The CPA Advocate - Archived Articles 2018
- Association of International Certified Professional Accountants calls for greater global coordination in taxation of digital economy
- AICPA Chair highlights CPA mobility in NASBA address
- Legislation protecting state accountancy boards from damage awards introduced in Senate
- AICPA sends IRS extensive set of recommendations regarding section 965 transition tax
- AICPA panels submit comments to GASB on conduit debt
October 2018
- AICPA testifies at IRS hearing on qualified business income deduction rules
- Cybersecurity Awareness Month sees state cybersecurity measures affecting CPA firms
- AICPA testifies at IRS hearing on proposed regulations to implement Centralized Partnership Audit Regime and issues related comment letter
- IRS guidance on the deduction for business meals tracks AICPA recommendations
- States’ deregulation push poses a threat to CPA profession mobility; AICPA monitoring licensing legislation in 24 states
September 2018
- AICPA Writes Treasury and IRS about TCJA Repatriation Tax on Foreign Earnings Issues
- AICPA weighs in on sunset advisory for Texas State Board of Public Accountancy
- State model bill for tax partnership audits moves ahead with AICPA’s leadership
- AICPA asks Treasury and IRS to clarify S corporation issues arising from Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
- In profile – Representative Tom Rice (R – South Carolina)
- AICPA seeks IRS guidance on tax implications of FASB ASU related to cost of inventory
August 2018
- AICPA Backs Legislation Limiting Damage Awards Against State Accountancy Boards
- Proposal to Regulate Tax Preparers in "Protecting Taxpayers Act" Has AICPA’s Support
- Alaska Becomes 49th State to Adopt the Comprehensive Definition of Attest
- AICPA Makes Recommendations to IRS and Treasury About Small Business Accounting Methods Changes Under TCJA
- South Dakota State Senator Deb Peters, CPA, Completes Term as NCSL President
- AICPA and Audit Firms Issue "The Promise of Our Profession"
- AICPA Urges Immediate Guidance from IRS and Treasury to Correct Effect of TCJA on 401(k) and 403(b) Hardship Distributions for Casualty Losses
- AICPA Supports IRS Expansion of Scope of Retirement Plan Determination Letter Program
July 2018
- AICPA Submits Statement to House Subcommittee on Occupational Licensing Reforms
- AICPA Urges IRS and Treasury to Simplify Draft Form W-4 and Instructions
- State Legislators Weigh in on Emerging Technology Affecting the CPA Profession
- AICPA Comments to IRS on Proposed Regulations for Valuing Inventories
- Initial Guidance for Deduction of Business Interest Expense Under TCJA Subject of AICPA Comment Letter
- AICPA Offers Recommendations on 2018-2019 IRS Guidance Priority List
- AICPA Recommends Changes to IRS Form 990 and Related Instructions
- AICPA’s FinREC Comments on FASB Proposal to Clarify Collaborative Arrangements
June 2018
- AICPA recommends FAQs to supplement IRS guidance on taxation of virtual currency
- CPA firm mobility reaches important milestone
- AICPA taxation VP advocates for practitioner services unit as Senate mulls IRS modernization
- AICPA helping fight taxes on accounting services
- AICPA comments on IRS guidance regarding deductions of fines and penalties and reporting under TCJA
- AICPA working on state solution to updated federal partnership audit regime
- AICPA submits comments on single audit engagements form
May 2018
- AICPA recommends maximum flexibility for Centralized Partnership Audit Regime regulations
- Tax-exempt organizations need more time to comply with new computation requirement, AICPA advises Treasury Department and Congress
- Association of International Certified Professional Accountants issues guide to help organizations achieve UN’s sustainability goals
- AICPA sits down with NCSL president-elect
- Certified professions under fire in Louisiana and other states
- IRS’s no-rule policy for S corporations requires clarification, AICPA says
- AICPA panels submit comments to GASB on revenue and expense recognition
April 2018
- AICPA says taxpayers need immediate guidance about meals and entertainment deductions
- Occupational licensing reform a growing concern for the CPA profession
- AICPA offers suggestions to lawmakers about IRS modernization legislation
- AICPA urges IRS action on Section 965 tax reporting and application of 2017 overpayments
- AICPA joins U.S. Sens. Tim Scott and Jack Reed at Capitol Hill event promoting financial literacy
- AICPA panels submit comments to GASB on capitalization of interest costs during the construction period
March 2018
- AICPA requests immediate guidance from IRS and Treasury Department on deduction for qualified business income of pass-through entities
- AICPA briefs Capitol Hill staffers on changes resulting from Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
- AICPA sends Congress recommended technical corrections to new tax law
- AICPA to call on Treasury Department and IRS to grant regulatory relief for certain controlled foreign corporations
- CPA profession’s push for full mobility continues
- AICPA flagging tax form revisions for IRS
- IRS adopts AICPA’s recommendations for reporting distributions to owners of foreign trusts
- In profile – Rep. Steven Palazzo (R – Mississippi)
- State CPA societies join AICPA in push to add mobile workforce bill to omnibus spending package
February 2018
- AICPA identifies top areas of new tax law requiring IRS and Treasury guidance
- AICPA urges IRS to provide prospective penalty relief to certain taxpayers required to file controlled foreign corporation information returns
- AICPA to Congress: Provide IRS and Department of the Treasury resources necessary to implement new tax law and to serve taxpayers
- Blockchain and cryptocurrency legislation emerging in state legislatures
- Association of International Certified Professional Accountants responds to international audit standard-setting proposal
- AICPA panels submit comments to GASB on majority equity interests
- AICPA advocates discuss tax reform outcomes, opportunities in Journal of Accountancy interview
- Tax litigator and AICPA conference founder nominated to lead IRS
- AICPA comments on revenue recognition concerns for private entities
January 2018
- CPA Profession Monitoring State Occupational Licensing Reform
- AICPA Chairman Meets with Members of Congress
- Former AICPA Tax Executive Committee Chair Named to IRS Advisory Council
- Data Breach Notification Requirements Changing for CPA Firms
- AICPA Renews Request to Congress to Adopt One-Year Delay for Effective Date for New Partnership Audit Rules
- AICPA’s Amicus Brief Seeks Affirmation of Massachusetts Decision in Favor of Auditor
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