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5 essential skills redefining finance in the digital age
January 06, 2025
Forward-thinking CFOs should focus on these essential skills to build a future-proof, high-performing finance team.
CT’s 2025 legislative session begins this week. Here’s what to expect
January 06, 2025
On Wednesday, the Connecticut General Assembly will convene for its 2025 legislative session, which will run through June 4 at midnight.
FASB Clarifies Interim Effective Date for New Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses Standard for Non-Calendar Year-End Entities
January 06, 2025
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) today published an Accounting Standards Update that clarifies for non-calendar year-end entities the interim effective date of Accounting Standards Update No. 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses. Public business entities are required to adopt the guidance in Update 2024-03 in annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027.
Jay Civitollo, Christopher Nardone Elected to Partner at CohnReznick
January 06, 2025
Jay Civitollo and Christopher Nardone were both elected partner at CohnReznick LLP, effected February 1, 2025. Both Jay and Christopher work in the Assurance division.
DOJ asks Supreme Court to block injunction on BOI reporting
January 03, 2025
The Justice Department (DOJ) filed an emergency application with the Supreme Court asking it to stay the district court injunction that is preventing the government from enforcing the Corporate Transparency Act and its requirements to report beneficial ownership information (BOI).
5 cybersecurity threats CFOs should look out for
January 02, 2025
Here are the most prominent and potentially damaging threats businesses face and how CFOs can prepare to mitigate them.
Critics, backers of CT’s budget ‘guardrails’ want transparent debate
January 02, 2025
Reforms to the state’s savings program are expected in the new year.
FASB Stakeholders Invited to Share Their Views on Future Agenda Priorities
January 02, 2025
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) today published an Invitation to Comment (ITC) that gives stakeholders the opportunity to provide feedback on its future standard-setting agenda. Stakeholders are asked to review and provide comment on the ITC by June 30, 2025.
Connecticut’s New Laws Taking Effect Jan. 1
January 01, 2025
More than a dozen new laws will take effect Jan. 1 in Connecticut, including changes to absentee ballots, mandatory paid sick leave, and expanded protections for home health care workers.
Major Changes to Connecticut Paid Sick Leave Begin January 1, 2025
January 01, 2025
The new Connecticut Paid Sick Leave Act is shaking things up significantly. If you’re an employer in Connecticut, here’s what you need to know – including a few potential pitfalls to avoid.
Tax season 2025 preview
January 01, 2025
Address tax law changes and focus on practice management.
BREAKING: Appeals court reinstates injunction that halts BOI enforcement
December 27, 2024
A federal appeals court on Thursday reinstated a nationwide injunction halting enforcement of beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements, reversing an order the same court issued earlier this week. In its latest order, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals said it was reinstating a lower court's injunction "in order to preserve the constitutional status quo while the merits panel considers the parties' weighty substantive arguments," referring to the panel of judges who will decide the appeal.
Report: $9 Million In Flood Relief Helped 500-Plus Hartford Residents
December 24, 2024
More than 500 property owners, renters, and business owners have benefitted from the Hartford Flood Relief and Compensation Programs, but more money is needed, officials said this week.
Connecticut CPA Magazine Excerpt: Finance Transformation - Fostering greater efficiency, higher quality, and stronger controls
December 23, 2024
Finance transformation has taken accounting departments by storm in the past decade as more and more organizations are asked to do more with less – but it isn’t always easy to know where to start on the finance transformation journey. There are specific actions you can take to move forward in terms of people, process, and technology to create efficiencies, reduce cost, and improve employee morale all while maintaining proper controls.
Final Version of New AICPA Peer Review Standards Update Now Available
December 23, 2024
The AICPA Peer Review Board voted in November to approve Peer Review Standards Update (PRSU) No. 2, which aligns peer review standards with new quality management standards that go into effect late next year. The update also clarifies and improves existing technical guidance.
Bond Commission Approves $400 Million In Borrowing
December 20, 2024
The State Bond Commission approved over $400 million in new state borrowing at its final meeting of the year Friday before saying goodbye to two of its members, who were attending their final meeting.
Burnout: What athletes can teach companies about performance, sustainability
December 20, 2024
A wellbeing expert explains the lessons business leaders can learn from athletes and highlights the importance of open conversations around mental health.
How CFOs can navigate DEI, its pullback and any legal repercussions in 2025
December 20, 2024
As companies pull back their DEI policies, thought leaders on all sides of the political and legal spectrum are advising CFOs to review their DEI policies for potential legal risks.
2025 Advocacy Snapshot
December 18, 2024
With the start of the new year comes Connecticut’s General Assembly session. This year, CTCPA has a range of topics that we will be pushing, as well as some other initiatives we plan to be involved in. Here's a snapshot of some of our initiatives:
BOI reporting deadline extension proposed in House draft budget bill
December 18, 2024
The Jan. 1, 2025, deadline for reporting companies to file beneficial ownership information (BOI) reports could be extended by one year, based on a draft continuing resolution proposed in the House of Representatives. The 1,500-page short-term funding bill, which would keep the government funded until March 14, 2025, could be voted on today by the House and shortly thereafter by the Senate.