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Mobility Bill Introduced in Senate
By Melissa R. Hoffmann

A bill, S2628, introduced in the New York State Senate on Jan. 28, would allow for cross-border practice mobility for out-of-state CPAs -- as long as the CPA’s home state is deemed by New York to have licensing requirements that are substantially equivalent to those outlined in the Uniform Accountancy Act (UAA). Continue ...

Seeing the Signs of Nonprofit Fraud: A Lesson by Example
By Gabe Kahn

Brian P. Sanvidge, who has served as both the welfare inspector general for New York state and the inspector general for the state Department of Labor, said fraud has become a significant problem for nonprofits. Continue ...

PCAOB Reaches Information-Sharing Accord with U.K. Board
By Chris Gaetano

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) will once again have the ability to conduct inspections of U.K.-based accounting firms that perform audits of companies trading securities in U.S. markets, after it formally entered a cooperative agreement on Jan. 10 with the Professional Oversight Board (POB), the British regulator responsible for overseeing the accounting, auditing and actuarial professions. Continue ...

Panel Discusses New Dodd-Frank Whistleblowing Provisions at NYSSCPA Breakfast Briefing
By Melissa R. Hoffmann

Among the provisions in the 848-page Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act are new rewards and nonretaliation protections for corporate whistleblowers. But what effect, ultimately,
will these new rules have? Will more fraud be uncovered as more whistleblowers come forward? Do regulators have enough resources to handle all the investigations? Continue ...

Chapter News
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CPA Roundtable
What stategies do you use to help get through the stress of busy season?
Ita Rahilly (Mid Hudson Chapter), Carolyn J. Lawless (Syracuse Chapter) Stephen Ng (Nassau Chapter) and Kenneth B. Laks (Suffolk Chapter) weigh in. Click here.