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Latest Articles

  • Federal Dragnet Ensnares Hundreds in COVID-19 Relief Fraud Charges

    By:
    S.J. Steinhardt
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    Aug 24, 2023
    A federal sweep has resulted in criminal charges against 371 defendants and a total of 718 enforcement actions related to more than $836 million in alleged COVID-19 fraud, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced.
  • Bharti Gupta Honored for Her Service As Chair of the Relations with the IRS Committee

    By:
    S.J. Steinhardt
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    Aug 24, 2023
    As chair of the NYSSCPA’s Relations with the Internal Revenue Service Committee, Bharti Gupta has actively recruited, retained and involved members. From organizing and promoting committee events that feature specific industry topics—including a “Meet the IRS” panel with National Taxpayer Advocate Erin M. Collins—to initiating an “IRS Discussion and FAQ Community” homepage on the NYSSCPA’s Exchange discussion board, to collaborating with the AICPA, Gupta has made a notable impact on the Society. For these efforts and other accomplishments, Gupta has been recognized as the winner of the Statewide Committee Chair Award.
  • CPA ROUNDTABLE: Given the declining numbers of accounting graduates, what should firms do to attract and retain young talent?

    By:
    S.J. Steinhardt
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    Aug 24, 2023
    Four accounting professors offer thoughtful suggestions about what firms can do to attract and retain young talent.
  • FDIC to Propose New Rules for Large Regional Banks

    By:
    S.J. Steinhardt
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    Aug 23, 2023
    The Federal Deposit and Insurance Corporation (FDIC) will propose new rules next week to govern how large regional banks prepare for their own failure.
  • CPAs Preparing for New SEC Cybersecurity Rules

    By:
    S.J. Steinhardt
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    Aug 23, 2023
    Now that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted its rules on cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance, and incident disclosure, accountants are preparing for their implementation.
  • PwC Survey: Executives and Workers Differ on Tech Concerns

    By:
    S.J. Steinhardt
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    Aug 22, 2023
    In a survey of more than 600 business executives, three-quarters said that employee fears about losing their jobs to technology present a challenging to transforming their business.
  • Buyback Taxes for U.S. Companies Total $3.5B for First Half of 2023

    By:
    S.J. Steinhardt
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    Aug 22, 2023
    The 1 percent tax on company share repurchases that went into effect at the beginning of the year is beginning to add up.
  • PCAOB Permanently Bars Audit Firm and Owner for Multiple Violations

    By:
    S.J. Steinhardt
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    Aug 21, 2023

    The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has levied severe penalties against Denver-based accounting form AJ Robbins CPA LLC, permanently revoking its registration, permanently barring owner Allan Jeffrie Robbins from association with any registered firm, and fining the firm a total of $150,000.

  • Billionaire Disputes IRS Position on Self-Employment Tax on Limited Partnership Income

    By:
    S.J. Steinhardt
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    Aug 21, 2023
    Billionaire Steve Cohen is challenging an IRS self-employment tax assessment on $344 million of earnings from 2015 and 2016 from his asset management firm, Point72 Capital Holdings.  The source of the dispute is a campaign begun by the IRS in 2018 to determine whether people who own their businesses through traditional state limited partnerships continue to qualify for a longstanding exemption as "limited partners" if they provide services to the businesses in which they have invested.
  • Regulatory Roundup: August 15-21

    By:
    S.J. Steinhardt
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    Aug 21, 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.