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68% of Gen Z workers would take an unwanted job for good pay: Report

April 15, 2024

Gen Z employees are looking for higher salaries and more work-life balance, according to new research from dcdx.

  • business and industry
  • practice management

Accountants share the top lessons they have learnt

April 15, 2024

It’s always good to look back and see how far you have come and the lessons you’ve learnt. Seasoned accountants on Any Answers have done just that as they share the experience they have gained over the years.

  • career resources

Are CT non-competes enforceable? What to know about state law

April 15, 2024

Non-compete clauses, which can bar an employee from working for a competitor of their employer after leaving their job, have existed in many industries for decades.

  • advocacy - state

IRS delivers strong 2024 tax filing season; expands services for millions of people on phones, in-person and online with expanded funding

April 15, 2024

With the April tax filing deadline here, the Internal Revenue Service highlighted a variety of improvements that dramatically expanded service for millions of taxpayers during the 2024 filing season.

  • federal tax

IRS grants limited waiver for underpayment of estimated corporate AMT

April 15, 2024

The IRS has provided a limited waiver of the addition to tax under Sec. 6655 for a corporate taxpayer's failure to pay estimated income tax with respect to its Sec. 55 corporate alternative minimum tax (AMT) liability.

  • business and industry
  • practice management
  • federal tax

Stop stress in its tracks to avoid burnout

April 15, 2024

With finance named as one of the most stressful professions in the UK, Molly Macfarlane speaks to an accountant about their experience with stress and a wellbeing coach on stress management.

  • business and industry
  • career resources
  • practice management

Important New Tax Guidance from DRS, IRS on Connecticut Hero Payments

April 12, 2024

The Department of Revenue Services and Internal Revenue Service have issued additional guidance on the taxability of Connecticut's Hero payments.

  • coronavirus
  • state tax
  • federal tax

The win-win of effective well-being initiatives: 5 steps for leaders

April 12, 2024

For business leaders, prioritizing employee well-being isn't just a good thing to do; it's a good thing for the bottom line.

  • business and industry
  • practice management

Are you and your finance team fully embracing technology?

April 11, 2024

Finance leaders can ask themselves series of questions — on strategy, collaboration, processes, and extracting insights — to be empowered with technology.

  • business and industry
  • technology and cybersecurity

Lamont Announces Funding For Nearly 100 Nonprofits

April 11, 2024

Gov. Ned Lamont traveled to New Britain on Wednesday to announce nearly 100 nonprofit mental health service providers across the state will get more than $35 million in state funding.

  • not-for-profit
  • advocacy - state

Lamont won’t help lawmakers leave gaps in next CT budget

April 11, 2024

If legislators want more funds in core programs, they must close holes as well, the Lamont administration said.

  • advocacy - state

Tax season nears its end, but uncertainties linger

April 11, 2024

The 2024 filing season, which began with a hint of uncertainty, has progressed into one of the smoothest in recent memory — but the uncertainty still exists, fueled by court decisions and pending legislation.

  • state tax
  • advocacy - federal
  • federal tax

Whittlesey’s Lisa Wills Named Elms College Trustee

April 10, 2024

Lisa Wills, CPA has been appointed to the Board of Trustees at Elms College. Lisa is an Elms College alum, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting and Business Management.

  • member news

AICPA: BOI ruling confuses businesses; enforcement should be delayed

April 08, 2024

The AICPA and over 50 state CPA societies have written to the Treasury secretary and the director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) asking that enforcement of beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements be suspended until one year after court cases have been resolved.

  • advocacy - federal
  • boi

CT may expand its paid sick leave law this year. Here’s what to know

April 08, 2024

Connecticut may soon require nearly all businesses to offer at least 40 hours of paid sick leave each year.

  • advocacy - state

CTCPA Joins AICPA, State Societies in Letter to Address 'Grave Concerns' with BOI Reporting, Request One-Year Delay

April 08, 2024

In a recent letter to the Department of the Treasury and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and CTCPA, together with 54 state CPA societies, expressed serious concerns with the rollout and push to implement FinCEN’s Beneficial Ownership Information reporting requirement without regard for the impact to the small business community.

  • accounting and auditing
  • advocacy - federal
  • boi

CTCPA Joins AICPA, State Societies in Letter to Address 'Grave Concerns' with BOI Reporting, Request One-Year Delay

April 08, 2024

In a recent letter to the Department of the Treasury and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and CTCPA, together with 54 state CPA societies, expressed serious concerns with the rollout and push to implement FinCEN’s Beneficial Ownership Information reporting requirement without regard for the impact to the small business community.

  • accounting and auditing
  • business and industry
  • advocacy - federal
  • boi

Supreme Court to decide estate tax impact of life insurance in closely held businesses

April 03, 2024

The U.S. Supreme Court will decide a case this term that presents a crucial question regarding the estate tax treatment of life insurance proceeds received by a closely held business and its shareholder redemption obligations. It focuses on closely held corporations' practice of entering into an agreement to redeem the stock of a deceased shareholder and funding the redemption with life insurance proceeds received by the company upon the shareholder's death.

  • advocacy - federal

Susan Martinelli, Kimberly Napp Named to Hartford Business Journal's '2024 Top 25 Women in Business'

April 01, 2024

Two CTCPA members were named to the Hartford Business Journal's 2024 'Top 25 Women in Business' list: Susan Martinelli and Kimberly Napp. '

  • member news

80% of women feel pressure to overperform at work

March 28, 2024

Caba’s recent research reveals the ongoing challenges that women face in the workplace, such as difficulty setting boundaries, reluctance to take time off and feeling pressure to overperform. Caba suggests steps that organisations should take to make the accounting profession more inclusive.

  • business and industry
  • diversity
  • practice management