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CT’s coffers are swelling, but towns are feeling the pinch
August 21, 2025
Municipal aid has lagged inflation despite massive CT surpluses
Treasury, IRS issue FAQs to address the accelerated termination of several energy provisions under OBBB
August 21, 2025
The Internal Revenue Service today issued frequently asked questions (FAQs) in Fact Sheet 2025-05 relating to the modification of sections 25C, 25D, 25E, 30C, 30D, 45L, 45W, and 179D under the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB).
1 in 10 corporate finance and accounting execs report ‘significant’ talent shortages
August 20, 2025
A new survey by the nonprofit Controllers Council aims to quantify talent concerns in corporate F&A.
Calculating AI’s impact on CPAs: New study quantifies time savings
August 20, 2025
The prevailing narrative regarding the role that generative AI can play in the life of a CPA goes something like this: Emerging AI tools can take care of busy work, freeing professionals to spend more time on value-added pursuits for their clients.
IRS should be more transparent when communicating phone service metrics, report says
August 20, 2025
The IRS should be more transparent in communicating its telephone service metrics by including in the metrics more phone lines that taxpayers call and by covering the entire fiscal year and not just filing season, an agency watchdog said in a report.
Could AI be your next boss?
August 19, 2025
Finance professionals expect to scale agentic AI within the next three years, but few employees in a new global survey are open to being managed by AI agents.
Kask & Company CPAs Opens in Glastonbury
August 19, 2025
Kask & Company LLC, Certified Public Accountants and Business Advisors, announces its new office location at 12 National Drive in Glastonbury, Connecticut. Kask & Company CPAs, previously known as Borgida & Company CPAs, is led by managing partner and industry veteran James Kask, CPA, CGMA. Kask’s previous leadership roles include Senior Partner at CPA firms Haggett Longobardi and CohnReznick.
Court strikes down ban on disclosing Maryland digital ad tax
August 15, 2025
A federal appeals court has ruled unconstitutional a provision of a Maryland digital advertising tax law that prevents companies from displaying the tax charge on a bill.
Shadow AI emerges as significant cybersecurity threat
August 15, 2025
Security incidents involving shadow AI accounted for 20% of data breaches globally and were more expensive for companies to resolve.
Return-to-office — but not for everybody
August 14, 2025
Employers enforcing return-to-office mandates could lose talent and are less likely to retain top performers.
The decline of the accounting major: A call to action
August 14, 2025
Accounting — the language of business — is facing a talent crisis. Across the country, fewer students are choosing to major in accounting, and CPA exam participation has dropped sharply. This shrinking pipeline comes at a time when the profession faces a wave of retirements and an increasingly complex business environment. If this trend is not reversed, firms will face critical staffing shortages, investors and creditors will struggle to access timely and reliable information, and regulators will find it more difficult to detect fraud.
Sales tax holidays under fire as CT launches its promotion
August 13, 2025
Critics say tax holiday offers little relief, doesn’t boost economy.
SRC Certified Public Accountants, PC Celebrates 50 Years of Serving Clients with Excellence and Integrity
August 13, 2025
SRC Certified Public Accountants, PC, located in Glastonbury , CT, a trusted provider of accounting, tax, and advisory services, is proud to announce its 50th anniversary, marking half a century of dedication to helping clients achieve their financial goals.
Tariff revenue jump fails to halt wider budget gap
August 13, 2025
U.S. tariff revenue reached a fresh monthly record in July, though the increase wasn't enough to prevent a widening in the monthly budget deficit — pointing to the federal government's continuing fiscal challenges.
Tax cut impact of OBBBA expected to vary across states
August 13, 2025
A new study from the Tax Foundation estimates that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will reduce federal taxes on average for individual taxpayers in every state, but the impact will differ in various states.
The No. 1 risk to retirement – and one way to guard against it
August 13, 2025
Future retirees often daydream about golden years that never end. In reality, too many golden years could be a nightmare.
Protect against tax identity theft with multi-factor IDs, Identity Protection PINs, IRS Online Accounts
August 12, 2025
In the fourth installment of a special summer series, the Security Summit partners today remind tax professionals and taxpayers about the IRS Identity Protection PIN and the IRS Online Accounts that can help protect against tax-related identity theft. The IRS and Security Summit also remind tax professionals that using multi-factor authentication is a best practice and a federal requirement to protect clients’ sensitive information.
Billy Long out as IRS commissioner after less than two months
August 11, 2025
Billy Long ended his brief tenure as IRS commissioner Friday, posting on X that President Donald Trump will nominate him to be ambassador to Iceland.
Meet Yolanda Durant, IRS Stakeholder Liaison
August 11, 2025
There’s a new IRS Senior Stakeholder Liaison in town! (Well, new to CTCPA members, anyway.) Yolanda Durant has actually been with the Internal Revenue Service since 2012, with a resume that runs the gamut of responsibilities: Senior Individual Taxpayer Advisory Specialist, Tax Compliance Officer, Intake Advocate for the Taxpayer Advocate Department, Customer Service, and Collection Representative.
Sacred Heart Associate Professors Paul Iannone and Danny Pannese Publish Interview with Accomplished Tax Litigator James Mastracchio, Esq. for Journal of Taxation
August 11, 2025
Paul N. Iannone, JD, CPA, MST and Danny A. Pannese, MST, CPA/ABV/CFF, CVA, CSEP, both Associate Professors in the Jack Welch College of Business & Technology at Sacred Heart University, published “When the Audit Goes Beyond the Audit: An Interview with James Mastracchio, Esq.” for the March/April 2025 issue of the Journal of Taxation.