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Latest Articles

  • IRS Announces Sweeping Effort to Scrutinize High Earners, Partnerships and Large Corporations, Using AI

    By:
    S.J. Steinhardt
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    Sep 8, 2023
    The IRS announced that it will significantly increase its enforcement efforts in tax compliance by turning more attention to high-income earners, large corporations and large partnerships such as hedge funds, real estate firms and law firms.
  • Federal Reserve Official Expresses Concerns Over Stablecoins

    By:
    S.J. Steinhardt
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    Sep 8, 2023
    The Federal Reserve Board “has a strong interest in ensuring that any stablecoin offerings operate within an appropriate federal prudential oversight framework, so they do not threaten financial stability or payments system integrity,” Vice Chair for Supervision Michael S. Barr said in prepared remarks today.
  • SBA Program for Minority Contractors Ruled Unconstitutional

    By:
    S.J. Steinhardt
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    Sep 7, 2023
    A federal judge has ruled that a provision of a Small Business Administration (SBA) program designed to help historically disadvantaged groups to bid for government contracts is unconstitutional.
  • FASB Approves Crypto Asset Accounting and Disclosure Rule

    By:
    S.J. Steinhardt
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    Sep 7, 2023
    The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has voted to approve a new rule on cryptocurrency accounting and disclosure.
  • Two State Societies Seek Alternatives to 150-Hour Rule

    By:
    S.J. Steinhardt
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    Sep 6, 2023
    State CPA societies in Minnesota and South Carolina are lobbying their respective state legislatures to abandon the 150-hour rule as a pathway to CPA licensure in response to the profession’s staffing shortage.
  • Tax Experts Warn of Employee Retention Credit Audits

    By:
    S.J. Steinhardt
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    Sep 6, 2023
    Repeated IRS warnings about fraudulent Employee Retention Credit (ERC) schemes have not deterred unscrupulous promoters from falsely advertising their ability to obtain the credit for almost anybody.
  • IRS Issues New Guidance on Federal Tax Impact of State Payments

    By:
    S.J. Steinhardt
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    Sep 5, 2023

    The IRS has issued new guidance on the federal income tax consequences of certain state payments, adding to its previous guidance from earlier this year on state payments made in 2022.

  • HHS Recommends Reclassifying Cannabis As a Lower-Risk Drug

    By:
    S.J. Steinhardt
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    Sep 5, 2023

    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has recommended reclassifying cannabis as a lower-risk drug, which would have positive implications for the burgeoning recreational cannabis industry, various news organizations reported.

  • Regulatory Roundup: August 29-September 5

    By:
    S.J. Steinhardt
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    Sep 5, 2023

    With so many regulators out here, it can be tough to keep track of all the decisions being made. This is the NYSSCPA's regular series that collects relevant regulatory announcements from the past week and puts them in one place to help you stay on top of the issues.

  • FASB to Require More Tax Disclosure

    By:
    S.J. Steinhardt
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    Aug 31, 2023
    In a move to provide investors with greater transparency, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) voted to require companies to disclose more about the taxes they pay, starting as soon as 2025.