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Mark Koziel, CPA, CGMA, has been named as the incoming CEO of AICPA & CIMA, which operate together as the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants.

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) extended filing deadlines for foreign bank and financial accounts reports (FBAR) for people in federally declared disaster areas of four hurricanes (Milton, Helene, Debby, and Beryl) and tropical storm Francine, as well as for people affected by terrorist attacks in Israel.

Boston homeowners face a 28% surge in their tax bills if the Massachusetts legislature fails to sign off on a proposal to temporarily raise commercial rates before the end of next month, Mayor Michelle Wu said.

Fewer US students are taking up accountancy, and 75% of CPAs are near retirement.

The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) have issued two important exposure drafts related to the CPA pipeline and licensure: Exposure Draft: Competency-Based Experience Pathway Comments due by December 6 Exposure Draft: Proposed Amendments to the UAA Model Act and Rules Comments due by December 30

The IRS announced relief for taxpayers in all or part of seven states that Hurricane Helene damaged (IR-2024-253). The AICPA, which requested IRS relief in a comment letter, on Thursday also requested filing extensions from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) related to the filing of beneficial ownership information (BOI) and reports of foreign bank and financial accounts (FBAR) for major disaster victims.

Taxpayers can employ several strategies in the face of limited deductibility of state and local taxes through 2025 and perhaps beyond.

The AICPA and the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) are seeking input on proposed changes to the Uniform Accountancy Act (UAA) that would pave the way for states to adopt an additional pathway for CPA licensure.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) today published a proposed Accounting Standards Update (ASU) to improve the accounting guidance for share-based consideration payable to a customer in conjunction with selling goods or services. Stakeholders are encouraged to review and provide input on the proposed ASU by November 14, 2024.

The Internal Revenue Service requested public comments on draft Form 7217 PDF and Instructions for draft Form 7217 PDF today.

CFOs think the federal government should address workforce issues over things like outbound investment and AI regulations, according to Deloitte.

A federal judge in Texas issued a permanent injunction against the Federal Trade Commission’s ban on noncompete agreements Aug. 20, two weeks before the controversial regulation’s effective date.

Kamala Harris, with the top spot on the Democratic ticket assured her, has been busy making her vice presidential pick (announced today as Minnesota's Gov. Tim Walz) and gearing up to campaign in the "battleground" states, without spending much time laying out her tax positions — but experts say her track record is clear enough to surmise her position on a number of issues.

In a case that will likely end up in the Supreme Court, the Fifth Circuit has held that the "universal service" tax that appears on cell phone bills violates Article 1, Section 1, of the U.S. Constitution.

Two recent Supreme Court decisions involving the power of government agencies are a "big deal" for the accounting profession because they introduce a level of uncertainty that makes some tax practitioners uncomfortable, AICPA & CIMA's CEO said recently.

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) will soon benefit from additional stakeholder perspectives in light of a recent decision by the Trustees of the Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF) to expand the size of the Governmental Accounting Standards Advisory Council (GASAC).

As the Internal Revenue Service intensifies work on the Employee Retention Credit, the agency today shared five new warning signs being seen on incorrect claims by businesses.

The new presumptive presidential nominee for the Democratic Party carries a long paper trail in tax policy. That history may alter the debate in a pivotal election ahead of a looming deadline next year.

Few American elections have had as much at stake as this year's, and clients have a lot on their minds concerning November.

The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) President and CEO elect Daniel J. Dustin, CPA, has selected Kent A. Absec, Brenner Allen, Esq., William A. Emmer, CPA, and Sedrik Newbern to join the leadership team at NASBA, effective August 1, 2024. These changes to leadership follow the retirement of current NASBA President and CEO Ken L. Bishop.