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5 DE&I Strategies for Small Businesses

May 26, 2023

Here’s how small businesses can implement diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives to strengthen their culture and continue to evolve.

  • business and industry
  • diversity
  • practice management

Connecticut Joins Other States in Absolving Women and Men Convicted of Witchcraft

May 26, 2023

Connecticut’s Senate voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to absolve the women and men who were convicted and the 11 who were executed on witchcraft charges in the 17th century when the state was a British colony.

  • advocacy - state

Anthony Cirone Elected to Union Savings Bank Board

May 25, 2023

Anthony W. Cirone, Jr., CPA and managing partner of CironeFriedberg, LLP, has been elected to the Board of Trustees at Union Savings Bank, headquartered in Danbury, Conn.

  • member news

GASB adds project on infrastructure assets to current technical agenda

May 25, 2023

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) recently added a major project on accounting and financial reporting issues for Infrastructure Assets to the Board’s Current Technical Agenda.

  • accounting and auditing

Governor Lamont Reminds Residents That Connecticut's Minimum Wage Is Scheduled To Increase on June 1

May 25, 2023

Governor Ned Lamont is reminding Connecticut residents that the state’s minimum wage will increase from the current rate of $14.00 per hour to $15.00 per hour beginning Thursday, June 1, 2023.

  • advocacy - state

IRS alerts businesses, tax-exempt groups of warning signs for misleading Employee Retention scams; simple steps can avoid improperly filing claims

May 25, 2023

As aggressive marketing continues, the Internal Revenue Service today renewed an alert for businesses to watch out for tell-tale signs of misleading claims involving the Employee Retention Credit.

  • federal tax

4 ways CFOs can maximise the benefits of predictive analytics

May 24, 2023

Achieving maximum value from predictive analytics requires a robust strategy and a model with a human-centric design that is also appropriate to the business.

  • business and industry
  • technology and cybersecurity

61% of Managers Say Exec Leaders Hold Them Back From Innovation: Weekly Stat

May 24, 2023

Many finance leaders have a hands-on approach to leadership, but most managers believe it impedes their ability to innovate.

  • business and industry
  • practice management
  • technology and cybersecurity

IRS to resume sending balance due notices

May 24, 2023

The Internal Revenue Service is expected to soon restart mailing out the automated collection notices that it paused last year while it tried to catch up on its backlog of unprocessed tax returns.

  • federal tax

Congress introduces AICPA-backed bill to ease tax extensions

May 23, 2023

A pair of lawmakers proposed bipartisan legislation to streamline the tax filing extension process.

  • advocacy - federal
  • federal tax

SCOTUS sides with IRS on notice of summons issue

May 23, 2023

The U.S. Supreme Court has handed a victory to the Internal Revenue Service regarding its authority to issue summonses, deciding unanimously to split in circuit court decisions on when the agency must give notice to third-party recordkeepers.

  • federal tax

Younger workers turn to side hustles to stay afloat

May 23, 2023

Half of Gen Z and Millennial workforces say they live paycheque to paycheque, and many had to take on a second job due to financial concerns.

  • business and industry
  • career resources
  • practice management

4 questions CFOs need to ask before Q3

May 22, 2023

Data from CFO surveys identifies four trends that finance leaders need to address before the second half of the year.

  • business and industry

Biden, McCarthy meeting ends with no deal on debt ceiling

May 22, 2023

President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy could not reach an agreement Monday on how to raise the U.S. government's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling with just 10 days before a possible default that could sink the U.S. economy, but vowed to keep talking.

  • advocacy - federal

Coalition Including CPAs Calls Attention to New Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements

May 22, 2023

The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) joined a coalition of organizations who have come together to make taxpayers and practitioners aware of the new Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting requirement. BOI is an anti-money laundering initiative enacted through the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) in 2021, which mandates that BOI information is reported to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).

  • business and industry
  • practice management
  • advocacy - federal
  • boi

Massachusetts Taxpayers Association: Can Massachusetts overcome its cost and demographic headwinds to compete for talent?

May 22, 2023

Massachusetts is facing similar cost and demographic challenges as Connecticut is; this report presents a number of charts delineating some of these issues.

  • advocacy - state

How Connecticut changed during COVID, in 10 charts

May 21, 2023

On May 10, exactly three years and two months after Gov. Ned Lamont declared a public health emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, he declared it over.

  • business and industry
  • coronavirus
  • practice management
  • advocacy - state

House Approves Reducing Prison Sentences For Cannabis Possession

May 19, 2023

Inmates serving time for cannabis possession could soon be able to get their sentences reduced thanks to a bill that passed the House of Representatives Thursday.

  • advocacy - state

CT budget deal approaches, but the bottom line is blurry

May 18, 2023

Those unsatisfied with the next state budget should remember it features a built-in cushion topping $300 million, which could be tapped if approved spending proves to be too lean, House Speaker Matt Ritter, D-Hartford, said Thursday.

  • advocacy - state

SEC proposals address risk management for clearinghouses

May 18, 2023

The SEC proposed rule amendments and a new rule Wednesday that would require clearinghouses to enhance their risk management and recovery planning.

  • accounting and auditing
  • technology and cybersecurity