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New York State |
| Governor
Cuomo, shown giving his State of the State
Address earlier this year, has yet to voice
an opinion on the new minimum wage bill. Click
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N.J.
Mandates E-filing for Partnership Returns—Probably According
to a recent
announcement from the New Jersey Division
of Taxation, paid tax practitioners who prepare
returns for partnerships must file all partnership
returns on Form
NJ-1065 electronically. Payments must be
made electronically as well. These requirements
begin with the 2011 tax year. However, as noted
below, there may be exceptions
AICPA
and CIMA Launch New Designation
On
Jan. 31, the AICPA and
the London-based Chartered
Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
launched a new venture that was announced earlier:
the Chartered
Global Management Accountant (CGMA) designation.
Silver
et al. Introduce Minimum Wage Bill A
new bill, A9148, has been introduced in the
New York Assembly to raise
the minimum wage.
NYS
Posts Additional MCTMT Guidance In
Dec. 2011, Governor Cuomo signed a law that
made modifications in the Metropolitan Commuter
Transportation Mobility Tax (MCTMT). Although
the Department of Tax and Finance announced
these changes some weeks ago, it issued additional
guidance on Jan. 26 in Technical Memorandum
TSB-M-12(1)MCTMT, which provided more detail.
NYC
Publishes Tax Assessment Roll Every
January, the New York City Department of Finance
mails a Notice of Property Value (NOPV) to
each city property owner. This notice contains
information about the property's market and
assessed value, which is used to calculate
property taxes.
NYSSCPA
Board Seeks FAE Trustee Candidates We
are now seeking the names of NYSSCPA members
interested in serving on the Board of Trustees
of The Foundation for Accounting Education, Inc.
(FAE). There are three trustee vacancies to be
filled for the upcoming fiscal year, beginning
June 1, 2012. If you are interested in serving
on the FAE Board, we need to hear from you by
Feb. 22.
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