AICPA Archives - CFO

CFOs Expect Higher Costs May Last Through 2022

CFOs Expect Higher Costs May Last Through 2022

The overwhelming majority (about 80%) of respondents to The CFO Survey are raising prices rather than absorbing the increases.

By Vincent Ryan | December 2, 2021

Inflation Pressures Forcing CFOs to Take Action

Inflation Pressures Forcing CFOs to Take Action

Experts may call consumer price increases 'transitory,' but fighting rising costs has become a priority for finance chiefs.

By Vincent Ryan | September 14, 2021

Executive Optimism Hits Three-Year High

Executive Optimism Hits Three-Year High

“What we’re seeing is a broad expectation that things will really open up in the second half of the year."

By Matthew Heller | June 3, 2021

Stimulus Checks, Vaccines Fuel Executive Optimism

Stimulus Checks, Vaccines Fuel Executive Optimism

An AICPA survey finds "a resurgent sense of optimism about the economy overall, despite the deep pain that remains in key sectors and industries."

By Matthew Heller | March 4, 2021

Execs Fear Harm Without Further Economic Aid

Execs Fear Harm Without Further Economic Aid

But even amid the current surge in COVID-19 cases, an AICPA survey found executives had an improved outlook on the U.S. economy.

By Matthew Heller | December 10, 2020

PPP “Loan Necessity” Form Causes a Stir

PPP “Loan Necessity” Form Causes a Stir

A questionnaire asking borrowers to justify their $2 million-plus Paycheck Protection Program loans is confusing and burdensome, says the AICPA.

By Vincent Ryan | November 20, 2020

PCAOB to Consider Revising Audit Evidence Rule

PCAOB to Consider Revising Audit Evidence Rule

The board will assess whether it should change its standard to reflect the growing use of technology-based auditing tools.

By Matthew Heller | September 9, 2020

Business Optimism Rebounds From Virus Shock

Business Optimism Rebounds From Virus Shock

"We’re digging out of a very deep hole of pessimism. Comparisons are still tracking with the years immediately following the Great Recession."

By Matthew Heller | September 3, 2020

AICPA Calls for Federal Loans Backed by Accounts Receivables

Credit & Capital

AICPA Calls for Federal Loans Backed by Accounts Receivables

The recommended lending facility would provide loans to small businesses that pledge their future receivables.

By Lauren Muskett | April 29, 2020

Payroll Processors, CPAs Call for Small-Business Support

Payroll Processors, CPAs Call for Small-Business Support

“Small businesses need to make payroll now — the clock is ticking.”

By Lauren Muskett | March 23, 2020

Private Equity & Venture Capital Valuations Draw Scrutiny

Risk & Compliance

Private Equity & Venture Capital Valuations Draw Scrutiny

Regulators and standard setters have increasingly turned up the heat on PE and VC managers over the past several years.

By David McCann | February 25, 2020

FASB Gives Private Companies Breathing Room on Lease Accounting

Lease Accounting

FASB Gives Private Companies Breathing Room on Lease Accounting

FASB members voted unanimously to propose moving back the effective date for lease accounting and two other major new accounting standards.

By Vincent Ryan | July 17, 2019

AICPA Urges Delay of Lease Accounting Rules

Growth Companies

AICPA Urges Delay of Lease Accounting Rules

FASB should postpone the effective date of the “significant and complex” ASC 842 for a year for private companies, AICPA says.

By Matthew Heller | May 15, 2019

Execs’ Optimism About Economy Drops to 34%

Execs’ Optimism About Economy Drops to 34%

Trade tensions and the China slowdown "have contributed to a sense of uncertainty and pessimism about the global economy," AICPA says.

By Matthew Heller | March 7, 2019

Accountants Protecting Their Turf

Mergers & Acquisitions

Accountants Protecting Their Turf

Should appraisers of business assets have to be accountants? Robert Pozen says the attempt to push such a requirement is misguided.

By Robert Pozen | October 4, 2018

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