AICPA invites proposals for management accounting research grants.

The AICPA is inviting members to submit proposals for research grants as part of its continuing program to provide thought leadership in management accounting in collaboration with the American Accounting Association's Management Accounting Section. Proposals must be submitted by Mar. 31.

"Management accounting is critical to the Institute and its mission of serving the public interest," said John Morrow, vice president for members in business, industry and government. "More than 40% of our members work in public, private and non-profit organizations."

"In 2006, we funded three proposals for research projects in the area of financial and non-financial performance measures," said Kenneth Witt, AICPA technical manager. "We think that all three of these projects will have significant implications for the accounting practice, consistent with our objective of improving the quality of information increasingly being demanded for enhanced business reporting," added Witt. "While we...