Journal of Accountancy history

According to the AICPA, "use of committees began even before the AAPA was formed in 1887.

Beyond this first preliminary committee the first Bylaws of the AAPA in 1897 established three committees: Finance and Audit Committee; Committee on Elections, Qualifications and Examinations; and the Committee on Bylaws.

According to the AICPA, "in 1916, the American Association of Public Accountants was succeeded by the Institute of Public Accountants, at which time there was a membership of 1,150.

The American Society of Certified Public Accountants was formed in 1921 and acted as a federation of state societies.

By 1970, the number had grown to 109.

The Academy of Accounting Historians was formed in 1973.

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In January 2012, the AICPA entered into a joint venture with their equivalent in the UK, the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), a partnership that produced the Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) designation.

In 2014, the AICPA and the CIMA co-created the Global Management Accounting Principles (GMAPs).

The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants launched in 2017 as a separate join venture between the AICPA and CIMA to combine both public and management accounting.