Computer CPA Exams Deemed Success
The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy, the AICPA, and computer testing firm Prometric, reflecting 10 years after the introduction of computerized CPA exam testing, said that the move...
View ArticleAICPA Hails DATA Act Vote
In a move praised by the AICPA, the House of Representatives passed the DATA Act, which mandates that the federal government, specifically the Department of the Treasury and the Office of Management...
View ArticleKnow Your Regulatory Acronyms: a Primer
There are a lot of acronyms in the accounting world, and they seem to change every couple of years. Financial Executives Daily has written a primer on who does what in the accounting regulatory world,...
View ArticleAICPA Decries IRS Program as "Unlawful" and "Improper"
The AICPA has come out strongly against a voluntary tax preparer registration program run through the IRS, saying that the service has no statutory authority to run the program and that it will only...
View ArticleAICPA Sues IRS Over Preparer Registration Program
The AICPA has moved on from condemning the IRS's voluntary tax preparer registration program to filing a lawsuit to stop it. The program allows tax preparers to get a certificate from the IRS that...
View ArticleAICPA Seeks Input on CPA Exam Revisions
The AICPA has issued an invitation to comment on possible revisions to the CPA exam in order to maintain its relevance in a changing world. read more
View ArticleAICPA Seeking to Secure .CPA Domain Extension
In the future, your firm's web address might end in ".cpa" if efforts on the part of the AICPA to secure the top-level domain extension bears fruit, according to an AICPA press release. The AICPA said...
View ArticleThe CPA of the Future
CPAs have their work cut out for them if they want to be ready for the future, according to a study by CPA.com, the AICPA’s technology and business subsidiary. Why? Disruptive technology and...
View ArticleAICPA Recommends Tax Reforms to Paul Ryan
The AICPA has sent a letter to the new chairman of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), detailing various tax reform concerns, according to Accounting Today.read more
View ArticleAICPA Asks Congress to Extend 9100 Relief
The AICPA has sent a letter to the finance leaders of both the House and Senate asking for legislation that would extend relief to taxpayers who may have been late in taking a tax election....
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