It’s been a pattern since the end of 2022: Business executives’ optimism about the U.S. economy falls one quarter, rises the next, then dips again the following quarter.That same trend held steady in the second-quarter AICPA & CIMA Economic Outlook...
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June 07, 2024, 07:23 AM
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Tamarack Technology, Inc., a provider of artificial intelligence (AI)-based automation and business intelligence software designed for the equipment finance industry, has successfully obtained SOC 2 Type 1 compliance for its suite of AI products and...
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December 14, 2022, 07:18 AM
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Inflation fears and a tough hiring environment continue to drag down optimism in the U.S. economy, according to the fourth-quarter AICPA Economic Outlook Survey. The survey polls chief executive officers, chief financial officers, controllers and...
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December 03, 2021, 07:21 AM
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Global practices for sustainability reporting and assurance over that information—including the prevalence of assurance, level of assurance, and standard and practitioner used—varies widely by jurisdiction, according to a new study from the...
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June 24, 2021, 07:00 AM
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The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) is a strong advocate of additional relief for small businesses and worked in recent months to prepare CPA firms for the next round of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funding through the development of...
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December 29, 2020, 07:25 AM
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More than half of business executives (54 percent) say they expect some negative impact to their organizations if a renewed round of economic stimulus does not materialize by early 2021, according to the fourth-quarter AICPA Economic Outlook Survey....
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December 14, 2020, 07:22 AM
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The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and a coalition of more than 560 organizations representing millions of employers and American workers sent Congressional leaders a letter urging passage of legislation making it clear that expenses related to a...
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December 04, 2020, 07:18 AM
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Earlier this year, the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) joined more than 170 organizations urging Congress to include a technical correction addressing the tax treatment of loan forgiveness under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) in its next...
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November 24, 2020, 07:10 AM
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In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, remote work has gone from being a perk offered by employers to standard operating practice for many companies. A survey of 2,053 U.S. adults conducted in October by The Harris Poll on behalf of the American...
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November 09, 2020, 07:16 AM
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Companies are planning on retaining remote work options to a greater degree than they did pre-pandemic once workplace restrictions ease, the third-quarter AICPA Economic Outlook Survey found. The survey polls chief executive officers, chief financial...
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September 28, 2020, 07:15 AM
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The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), its business and technology arm, CPA.com, and fintech leader Biz2Credit announced they are teaming up on a new platform, CPALoanPortal.com, to streamline the process for CPA firms...
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September 23, 2020, 07:17 AM
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U.S. business executives are feeling more optimistic about expansion plans and the outlook for their own companies over the next 12 months, yet still harbor deep concerns about the strength of the U.S. and global economies in the midst of a worldwide...
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September 04, 2020, 07:14 AM
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In reaction to the June 5 signing of the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act, the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) encouraged small businesses to apply for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds ahead of the fast-approaching June 30...
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June 09, 2020, 07:00 AM
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As the COVID-19 pandemic has strained the U.S. economy and put millions out of work, Americans have experienced the biggest drop in their personal financial satisfaction in more than a decade. The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) Q1 2020 Personal...
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April 23, 2020, 07:05 AM
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Business executives hold their least optimistic view of the U.S. economy in three years, in part due to trade concerns and fears of a sustained global slowdown, according to the third-quarter AICPA Economic Outlook Survey. The survey polls chief...
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September 09, 2019, 07:10 AM
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Financial instruments are a growing presence on company balance sheets, and business executives say more market awareness is needed to prevent another financial crisis, according to a recent survey by the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA).When asked...
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July 08, 2019, 07:20 AM
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Two professional groups have asked the Financial Accounting Standards Board to delay the private company implementation date for new lease accounting rules by a year, the Wall Street Journal reported.The American Institute of Certified Public...
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May 15, 2019, 07:30 AM
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Business executives’ outlook on the U.S. economy fell sharply in the past quarter, but they continue to hold strongly positive views of their own companies’ prospects, according to the fourth-quarter AICPA Economic Outlook Survey, which polls chief...
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December 14, 2018, 07:25 AM
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Tobey Wilson, Shareholder at ECS Financial Services, recently became a registered peer reviewer for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ (AICPA) Peer Review Program. Becoming a registered peer reviewer demonstrates Wilson’s and the...
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October 10, 2018, 07:05 AM
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For the second quarter in a row, business executives are reining in their optimism about the U.S. economy, in part because of the potential impact of trade and tariff policies and rising interest rates, according to the third-quarter AICPA Economic...
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September 10, 2018, 07:24 AM
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Some 38 percent of business executives said they were worried about potential trade conflicts between the United States and major trade partners, with 9 percent describing themselves as significantly concerned, according to an American Institute of...
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June 25, 2018, 07:25 AM
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Business executives are taking a more cautious view of the U.S. economy and their own company’s growth prospects after two straight quarters of exuberant optimism, according to the second-quarter AICPA Economic Outlook Survey, which polls chief...
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June 04, 2018, 07:18 AM
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Business executives’ optimism about the U.S. economy continues to soar but is tempered somewhat by growing inflation concerns, according to the first-quarter AICPA Economic Outlook Survey, which polls chief executive officers, chief financial...
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March 08, 2018, 07:25 AM
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Business executives are taking a more conservative view of what had been bullish optimism about both the U.S. economy and prospects for their own companies earlier this year, according to the second-quarter AICPA Economic Outlook Survey, which polls...
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June 01, 2017, 07:06 AM
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Most business executives want to see the Affordable Care Act repealed, a survey of CEOs, chief financial officers and other senior-level CPAs by the American Institute of CPAs found. But they also expect their company’s health care expenses to rise...
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March 24, 2017, 07:04 AM
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New research from North Carolina State University and the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) finds most executives see risks increasing in both number and complexity – but those same executives say their organizations’ risk management efforts may not...
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March 20, 2017, 07:04 AM
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The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (the Association), a new organization composed of the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), has provided comments on three...
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January 23, 2017, 07:00 AM
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Business executives reported a strong surge in optimism about prospects for the U.S. economy over the coming year, according to the American Institute of CPAs’ (AICPA) fourth quarter Economic Outlook Survey, which polls chief executive officers...
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December 19, 2016, 07:17 AM
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ECS Financial Services, a full-service financial firm specializing in the equipment financing industry, recently passed its triennial American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ (AICPA) peer review. Its participation and successful completion...
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October 26, 2016, 07:00 AM
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Buoyed by higher profit growth expectations, business executives are predicting an increase in corporate expansion for the coming year, according to the third quarter AICPA Economic Outlook Survey, which polls chief executive officers, chief...
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September 02, 2016, 07:11 AM
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Business executives have sharply reined in expectations for profit and revenue in the coming year, with anticipated growth for those two key performance indicators now at their lowest ebb since the end of 2012, according to the fourth quarter AICPA...
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December 07, 2015, 07:05 AM
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The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) has urged Congress to act immediately on legislation that would temporarily or permanently extend the more than fifty provisions in the Internal Revenue Code, which are commonly referred to as the “tax extenders...
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October 13, 2015, 07:06 AM
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Business executives are taking a more tempered view when it comes to expectations for profit, revenue and expansion in the coming year, according to the first quarter AICPA Economic Outlook Survey, which polls chief executive officers, chief...
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March 09, 2015, 07:15 AM
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For the first time since the recession, most business executives are optimistic about prospects for the U.S. economy in the coming year, according to the second quarter AICPA Economic Outlook Survey, which polls chief executive officers, chief...
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June 06, 2014, 06:30 AM
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According to tax policy experts at the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), the on-again, off-again nature of federal tax provisions creates uncertainty, which breeds complexity in the tax code. With 2014 approaching, CPAs are busy meeting with...
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November 27, 2013, 07:04 AM
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Business executives’ optimism about the U.S. economy now stands at its highest point since early 2007, although lingering concerns continue to curtail hiring plans, according to the second quarter AICPA Economic Outlook Survey, which polls chief...
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June 10, 2013, 06:58 AM
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Business executives are significantly less pessimistic about the U.S. economy and their own businesses’ prospects than they were at the end of 2012, according to the first quarter AICPA Economic Outlook Survey, which polls chief executive officers...
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March 11, 2013, 07:00 AM
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The second quarter AICPA Economic Outlook Survey reveals that business executives are more guarded about the twelve-month outlook for the U.S. economy than they were last quarter. The AICPA survey polls CEOs, CFOs, controllers, and CPAs in executive...
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June 11, 2012, 08:00 AM
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According to an article posted on CFO, private-company CFOs surveyed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) said they have enough cash or have even increased their cash this year, but they remain reluctant to deploy it.The...
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June 08, 2012, 08:00 AM
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