The CPA Advocate - Archived Articles 2016
December 2016
- AICPA Calls on IRS to Withdraw and Re-Propose Estate Valuation Discount Regulations
- AICPA Outlines Tax Reform Priorities
- AICPA Scores Tax Wins
- South Dakota CPA Lawmaker Named President-elect of NCSL
- SEC’s Chief Accountant Discusses IFRS and Revenue Recognition at AICPA Conference
- AICPA Offers Recommendations to Enhance Form 5500 Series Reporting for Employee Benefit Plans
- AICPA Panels React to FASB’s Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities
November 2016
- IRS Will Strive to Maintain Service Level in 2017, Commissioner Tells AICPA Tax Conference
- AICPA Chair Promotes Firm Mobility in NASBA Speech
- Connecticut Senator, CPA Society Call for Passage of Mobile Workforce Legislation
- Call for CPAs to Serve as AICPA Key Persons
- AICPA Sends Congress Recommended Legislative Changes to New Partnership Audit Regime
- AICPA Recommends Changes to IRS Revenue Procedure to Help Encourage Voluntary Compliance with Tax Accounting Methods
- AICPA Groups Comment on GASB’s Proposed Guidance on Certain Debt Extinguishments
- AICPA’s FinREC Comments on FASB’s Agenda Survey
October 2016
- Drones Emerge As a New Issue for CPA Firms
- Federal and State Election Results Could Impact CPA Profession
- North Carolina’s Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Accounting Firm in Case Involving Auditors’ Fiduciary Duties to Clients
- AICPA Lays Out Recommendations to IRS Regarding Guidance to Implement New Centralized Partnership Audit Regime
- AICPA Comments on Proposed Changes to FBAR Filing Requirements
- IRS Issues Estate Tax Guidance Requested by AICPA
- AICPA to IRS: Modify Proposed ITIN Application and Renewal Process
September 2016
- House Passes AICPA-Backed Mobile Workforce Bill
- AICPA and State CPA Societies Support Legislation to Ease Initial Shock of New Overtime Rule
- Provides Comments to Presidential Cybersecurity Commission; Issues Criteria for Evaluation of Businesses’ Cyber Risks
- AICPA Supports Presentation to Congress Regarding Federal Government's Audited Financial Statements
- AICPA Urges Congress to Modify Deadline for Reporting Estate Basis
- Free Washington Tax Brief Set for October 19
- AICPA Recommends Modifications to Domestic Manufacturing Deduction for Computer Software
- AICPA Weighs in on Proposed IRS Regulations Regarding Certified Professional Employer Organizations
August 2016
- Firm Mobility and Taxes on Professional Services Lead the CPA Profession’s State Priorities in 2017
- In Profile – Senator Michael Enzi (R-Wyo.)
- Panel Discusses Effects of Cyberattacks at Annual Conference for State Legislators
- AICPA Calls for End to Duplicative Expatriate Tax Reporting Requirements
- Charitable Contributions of Inventory Regulations Subject of AICPA Letter to IRS
- AICPA Recommends Guidelines to IRS for Tax-Exempt Organizations Reporting Unrelated Business Income
- FinREC Encourages FASB to Simplify Goodwill Impairment Test
- AICPA Groups Comment on GASB’s Proposed Lease Guidance
July 2016
- AICPA’s Melancon Sees Numerous Roles for CPAs in Battle against Cyber Crime
- Treasury Department Adopts AICPA Recommendations in Final Country-by-Country Reporting Rule
- Keep the Cash Method, AICPA’s Karl Writes in Blog
- AICPA to Treasury and IRS: Adopt Recommended Modifications and Delay Effective Date of Section 385 Proposed Regulations
- AICPA Webcast Helps Firms and Clients Understand and Prepare for DOL Overtime Rule Changes
- Minnesota CPA Society Meets with Congressional Delegation on Capitol Hill
- AICPA Comments on Proposed Expat Gift and Bequest Regulations
- AICPA’s Auditing Standards Board Provides Comments to IAASB on Enhancing Audit Quality
- AICPA Urges Changes to IRS Form 990 and Related Instructions
June 2016
- IRS Service Survey Shows Slight Improvement; AICPA Advocacy Seeks to Boost Agency’s Effectiveness
- Congratulations to Delaware for Adopting Peer Review Requirement for CPA Firms
- AICPA Calls on Treasury to Extend Comment Period for Proposed Rules to Treat Certain Debt Instruments as Equity
- AICPA Urges IRS to Issue Additional Guidance on Virtual Currency Transactions
- Greater Flexibility for Definition of “Hospital” Needed Under ACA Rules, AICPA Tells IRS and Treasury
- Proposed Estate Tax Basis Reporting Regulations Subject of AICPA Comment Letter to IRS and Treasury
- AICPA Comments on Final Changes to the Single Audit Data Collection Form
- AICPA Sends Comments to IRS about Property Transfers to Partnerships with Related Foreign Partners
May 2016
- Timely and Meaningful Access to the IRS Is Most Important to Taxpayers and Tax Practitioners, AICPA Tells National Taxpayer Advocate
- AICPA Reacts to Department of Labor Overtime Rule, Encourages Action in Congress
- AICPA Urges Senators to Maintain Availability of Cash Method for Accounting Firms and Others
- CPA Profession Promotes Federal Fiscal Responsibility in Latest “What’s at Stake” Video
- AICPA Proposes Reduced User Fee for S Corporation Private Letter Ruling Requests
- Free Washington Tax Brief Set for June 22
- AICPA Offers IRS Recommendations on Agency’s 2016-2017 Guidance Priority List
- AICPA Recommends Form 990, Schedule L Changes to IRS
April 2016
- AICPA Urges Congress to Pass Mobile Workforce Bill at House Hearing
- Senate Finance Committee Approves Legislation Addressing Taxpayer Identity Theft; AICPA Seeks Focused Regulation of Tax Preparers
- AICPA Comments on EEOC Proposal to Include Additional Data on EEO-1 Form
- Taxes on Accounting Services an Emerging Issue in States
- AICPA Joins U.S. Senators to Promote Financial Literacy at Jump$tart’s Hill Day
- AICPA Groups Comment on Two Governmental Accounting Proposals
March 2016
- More States Looking to Adopt CPA Firm Mobility for Attest Services in 2016, 2017
- IRS Extends Estate Basis Consistency Deadline As Urged by AICPA
- AICPA Makes Recommendations to IRS on Proposed Country-by-Country Reporting Regulations for Multinational Enterprises
- AICPA Briefs Capitol Hill Staffers on Tax Season Changes and Challenges
- AICPA Presses U.S. Treasury to Adopt Recommendations to Ease Tax Burden on U.S. and Canadian Citizens Holding Certain Cross-Border Accounts
- AICPA Suggests Improvements to IRS's Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program
- AICPA’s FinREC Encourages FASB to Develop Recognition and Measurement Guidance for Government Grants
February 2016
- Special Report: AICPA Tax Leaders Make Case for Improved IRS Service
- AICPA-Backed Proposals to Help Curb Tax ID Theft Discussed
- AICPA’s FinREC Comments on FASB Materiality Proposals
- Mobile Workforce Coalition Gears Up for Legislative Push
- AICPA Calls for More Guidance from IRS and Treasury on Estate Basis Reporting
- AICPA Groups Comment on GASB Proposal Addressing Pension Issues
- AICPA Comments on Key Single Audit Matters
January 2016
- AICPA Commends Congress for IRS Service Funding Hike
- In Profile – Rep. Collin Peterson (D-Minn.)
- State Legislative Proposals Related to Human Resources, Hiring Practices Could Have Negative Affect on CPA Firms
- CPAs and Congress – The 2016 Outlook
- Federal Budget Deficit on the Rise, Showing “What’s at Stake”
- AICPA Comments on New IRS Policy Regarding Estate Tax Closing Letters
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