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Experts in a variety of accounting disciplines presented guidance at a huge gathering of accountants at the AICPA ENGAGE 2018 conference in Las Vegas in June. Seven AICPA conferences joined [...]

AICPA ENGAGE brought together six conferences in Las Vegas for a massive event that featured experts in accounting and audit, accounting marketing, estate planning, personal financial planning, tax strategies for [...]

CPAs, whether in public practice or in industry, face a dizzying array of technological choices as 2012 approaches. To help everyone prepare for the year ahead, the JofA gathered the [...]

The AICPA National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments held in December 2004 was attended by more than 2,000 participants representing accounting firms, private industry, and government, and the [...]

Get the data for making quick decisions. The finance team at Volvo Financial Services pivoted toward gathering and analyzing data to inform strategic decisions that were being made on a [...]

A recent AICPA financial planning conference counted some 700 attendees eager to learn about this niche. In fact, the AICPA is expanding its efforts in this area, looking to move [...]

A recent AICPA financial planning conference counted some 700 attendees eager to learn more about this niche. In fact, the AICPA is expanding its efforts in this area, looking to […]

Each year the AICPA sponsors the National Conference on Current SEC Developments. The program provides a forum for auditors and registrants to discuss accounting and auditing issues while interacting with [...]

A conference held by the AICPA addressed issues relating to nonprofits, including their presence on the Internet and agency relationships. Topics of concern to private foundations were also discussed.

Byline: Daniel Hood While the flow of high-quality information is critical to the functioning of capital markets, many are coming to see the independent audits that vouch for that information [...]

The 1998 AICPA Tax Education Symposium, titled "Innovations in Tax Education: Educational Technology and Teaching Methods for Today and Tomorrow," was held on June 5--6 in Las Vegas. The University [...]

The American Institute of Certified Pub Accountants (AICPA) held its 25th National Conference on Current SEC Developments on December 9 and 10, 1997. The program provides a forum for auditors [...]

Byline: Daniel Hood More than once, as I leafed through the paperback-sized agenda of the recent American Institute of CPAs' Practitioners Symposium and TECH+ Conference, and the Association for Accounting [...]

Byline: Danielle Lee How much should firms invest in social media, and what dollar amount should they expect in return? It was a question often unanswered, side-stepped or boomeranged back [...]

Byline: Danielle Lee How would you define your personal brand? What is a personal brand? These questions challenged participants at the inaugural American Institute of CPAs' EDGE (Evolve, Distinguish, Grow, [...]

On Sept. 21, 1993, Pamela J. Pecarich, chairman of the AICPA Tax Division's Tax Legislative Liaison Committee, testified before the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures public [...]

Byline: Liz Gold Washington D.C. - Financial regulatory reform topped the lobbying list of pressing issues for Council members of the American Institute of CPAs during their biennial visit to [...]

The AICPA outlined its strategic plan and priorities at its fall meeting of council in Tampa, Fla. One of the top priorities is people, making sure that accounting firms will [...]

Battling the staffing shortage with quality hiring and high retention takes some out-of-the-box thinking, according to Ed Kless, director, partner development and recruitment for Sage Software, and speaker at the [...]

Yardsticks used to measure the success of an IT practice are similar to measuring your practice as a whole, according to Bob Gaby, principal with the Information Technology Group (TG), [...]

The following article is part of a series designed to communicate to AICPA members about peer review in light of the AICPA leadership's support for greater transparency in peer review [...]

WASHINGTON -- Accounting for loan-loss reserves, which has been evolving for years, faces a further refinement today that could force lenders to break out provisioning by type of loan. The [...]

1. Council Supports Increased Transparency of the Peer Review Process 2. AICPA, NEFE and the Ad Council Partner to Improve Women's Financial Literacy 3. Council Explores Financial Reporting for Private, [...]

One of the best attended events at this year's annual conference of the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) was the panel discussion with the chief volunteer officers of the IMA,AICPA, [...]

LAS VEGAS -- Hold on a little longer, because the real electronic commerce explosion is set to begin. That was the message that resounded from the various speaker podiums at [...]

I first noticed it a couple of years ago when I attended the press conference in which AICPA announced WebTrust. The results of a tightly constructed survey from a limited [...]

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Arthur Levitt urges closer communication and cooperation between the SEC and the AICPA--a shift from his late public attacks on the Institute that stemmed [...]

School of hard knocks: I'm not a gambler and yet despite years of evidence to the contrary, I always envision myself as a sort of serf-styled Sky Masterson whenever I [...]

LAS VEGAS -- In a city littered with marquee performers like Wayne Newton and Siegfried and Roy, it was the uncertain future of accounting education and global 'Cognitor' designation that [...]

An expected ban on using the popular pooling-of-interests method of accounting for mergers may be delayed again, a member of the group that sets accounting standards said Thursday. Speaking at [...]

CHICAGO -- The American Institute of CPAs presented its 'Top 10 Technologies to Increase Your Competitive Edge' during a seminar at the Illinois CPA Society's Business & Technologies Solutions Show [...]

The American Institute of CPAs' Accounting and Review Services Committee met on Aug. 17 and put the finishing touches on a proposal that will make fundamental changes to the way [...]

Firms that start a technology practice often have slower growth than expected. Sam M. Allred, a member of the board of directors and partner in charge of computer consulting at [...]

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO -- When the ruling Council of the American Institute of CPAs meets here this month, delegates will be asked support a series of bold and already […]

A Chance to Get Up Close and Personal Each year, the AICPA sponsors its National Conference on SEC Developments, where SEC staff are available to discuss current accounting and auditing [...]

At the 1999 AICPA Personal Financial Planning Conference, Barton C. Francis, CPA, with Ernst & Young in West Palm Beach, Fla. discussed what tools and techniques exist for utilizing software [...]

The American Institute of CPAs and the Information Technology Alliance will jointly sponsor the AICPA's annual Technology Conference in May. The agreement to have ITA sessions at the Tech conference, […]

New York - In response to widespread staffing shortages, the American Institute of CPAs is planning a three-day forum for CPA firm managers to hash out problems and share ideas. [...]

Denver - By attracting 600 practitioners to its Computers and Technology Conference, the American Institute of CPAs gave a shot in the arm to its efforts to usher CPAs into [...]

There's an ad making the rounds on business TV shows these days that pretty much sums up the current situation in financial reporting. The spot, by a Big Five consulting [...]