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AICPA supports CPAs in the United States by providing professional education, certifications, and a wide range of resources for individual CPAs, firms, and corporate finance teams. It offers continuing education courses, professional certifications, and guidance on topics like tax, financial planning, estate planning, risk management, and investments, funded by membership, course, and certification fees, with added training on blockchain and cybersecurity. It differentiates itself by pairing ethics and standards with an integrated suite of education and practice resources tailored to CPAs. Its goal is to help CPAs maintain expertise and integrity and to serve clients effectively in a changing financial landscape.

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Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

ConsultingCrypto & Web3Financial ServicesEducation

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

Grant

Total Funding

$120K

Headquarters

Durham, NC

Founded

1887

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What believers are saying

  • July 2026 blueprint changes keep REG and TCP aligned with OBBBA tax law.
  • Profession Ready targets early-career skill gaps and publishes findings in 2027.
  • 2025 first-time CPA candidates rebounded to highest levels since 2018, supporting demand.

What critics are saying

  • New CPA candidates hit 27,994 in 2024, threatening the license pipeline.
  • ELE ends after Fall 2025, showing AICPA’s early pipeline fix is unstable.
  • State adoption of 120-credit pathways and 30-month credits bypasses AICPA’s traditional 150-hour moat.

What makes AICPA unique

  • AICPA controls CPA Exam blueprints, shaping licensure standards nationwide through 2026 updates.
  • AICPA and NASBA run pipeline programs like ELE and California apprenticeships.
  • AICPA’s peer review and ethics enforcement make it the profession’s gatekeeper.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Paid Vacation
  • Parental Leave
  • Flexible Work Hours
  • Mental Health Support

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1 year growth

3%

2 year growth

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PR Newswire
Oct 19th, 2026
AICPA and AIUC launch joint SOC 2 + AIUC-1 certification to assure AI agent safety

The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and the Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company (AIUC) are launching a joint certification that gives businesses an independent review of risks tied to AI systems and agents. It pairs a SOC 2 report with an AIUC-1 certification, delivered in one report by a CPA-led engagement. The offering aims to replace slow, costly security questionnaires between AI developers and enterprise buyers. AIUC-1 tests agent behaviour live, covering hallucinations, data leakage, and prompt injection, with a typical evaluation spanning thousands of scenarios. Both SOC 2 reports and AIUC-1 certifications must be renewed annually, with quarterly AIUC-1 retesting. Last year, over 40,000 organisations obtained a SOC 2 attestation or AIUC-1 certification. Several CPA firms already offer the joint service. A full launch is expected in early 2027.

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Dec 1st, 2025
NTA Collins Working On Better Communication For Taxpayer Advocacy Service

NTA Collins working on better communication for taxpayer advocacy service. WASHINGTON - National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins told attendees at a recent conference that she wants to see the Taxpayer Advocate Service improve its communications with taxpayers and tax professionals. "What I would like to do is improve our responsiveness and communication with fill-in-the-blank, whether it be taxpayer or practitioner, because I think that is huge," Collins told attendees November 18, 2025, at the American Institute of CPA's National Tax Conference. "I think a lot of my folks are working really hard to fix things, but they're not necessarily communicating as fast and often as they should," she continued. "So, I would like to see by year-end we're in a position that that is a routine and not the exception." In tandem with that, Collins also told attendees she would like to see the IRS be quicker in terms of how it fixes issues. She pointed to the example of first-time abatement, something she called an "an amazing administrative relief for taxpayers" but one that is only available to those who know to ask for it. She estimated that there are about one million taxpayers every year that are eligible to receive it and among those, most are lower income taxpayers. The IRS, Collins noted, agreed a couple of years ago that this was a problem. "The challenge they had was how do they implement it through their systems?" Collins was happy to report that those who qualify for first-time abatement will automatically be notified starting with the coming tax filing season, although she did not have any insight as to how the process would be implemented. Collins also asked for patience from the taxpayer community in the wake of the recently-ended government shutdown, which has increased the TAS workload as TAS employees were not deemed essential and were furloughed during the shutdown. She noted that TAS historically receives about 5,000 new cases a week and the shutdown meant the rank-and-file at TAS were not working. She said that the service did work to get some cases closed that didn't require employee help. "So, any of you who are coming in or have cases, please be patient," Collins said. "Our guys are doing the best they can, but they do have, unfortunately, a backlog now coming in."

PR Newswire
Jun 6th, 2024
Business Executives Continue Their Seesaw Outlook On The U.S. Economy, Aicpa Cima Survey Finds

Optimism in U.S. economy's prospects dip after last quarter's reboundProfit and revenue expectations tick up slightlyHiring picture softens a bitNEW YORK, June 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- 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 Survey, with respondents adopting a more pessimistic outlook on the economy's prospects after a significant rebound in sentiment last quarter. The survey polls chief executive officers, chief financial officers, controllers and other certified public accountants in U.S. companies who hold executive and senior management accounting roles.Some 35% of business executives said they were optimistic about the economy's prospects over the next 12 months, down from 43% last quarter. The overall trend over the past year has been positive – optimism stood at only 14% a year ago – but the chart over the past year (and the year before it) has been a consistent zig-zag quarter to quarter."There are conflicting signals in our latest results," said Tom Hood, AICPA & CIMA's executive vice president for business engagement and growth

PR Newswire
May 29th, 2024
The Aicpa Cima Launches Registered Apprenticeship For Finance Business Partners Program In The State Of California

Program partners with accounting and finance profession leaders to enhance talent pipeline in the State of California. The nation's first-of-its-type and U.S. Department of Labor-backed program to develop more skilled and longer-term employees.NEW YORK, May 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- AICPA & CIMA, which together form the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants, have today announced the launch of the Registered Apprenticeship for Finance Business Partners in the State of California. The program partners with the California Society of CPAs (CalCPA) and accounting and finance leaders to enhance the California talent pipeline by providing instruction leading to a profession-recognized credential, on the job training and mentorship.The Registered Apprenticeship for Finance Business Partners is the nation's first-of-its-type program for accounting and finance. It is dedicated to establishing a pipeline of highly engaged candidates that allows employers to monitor and develop more skilled, and long-term employees. The program is built on the globally rigorous CGMA Finance Leadership Program leading to the award of the Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) designation."Talent identification, recruitment, and retention is an ongoing and major business challenge

PR Newswire
Mar 7th, 2024
Business Executives Regain Some Optimism As Recession Fears Fade, Aicpa Cima Survey Finds

Big lift in outlook on U.S. economyProfit and revenue expectations rise to highest levels in at least a yearOnly 19% expect a recession this year, down from 40% last quarterNEW YORK , March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- With recession fears on the wane, business executives reported their highest level of optimism about the U.S. economy's prospects since the third quarter of 2021, according to the first-quarter AICPA & CIMA Economic Outlook Survey. The survey polls chief executive officers, chief financial officers, controllers and other certified public accountants in U.S. companies who hold executive and senior management accounting roles.Inflation still remains a top concern but the specter of recession has diminished substantially since last year. Only 19% of business executives said they expect a recession in 2024, down from 41% last quarter

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