Newsletter: AICPA supports legislation to solve the problem taxpayers and preparers face when Schedules K1 arrive too close to taxpayers' filing deadlines.
Published on September 02, 2011

CPACPA

Overview: Regardless of where CPAs are employed, they should be able to use their title, in conjunction with their business activity, as long as they meet certain licensing criteria, meet continuing professional education (CPE) standards, and are subject to regulation by a state board of accountancy.
Published on July 31, 2012

AICPA Comments on DOL Participant Directed Accounts

Comment Letter: These AICPA addresses the Department of Labor (DOL) fiduciary requirements for disclosure in participant-directed individual account plans.
Published on September 24, 2012

AICPA Letter Helps Persuade COSO to Postpone Release of Internal Control Framework

Newsletter: The CPA Advocate: June, 2012. AICPA told COSO its updated framework will be valuable to practitioners, but recommended additional guidance on how to consider weaknesses or absences of a principle when evaluating internal control effectiveness.
Published on June 12, 2012

AICPA Flags Concerns about IFACs International Ethics Standards Boards Exposure Draft on Responding to a Suspected Illeg...

Newsletter: The CPA Advocate: December, 2012. The AICPA Professional Ethics Executive Committee identified a number of concerns about requirements the proosal would impose on professional accountants in public practice and business and suggested alternatives
Published on December 19, 2012

FTC Rulemaking on Identity Theft Red Flags

Federal Law: Article on CPAs and CPA firms being officially exempted from the FTC’s Red Flags rule with the passage of S.3987, the “Red Flag Program Clarification Act of 2010” in December 2010.
Published on April 19, 2011

AICPA Cheers as Congress Moves One Step Closer to Protecting Tax Strategies

Newsletter: The patent reform bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on June 23 is an important victory for U.S. taxpayers and the AICPA.
Published on September 02, 2011

Insurance Company Audits

Article: ISSUE: How the profession should respond to legislation that requires insurers to have annual audited statutory financial reports of insurance companies. BACKGROUND: All states require domiciled insurance enterprises to submit to the state insuran
Published on March 18, 2011

Using Family Partnerships and Refuting IRS Challenges

Article: This is an article highlighting the AICPA's position concerning the legitimate use of family partnerships. In particular, the AICPA takes exception with the IRS's refusal to recognize for transfer tax purposes the validity of many family partnership's under examination.
Published on September 19, 2012

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