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20 Initiatives To Build A Workplace Culture Of Health And Well-Being

June 18, 2026

When it comes to building a culture of health and well-being, employees take their cues from the messages they see, the behaviors leaders model and the workplace norms that are reinforced every day.

  • leadership
  • wellness

Take 2025 Virginia Tax Preparer Electronic Filing Survey

June 18, 2026

Tax preparers: Share your feedback on the 2025 tax filing season with the Virginia Department of Taxation so they can improve the electronic filing experience.

  • taxation
  • virginia
  • virginia tax

7 Key Considerations for Religious Organizations This Year

June 17, 2026

Religious organizations continue to operate in an environment shaped by changing donor expectations, evolving workforce models, and increasing demands for transparency and accountability. For finance leaders and boards, these shifts affect accounting judgments, audit readiness, and long-term financial sustainability.

  • nonprofit

Avoid These 3 M&A Mistakes

June 16, 2026

Decades of research on post-merger integration shows that employees experience mergers through the lens of values, identity and purpose. This is why cultural integration so often becomes the decisive factor in whether a merger deal succeeds.

  • leadership
  • map

How Instant Payments Expose Banks to New Risks

June 16, 2026

With the increasing demand for instant payments, banks must ensure they have enough liquidity at all times, which opens the door to unintended costs and risks.

  • corporate finance
  • technology

How Personalized AI Tutors Can Help Students Learn

June 15, 2026

New Wharton research reveals how personalizing AI tutors for students can improve learning without increasing instruction time or teacher workload.

  • educator

Alternative Practice Structures Resources Available

June 12, 2026

This AICPA resource center offers info on alternative practice structures and the accounting profession's standards, rules and regulations.

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Defining Commonly Used AI Terms

June 11, 2026

You know what AI is, but what about all the other terms? GenAI, agentic AI, LLMs, etc.? This list breaks down the definitions.

  • ai
  • technology

3 Ways to Build Tomorrow's CFOs

June 10, 2026

Explore how leading organizations build internal CFO talent pipelines through mentoring, succession planning and long-term leadership development.

  • corporate finance
  • talent

Breaking Past the Plateau: Turn Your High Performance into Lasting Leadership

June 10, 2026

The profession’s next challenge is not simply producing strong performers. It’s developing leaders who can adapt, stay curious, and help their firms and organizations move faster through change.

  • leadership

Student Accounting Enrollment is Up for Third Straight Year

June 10, 2026

Spring semester enrollment in four-year undergraduate accounting programs rose 8.9% from spring 2025, according to an AICPA analysis of National Student Clearinghouse Research Center data, sitting at 205,180 students.

  • educator
  • students
  • talent
  • pipeline

7 Ways CPAs Can Lead in a New World with New Rules

June 09, 2026

The rules that once governed business strategy, leadership and negotiation no longer apply. Success depends less on planning for the future and more on building organizations that can adapt to whatever comes next.

  • leadership
  • disclosures
  • map

National CPA Trust Campaign Launches

June 09, 2026

On June 9, 2026, the AICPA launched CPA Trust, a national advertising and social media campaign to champion the CPA profession.

  • talent

Navigating Turbulence: How Accounting Professionals Can Actually Reduce Stress — Not Just Manage It

June 09, 2026

By any measure, stress has become a defining feature of the accounting profession. But reducing stress isn’t about escaping it. It’s about understanding it, reframing it, and responding differently in the moments that matter most.

  • wellness
  • disclosures

IRS FY 2025 Data Book Details Agency's Activities

June 08, 2026

In June 2026, the IRS issued the 2025 Data Book detailing the agency’s activities during fiscal year 2025. The report provides a statistical overview of the agency’s operations and the work employees performed to meet statutory responsibilities.

  • taxation

Rise2040: The Future of the CPA Profession Will Be Built on Trust

June 08, 2026

Learn why thousands of finance and accounting professionals say judgment, ethics, and foresight — not just technology — will determine long-term relevance.

  • leadership
  • talent
  • career
  • map

AI for CPAs: From Efficiency Tool to Decision Engine

June 05, 2026

Seventy-five percent of senior finance leaders said in a KPMG global survey that they’re actively using AI in the finance function after 30% said the same two years ago.

  • ai
  • corporate finance
  • technology

Letter to VBOA on Inactive and Emeritus License Statuses

June 05, 2026

On June 5, 2026, the VSCPA followed up on a previous letter regarding the draft VBOA policy on Inactive and Emeritus license statuses.

  • virginia
  • advocacy
  • vscpa
  • pipeline

Does Your Insurance Protect You From Climate Risk?

June 04, 2026

Research from Wharton reveals how climate risk is being mispriced in mortgages and property insurance, leaving homeowners to pay the price.

  • disaster

Virginia Officials Urge Hurricane Preparedness Before 2026 Storm Season

June 04, 2026

Spanberger, emergency leaders point to lessons from Hurricane Helene and encourage residents to make plans, build kits and review evacuation zones.

  • disaster
  • virginia