Voting Continues! 2012-2013 AAA Board of Directors Contested Election
Deadline to cast your vote 11:59 pm EDT on Friday, April 13, 2012.

New this year for the AAA Officer Election, in implementing the Bylaws changes approved by member vote in Spring 2011, the AAA is holding contested elections. Accordingly, there are two competing candidates for each position that are being presented to the membership for a vote.

Go to 2012–2013 AAA Board of Directors Contested Election to vote.

Help Us Decorate Our Office!
AN INVITATION TO AAA MEMBERS!
The AAA headquarters office recently underwent a complete renovation and now it’s time to decorate. We invite our members to assist in this project by submitting their favorite photos to be displayed as art on our office walls. To participate, click here; log into the AAACommons; and let your creativity take over.

2012 Annual Meeting
AUGUST 4–8, 2012 ~ WASHINGTON, DC
The theme for the 2012 AAA Annual Meeting is "Seeds of Innovation." This theme focuses on the broad need for greater innovation in accounting scholarship. The hope is to engage all members in a conversation about how better to enhance the discipline as a whole in terms of intellectual vitality.

• Volunteers — Annual Meeting Paper Session Moderators and Discussants are STILL NEEDED!
  
  

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2012–2013 Slate for the AAA Board of Directors
NOMINEES ANNOUNCED
Many thanks to the AAA Nominations Committee, chaired by Nancy Bagranoff, and the Council Ballot Committee, chaired by Paul Williams, for completing the important task of creating the contested slate for the AAA Board of Directors. See the list of colleagues that comprise the slate of officers for the contested elections that will take place in the Spring.

The New AAA Digital Library
THE TRANSITION IS COMPLETE!
The transition to the new AAA Digital Library platform is now complete. Explore the new look and enhanced functionality for AAA Journals. Or, visit the AAA Digital Library Support area of AAACommons for more information.

Studies in Accounting Research (SAR)
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
The Research Advisory Committee is currently accepting proposals and completed works for evaluation for possible publication in Studies in Accounting Research (SAR). SAR is a prestigious monograph series of the AAA that provides an outlet for seminal and innovative research not bounded by the usual space and topic constraints present in our journals. SAR is of significant benefit to authors in exploring a topic in great depth and as a resource for other researchers.

FASB Accounting Standards Codification™
ACADEMIC ACCOUNTING ACCESS
On July 1, 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) instituted a major change in the way accounting standards are organized. On that date, the FASB Accounting Standards Codification™ (FASB Codification) became the single official source of authoritative, nongovernmental U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP). After that date, only one level of authoritative U.S. GAAP will exist, other than guidance issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). All other literature will be non-authoritative.

COSO Releases Thought Paper on Enhancing Board Oversight by Avoiding and Challenging Traps and Biases in Professional Judgment
03/01/2012
COSO has released a thought-paper detailing a five-step judgment process that board members and others can use to overcome common pitfalls and mitigate the effects of judgment bias. The judgment process is based on KPMG’s Professional Judgment Framework.

Issues and Resources
HOT TOPICS
The AAA's strategic plan emphasizes our vision of Thought Leadership in Accounting. We accomplish this through our research, education, and input on accounting policies and standard setting. As we explore current issues and topics of interest to accounting educators and researchers, documentation and resources will be archived here.

Front Page News Archive
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