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House Passes $55.8B State Budget
June 03, 2025
The two-year, $55.8 billion budget that passed out of the Connecticut House of Representatives on a mostly party-line vote late Monday night remains within the state budget cap despite increasing spending by $2.63 billion over the next two fiscal years.
Accounting Enrollment Increased 12% for Spring Semester
June 02, 2025
New estimated data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center shows a 12% increase in spring 2025 undergraduate accounting enrollment compared to the prior year. The increase amounted to an additional 29,312 students.
A delicate dance: Maneuvering around CT’s budget cap
June 01, 2025
Lawmakers expected to adopt new biennial plan before the 2025 legislative session closes Wednesday.
Agentic AI poised to change the way CPAs work
June 01, 2025
Find out what the next leap in the evolution of artificial intelligence is and how it may affect the way accountants do their job.
AICPA Continues Opposition to Proposed Limitations on PTET SALT Deductions, Provides Recommendations
May 30, 2025
Following its continued opposition to the severe limitations on the deductibility of state and local tax (SALT) for specified service trades or businesses (SSTBs) included in recent tax legislation passed by the House of Representatives, the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) sent a second letter to leadership of the Senate Finance and House Ways & Means Committees urging modifications to troubling tax proposals in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed by the House and being considered by the Senate.
Bill To Allow Striking Workers Unemployment Benefits Passes House, Heads For Likely Lamont Veto
May 30, 2025
The Connecticut House of Representatives on Friday debated and approved Senate Bill 8, An Act Concerning Protections For Workers and Enhancements to Workers’ Rights, a labor bill that would allow workers engaged in labor disputes to access unemployment benefits.
Is private equity’s pushback on the CPA credential a regulatory issue?
May 30, 2025
The decision to make non-audit CPAs stop using the credential may be less of a private equity strategy and more of a compliance response to regulatory structures.
CTCPA Bill to Modernize CPA Licensure and Mobility Laws Passes House and Senate, Awaits Governor's Signature
May 29, 2025
The bill passed in the Connecticut House of Representatives with no opposition on April 28 and the Senate on May 29 and will now move to be signed by Governor Lamont.
IRS releases fiscal year 2024 Data Book describing agency’s activities
May 29, 2025
The Internal Revenue Service today issued its annual Data Book detailing the agency's activities during fiscal year 2024 (Oct. 1, 2023 – Sept. 30, 2024). This year’s edition marks the publication’s 30-year anniversary; the first Data Book covered fiscal years 1993 and 1994 and was available in 1995. Prior to 1993, the IRS published annual reports, which date back to 1863. The Data Book provides a fiscal year statistical overview of the agency’s operations including returns received, revenue collected, taxpayer services provided, tax returns examined (audits), efforts to collect unpaid taxes and other details about the work of the IRS.
CT budget fight hinges on cutting higher ed reserves
May 28, 2025
Lamont challenges lawmakers to tap $1.1 billion that universities stashed away.
Financial Accounting Foundation Board of Trustees Seeks Nominations for Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Member
May 28, 2025
The Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF) Board of Trustees today announced the search for a new member of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). The seven-member, part-time Board will have an open seat beginning on July 1, 2026, when Jeff Previdi completes his second term on June 30, 2026.
Governor Lamont Releases $30 Million for Infrastructure Improvements in 46 Small Towns
May 28, 2025
Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is releasing $30 million in state grants to 46 small towns in Connecticut that will be used to complete a wide variety of infrastructure improvements, such as road safety reconstruction projects, emergency management upgrades, sidewalk and pedestrian safety enhancements, educational and recreational facility upgrades, and other kinds of capital improvement projects.
House Speaker Floats One-Year Budget Proposal; Lamont Says That Would Be ‘A Mistake’
May 28, 2025
The state legislature is eyeing a fiscal tactic not seen in half a century to deal with state budget uncertainty. House Speaker Matt Ritter, D-Hartford, said Wednesday morning that a one-year budget was “very much in play” and looking “more and more likely.”
IRS hotline questions resolved faster in 2025; concern grows about agency’s future
May 28, 2025
A higher percentage of AICPA members got questions answered quickly by the IRS Practitioner Priority Service (PPS) line during the 2025 tax filing season, according to an annual survey, but they have concerns about the future of the IRS.
In assembling finance teams, Excel expertise still trumps AI skills
May 28, 2025
AI’s impact on finance will continue to deepen, but large staffing cuts are an unlikely result, according to a new Vena Solutions report.
84% of companies see rising costs as their biggest benefits challenge
May 27, 2025
Costs displace talent management as the top benefits decision driver, according to new Lockton research.
CT House approves omnibus housing bill following compromises
May 27, 2025
One GOP lawmaker got a rare unanimous vote against his amendment after trying a unique political tactic.
CT child tax credit still possible as budget talks hit home stretch
May 27, 2025
Leaders hope to offer $150 per child, up to $450 per household.
Display that CPA
May 27, 2025
If you possess the skill, smarts, and persistence to become a licensed CPA, that should be something to celebrate and declare in your business dealings.
Gender Gap: AICPA Survey Shows Women are More Concerned about Their Financial Situation
May 27, 2025
An American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) survey found that women indicated more concerned about their financial situation over the past 12 months than men. The survey was conducted April 1-3 among over 2,000 U.S. adults as a kickoff to National Financial Literacy Month.