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The optional reporting of Announcement 2012-19 should be made permanent on the Form 990, according to the American Institute of CPAs.

The Financial Reporting Executive Committee of the American Institute of CPAs has issued a working draft of the accounting content of a proposed Audit and Accounting Guide on not-for-profits.

Tax credits and deductions for education are too complicated and so confusing that most taxpayers cannot determine which provisions are best for them, the American Institute of CPAs said in written testimony to the Senate Finance Committee.

The Institute of Management Accountants and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants have issued a joint call for research proposals from accounting academics and practitioners.

CPA2Biz, the technology and marketing services subsidiary of the American Institute of CPAs, has hired Thomas Gawne as its new director of professional services.

The American Institute of CPAs has published a new book that offers advice to CPA firms on how to use cloud computing.

The American Institute of CPAs has written a letter to the Internal Revenue Service, recommending that the IRS delay matching the basis information the law requires brokerage firms to report about taxpayers’ capital gains and losses with what taxpayers report on their income tax return.

Accounting firm alliances and networks are leveling the field for international work

Odds have now turned against those hoping that the health care law passed in 2010 will "just go away."

The American Institute of CPAs and the American Accounting Association released a report Tuesday charting a course for the future of accounting education.

The American Institute of CPAs has recommended a modification to Internal Revenue Service guidance that governs the treatment of retail gift cards when the issuance and redemption of a card is handled by financially unrelated entities.

A new phishing email scam appears to be aimed at members of the American Institute of CPAs, particularly CPA tax practitioners.

The American Institute of CPAs told the Internal Revenue Service that its proposed regulations for capitalization and deduction of tangible property expenditures are unnecessarily complex and burdensome.

Accounting firm association IGAF Polaris is now PrimeGlobal, announcing a new name, identity and Web site Tuesday.

Recent promotions, new hires and more

Recent network memberships, awards, new Web sites and more

Dennis Lemieux has been elected president of the Association of Accounting Administration

The American Institute of CPAs has debuted a new eReader app for the iPhone and iPad to provide accountants with auditing and accounting eBooks.

San Antonio-area CPA Fred Timmons has been selected as the new chairman of the Texas Society of CPAs for the 2012-2013 year.

The American Institute of CPAs marked the 125th anniversary of its founding during its Spring Meeting of Council.