AICPA Refocuses on Core Values

2002 Year-in Review

The AICPA began the year with the announcement that the Global Business Credential, which was vigorously supported by the leadership as a way to expand the reach of the CPA, had been resoundingly defeated by the Institute's membership. Within weeks, the AICPA leadership found itself struggling to find its voice in the fast moving chaos that emerged with the rapid disintegration of Andersen and the public trust. Trying to appear cooperative with an increasingly confrontational SEC, while trying to protect its members' interests, the Institute appeared to have some successes and some failures throughout the year. In the end, a vision for the Institute began to materialize, as the leadership laid out a plan to focus its energies on the core values of the profession.

02/01/02 AICPA Reverses Stance, Won't Oppose Independence Reforms

02/04/02 AICPA Statement on New Auditor Independence Position

03/06/02 AICPA Masses Troops to Fight Auditor Reform

03/07/02 AICPA's New Ads - Will the Media Get the Message?

03/14/02 Congress Hears Testimony and Criticism of AICPA

04/01/02 AICPA CEO Bows to Controversy Over CPA2Biz Stake

04/26/02 Information Technology Alliance Breaks Away From AICPA

08/05/02 AICPA Describes Transition to New Regulatory Framework

09/05/02 AICPA President Details Six Leadership Roles For The Institute

11/04/02 AICPA Releases New Fraud Standard For Auditors

12/02/02 AICPA Takes Stand on Sarbanes-Oxley Implementation