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The American Institute of CPAs is planning to host a combined financial planning and accounting conference called AICPA Engage.

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Institute of Management Accountants have released a new report on how accountants can play a key role in the trend toward integrated reporting.

The Texas Society of CPAs has been marking its 100th anniversary with a series of events across the Lone Star State.

The Institute of Management Accountants reported more than 3,500 new professionals earned the Certified Management Accountant credential in 2015, the highest number in any fiscal year and a 17 percent increase over 2014.

The wild swings in the financial markets this week due to the fallout from Chinese stocks could be prompting some anxious calls from investors to their CPA.

Lyle Benson of L.K. Benson & Co., who chairs the AICPA's PFP section, discusses how the next generation of the CPA profession can get into personal financial planning.

The majority of CPAs in Pennsylvania and New Jersey feel that local economic growth is suffering from government gridlock and federal regulations, according to a new poll.

Transparency, integrity, prophecy and the AICPA merger

A different designation would go a long way in helping CPAs preserve and promote our services.

Rutgers Business School and the American Institute of CPAs announced the creation of the Rutgers AICPA Data Analytics Research Initiative.

The accounting profession needs to take advantage of current conditions to take critically important steps to ensure its future, according to American Institute of CPAs president and CEO Barry Melancon.

The American Institute of CPAs is objecting to a bill that was introduced in the House giving the Internal Revenue Service the statutory authority to regulate tax return preparers.

CEOs of several major accounting organizations around the world have signed an open letter urging world leaders to agree on reducing carbon emissions.

The Indiana Board of Accountancy has approved a proposed rule change that would amend the ethics requirements for CPAs in the Hoosier state, promising to pave the way for competency- or experience-based ethics education in Indiana.

IRS budget woes are the top priorities for Andy Mattson, recently appointed AICPA committee chair of the IRS Advocacy & Relations Committee.

The American Institute of CPAs has introduced Not-for-Profit (NFP) Certificate II, offering a second level of certification for CPAs who service or work for nonprofit organizations.

The National Society of Accountants has delivered what it calls “a strongly worded letter” to Congress criticizing them for slashing the IRS budget by hundreds of millions of dollars.

The accounting profession is strongly linked to national economic growth and improved living standards and is estimated to contribute $575 billion annually to the global economy, according to a new report.

Business confidence in the economy is at its lowest point around the world in four years, according to a new survey by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Institute of Management Accountants.

The American Institute of CPAs and the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy have proposed to create a “Retired-CPA” status to deal with the wave of Baby Boom retirees in the profession.