Commissions and Contingent Fees
Issue Brief:
Issue brief on under what condition should CPAs be allowed to accept commissions and contingent fees
Published on April 12, 2012
Update on Trustee Fee IRS Proposed Regulations - September 2011
Practice Aid:
This is an update on the IRS proposed regulations on trustee fees
Published on August 31, 2012
Comments on Documenting Success-Based Fees
Comment Letter:
...10.2007 asking the IRS to publish a Rev. Rul. or Rev. Proc. permitting documentation other than time sheets to satisfy the documentation requirements for deductibility of success-based fees. Documentation requirement under reg. section 1.263(a)-5(f), providing discussion on the IRS's inconsistent position on the matter, recommendations for clarification
Published on October 01, 2012
State Board of Accountancy Positions on Commissions and Contingent Fees
Guide:
Chart showing which states allow CPAs to accept commissions, with full disclosure to clients, except in situations where CPAs perform attest services for the client, showing that the majority of states allow commissions in these circumstances.
Published on November 14, 2012
AICPA Letter to IRS on Need Notice on Section 67(e) for 2010 Returns
Comment Letter:
This is the Feb. 15, 2011 AICPA letter to the IRS and Treasury on need for notice not requiring unbundling of fiduciary fees for 2010 returns and future years
Published on February 15, 2011
Fingerprinting too Costly and Burdensome Should Not be Only Option for Background Checks of Supervised Employees, AICPA ...
Newsletter:
The CPA Advocate: October, 2011. The IRS should allow CPA firms to use consumer reporting agencies to screen “supervised employees” instead of using just a fingerprint test, as proposed by the IRS.
Published on October 13, 2011
AICPA Alerts IRS that Many Taxpayers Are Receiving Erroneous Letters
Newsletter:
The CPA Advocate: September, 2012. The erroneous letters IRS is sending to numerous taxpayers who file foreign trust forms is a widespread problem, the AICPA told the IRS, and urged IRS to investigate and correct the problem.
Published on September 19, 2012
AICPA to Congress SEC Should Keep Investment Adviser Oversight
Newsletter:
The CPA Advocate: June, 2012. Congress should not shift oversight of investment advisers to an SRO from the SEC, the AICPA said in a letter to Congress.
Published on June 13, 2012
FinREC and TIC Respond to FASBs Proposed ASU on Liquidity and Interest Rate Risk Disclosures
Newsletter:
The CPA Advocate: October, 2012. The AICPA does not believe the proposal will achieve its intended objective and that costs will outweigh benefits for users of private company financial statements.
Published on October 18, 2012
Trust, Estate and Gift Tax Advocacy
Overview:
Covered here is information related to trust, estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax developments, including legislative and regulatory activity and AICPA comments suggesting improvements to the trust, estate, gift, and GST tax rules.
Published on May 20, 2013
International Tax Advocacy
Article:
Covered here is information related to trust, estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax developments, including legislative and regulatory activity and AICPA comments suggesting improvements to the trust, estate, gift, and GST tax rul
Published on October 01, 2012
State News and Information
Overview:
Information regarding AICPA working with state CPA societies on state legislative and regulatory issues. Includes state information pages, publications, legislative issue documents, other organizations, and federal legislative and regulatory information.
Published on December 23, 2011
AICPA Suggests Solutions for Tax Identity Theft and Tax Fraud at Senate Finance Committee Hearing Reports on Difficult T...
Newsletter:
The CPA Advocate: April, 2013. The AICPA testified before the Senate Finance Committee about tax identity theft, tax fraud and tax reform on April 16, 2013.
Published on April 29, 2013
Education Tax Incentives Are Too Complicated, AICPA Tells Congress
Newsletter:
The CPA Advocate: August, 2012. Consolidating credits and deductions, creating uniform definitions and coordinating phase-outs would help simplify the tax code, the AICPA said.
Published on August 14, 2012
AICPA Sends Tax Reform Recommendations to House Ways & Means Committee
Newsletter:
The CPA Advocate: April, 2013. The AICPA recently sent recommendations for tax reform to five of the House Ways & Means Committee’s working groups charged with examining how specific areas of the tax law could be reformed. The recommendations cover provisions regarding small businesses and passthrough entities, education and family
Published on April 29, 2013