Association News
Find out what’s happening at accounting firm networks and associations, along with professional organizations like the AICPA, NASBA, IFAC, the IMA, the IIA, state CPA societies and other groups.
AICPA Tells Congress to Lighten Civil Tax Penalties
The American Institute of CPAs has sent congressional leaders a set of legislative proposals for reforming the civil tax penalty provisions of the Tax Code, arguing that some penalties are disproportionately severe and punish innocent conduct. Read more »
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Firm News Sept. 28. 2012
September 27, 2012Recent network memberships, awards, new Web sites and more Read more »
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FICPA Annual Accounting Show
September 19, 2012The Florida Institute of CPAs' 2012 27th Annual Accounting Show offers exceptional education, a... Read more »
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Report from Rosemont
September 17, 2012At the very tail end of August, I went to scenic Rosemont, Ill., to catch the annual Midwest... Read more »
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Firm News: Sept. 14, 2012
September 13, 2012Recent network memberships, awards, new Web sites and more Read more »
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AICPA Tries to Narrow Definition of ‘Municipal Advisor’
September 12, 2012The American Institute of CPAs has sent a letter to members of the House Financial Services... Read more »
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AICPA and XBRL US Plan Certificate Program
September 11, 2012The American Institute of CPAs is teaming up with XBRL US to develop a certificate program... Read more »
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FEI Rates Congress’s Voting Scorecards
September 10, 2012Financial Executives International has begun scoring members of Congress on how well their votes... Read more »
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British Accounting Organization to Work on LIBOR Fix
September 6, 2012The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales plans to develop guidance for... Read more »
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A Sharper Generation
September 1, 2012What makes a visionary? The question was broached obliquely several times throughout the American... Read more »
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AICPA Faults IRS’s New ITIN Application Process
August 30, 2012The American Institute of CPAs has written a letter to Internal Revenue Service Commission Doug... Read more »
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AICPA Sees Widespread Problem in Erroneous IRS Letters
August 29, 2012The American Institute of CPAs has written to Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Doug Shulman... Read more »
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Illinois Society’s Weiss Highlights Major Issues at Midwest Show
August 28, 2012In her keynote at this year’s Midwest Accounting & Finance Showcase, Illinois CPA Society... Read more »
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Midwest Accounting & Finance Showcase
August 28, 2012The 2012 Midwest Accounting & Finance Showcase is the largest state CPA Show in the U.S.,... Read more »
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AICPA Extends Deadline for Commenting on Changes to Professional Standards
August 27, 2012The American Institute of CPAs has extended the deadline for comments on the significant changes... Read more »
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Women in Accounting: Where are the Leading Ladies?
May 17, 2013
Marcum’s Nanette Lee Miller and Janis Cowhey McDonagh sat down with managing editor Tamika Cody to discuss some of the obstacles women in the accounting profession face when trying to make their way into leadership positions.
IMA’s Jeff Thomson on the Role and Skills of Management Accountants
May 8, 2013
Institute of Management Accountants president and CEO Jeffrey Thomson discusses why accounting students should consider management accounting as a career, and the IMA's partnership with John Wiley & Sons.
Breaking out of Molds to Get Ahead
May 6, 2013
ConvergenceCoaching partner Jennifer Wilson talks with Accounting Today senior editor Danielle Lee about how female accountants can position themselves better for a promotion at their firms.
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Top 10 Tech Initiatives -- 2013
May 5, 2013
The AICPA's annual list of IT priorities for accounting firms.
Common E-mail Security Mistakes
April 23, 2013
These five bad habits can make your confidential information -- and that of your clients -- easy to steal.
The Art of the Tax Cartoon
April 9, 2013
A selection of tax cartoons from Philly tax firm Drucker & Scaccetti's 'Finding Humor in Taxes' exhibit.
