AICPA, AAA team up to research non-financial performance measures.

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As part of its continuing program to provide thought leadership in management accounting, the AICPA has teamed up with the American Accounting Association's Management Accounting Section to research non-financial performance measures.

For more than a decade, the AICPA has supported practice-based research on management accounting topics. Management accounting is critical to the Institute and its mission of serving the public interest.

In a capital market system that relies morn heavily on intangible assets, stakeholders need information about an organization that extends beyond what appears on traditional financial statements. The funded research is aligned with the goals of the Enhanced Business Reporting Consortium, of which the AICPA is a founding member. The Consortium's mission is to improve the quality, integrity and transparency of information used for decision-making.

The AICPA will fund up to $50,000 for one or more projects. Members of the AAA Management Accounting Section will submit proposals...