CPAs in companies back leadership role.

• Author: Marshall, Jeffrey
• Position: PUBLIC POLICY - Survey - Brief article

Many CPAs serving as C-suite financial executives say corporate America should play a leadership role in national policy issues such as healthcare, Social Security and the environment.

In fact, according to a survey by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), more than half of these CPAs (56 percent) believe their companies have an important role to play in this area.

Of the remaining survey respondents, 37 percent feel their companies should be involved in policy issues that relate to their strategic objectives. Only a small minority (7 percent) said companies...