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The coronavirus pandemic has opened up a number of specific areas with potential for the profession, according to leaders at the AICPA.

The new scholarship will offer four students across two academic years $5,000 each to cover education-related expenses.

The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy voted to approve the CPA Evolution model, which it has been developing with the American Institute of CPAs, in an effort to require more technology skills from CPAs to pass the Uniform CPA Examination and qualify for state CPA licenses.

Deloitte is helping more of its clients leverage blockchain technology as it sees the distributed ledger technology gain increasing usage after years of experimentation with the technology.

Eleven CPAs, all 40 years old or younger, were recognized across the personal finance and information technology sectors.

The American Institute of CPAs reported Thursday that its Personal Financial Satisfaction Index declined 55 percent in the second quarter of the year, a level not seen since 2015, as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to ravage consumer finances.

Kimberly Ellison-Taylor, past chairman of the Association of International CPA's and the American Institute of CPA's, on why firms need to be "willing to be uncomfortable."

The American Institute of CPAs offered six policy suggestions for the next phase of federal COVID-19 relief legislation under consideration in Congress.

American Institute of CPAs chief auditor Bob Dohrer and AICPA Auditing Standards Board chair Tracy Harding discussed the AICPA’s progress on some recent audit and attest standards during the Engage 2020 online conference Monday.

Borrowers or their accountants can fill out the forgiveness application and the tool produces all government-mandated forms automatically.

This Practice Aid provides auditors with information to consider when accepting or continuing audit engagements that involve digital assets.

No matter how perfect the partnership between an audit firm and client may seem, sometimes the partnership doesn’t work out.

The American Institute of CPAs’ Auditing Standards Board has released a new standard for audit evidence for private companies, updating the existing standards in recognition of the increasing role that technology plays in audit procedures.

Meanwhile, the AICPA is working to come up with a uniform approach for the applications.

The service reminded taxpayers they will need to resume paying their taxes on July 15, but the AICPA is asking for further relief, as an inspector general report sheds light on the unprecedented filing season.

The American Institute of CPAs has organized a coalition of 21 business trade groups to push for help for businesses' short-term liquidity needs.

The American Institute of CPAs announced that it is offering education grants to 25 accounting students who have been monetarily impacted by the ongoing pandemic.

Three worldwide accounting groups have banded together to issue a report offering guidance on how CFOs and finance teams can steer their organizations toward long-term value creation during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy, the American Institute of CPAs and testing administrator Prometric have launched the Continuous Testing model for U.S. CPA Exam candidates, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, effective July 1, 2020.

There are close to 84,000 employee benefit plan audits conducted in the United States each year, almost 70 percent of which are limited-scope audits.