds light on the existence of 10 common taxes you may not know you’re paying.
Published on November 01, 2012

Small Business Health Insurance Tax Credit Not Seen as Incentive to Provide Employee Health Insurance, AICPA Tells Congr...

Press Release:  Most small employers did not view the small business health insurance tax credit as an incentive to provide health insurance coverage to their employees last year, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants told a congressional panel today
Published on November 15, 2011

Oklahoma CPA Receives Special Recognition Award from the AICPA

Press Release:  Carlos E. Johnson, CPA, Ed.D., of Oklahoma City, is the recipient of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ Special Recognition Award for his  more than 40 years of exemplary service to the CPA profession
Published on August 04, 2011

Caught in Fundraising Squeeze, Nonprofit Boards Need to Prove Their Mettle to Win Donations

Press Release:  Charitable giving has taken a big hit during the economic downturn, putting more pressure on nonprofit boards to prove their organizations are well run and meeting their mission.
Published on September 20, 2011