AICPA Provides Positive Feedback to GASB on Government Combinations Proposal

Newsletter:  The CPA Advocate: August, 2012. The AICPA commented favorably on GASB’s exposure draft, but urged clarification on the meaning of “service continuation.”
Published on August 14, 2012

D.C. CPA Mobility Bill Advances

Newsletter:  The CPA Advocate: October, 2011.  The D.C. Council’s approval of mobility legislation on Sept. 20, 2011 means CPAs with valid licenses in other states could be granted practice privileges in D.C. in 2012.
Published on October 13, 2011

Comprehensive Advocacy List for State and Local

Overview:  This is a comprehensive listing of the advocacy related issues and AICPA comments regarding state and local taxation.
Published on February 05, 2013

California State Resources and Contact Information

Link:  California state resources in the areas of accountancy, government, study, and taxes.
Published on June 19, 2012

More than 400 AICPA Leaders Meet with Federal Lawmakers to Stress Need for Taxpayers Financial Literacy

Newsletter:  The CPA Advocate: June, 2012. AICPA Council member visited Capitol Hill to discuss two new AICPA resources to help taxpayers better understand not only their own fiscal health, but also that of the US government.
Published on June 12, 2012

New York Becomes 48th State to Enact CPA Mobility Statute

Newsletter:  The CPA Advocate: September, 2011.  New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a CPA mobility bill in August 2011 making New York the 48th state to ease the granting of practice privileges to out-of-state CPAs from substantially equivalent states.
Published on October 07, 2011

AICPA Monitoring PCAOB Forums for Auditors of Smaller Broker-Dealers

Newsletter:  The CPA Advocate: August, 2012.  The AICPA continues to advocate for a final PCAOB rule requiring inspections of auditors of clearing, carrying and custodial broker-dealers because these broker-dealers directly handle investor funds.
Published on September 19, 2012

State Tax Tribunals

Issue Brief:  This is the AICPA paper on state tax tribunals.  It was developed as a resource to state CPA societies as the various states consider this issue.
Published on April 11, 2013