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Private Company Financial Reporting

• AICPA Private Company Financial Reporting Web Site
• Private Company Financial Reporting Letter to FAF Writing Tool
• Issue Paper on Private Company Financial Reporting
• FAQ: Private Company Financial Reporting
• VIDEO: Private Company Financial Reporting: The Time for Change is Now
• INCPAS Resolution
• FASB Views Private Company Standards through Different Lens Prior to a Formal Decision - Jan. 11
• FASB Views Private Company Standards through Different Lens Prior to a Formal Decision - Jan. 9
  
• Send a Comment Letter Supporting Independent Board for Private Company GAAP - Nov. 21
  
• FAF Fails to Propose Independent Board for Private Company Standards - Oct. 6
  

CPA Horizons 2025

• CPA Horizons 2025 Web Site
• AICPA’s Melancon Distills 10 Insights from the CPA Horizons 2025 Project - Nov. 30
  

Joint Venture

• AICPA Governing Council Approves Joint Venture
• CGMA to Launch Jan. 31, 2012 - Nov. 1
  

International Financial Reporting Standards

• AICPA IFRS Web Site
• SEC Addresses Similar Enforcement Issues with IFRS and GAAP - Nov. 23
• Concerns Rise About “Condorsement” Approach to IFRS - Nov. 16
• Experts Discuss Implications of IFRS Convergence - Oct. 28
• Survey: Majority of CPAs Support IFRS Option - Oct. 19
  

Tax Return Preparers

• IRS Launches Competancy Testing for Tax Return Preparers - Nov. 28
• IRS Commissioner Announces IRS Will Delay, Reconsider Fingerprinting of Tax Return Preparers - Nov. 9
• Guidance Is Issued on Fingerprinting, Other Registered Tax Return Preparer Details - Sept. 27
  

XBRL and Enhanced Business Reporting

• eXtensible Business Reporting Language Web Site

CPA Exam

• Third Quarter CPA Exam Passing Rates Are In - Dec. 15
• AICPA Announces Reduced Wait Time for CPA Exam Results - Oct. 7
• New Score Release Timeline for U.S. CPA Exam Is Announced - Sept. 29
  

Sustainability

• CFOs Take the Lead as “Chief Sustainability Officers” - Nov. 15
• Sustainability Concerns Are Landing on CFOs’ Desks - Sept. 13
  

Cloud Computing

• Risks and Rewards of Cloud Computing - Nov. 8
• How Should You Move to the Cloud? Here Are Six Ways - Aug. 30
• Could Cloud Computing Complicate Tax Planning? - Aug. 29
• How Can You Prepare Your Clients to Move to the Cloud? - Aug. 15
  
• Cloud Computing Looks Easy, but Looks Can Be Deceiving - Aug. 1

Indiana News

• Volunteer Opportunities through Indy's VITA Program - Jan. 13
• Indiana Businesses See ‘Soft Skills Gap’ - Nov. 14
• Indiana's Business Climate Among the Best in the Nation - Nov. 3
  

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