The Professional Ethics Executive Committee’s guidance is related to recruiting services for attest clients, and the exposure draft includes a new definition and interpretation of simultaneous employment or association.
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IRS grants partnerships additional time to furnish complete Forms 8308
The IRS is providing relief from penalties imposed solely for failure to furnish Part IV of Form 8308 for partnerships by Jan. 31, 2025, if a partnership meets certain requirements.
Gravitating to gen AI: CPA leaders show increased interest
More than 3 in 5 business executives surveyed by the AICPA are at least contemplating the use of generative AI, signaling that broad adoption could be around the corner.
FinCEN: Companies can voluntarily file BOI reports during injunction
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network said in an alert, however, that reporting companies do not have to file beneficial ownership information reports while a preliminary injunction is in effect.
PCAOB shares inspection priorities for 2025
The board, facing an uncertain future following the presidential election, plans to prioritize inspections in the financial, real estate, and information technology sectors in 2025.
How the new QM standards may affect peer review
Follow these tips to ensure a smooth peer review process once the new standards take effect.
New guide clarifies accounting and valuation of business combinations
AICPA publication offers best practices for professionals working in accordance with a set of FASB standards related to accounting and valuations in mergers and acquisitions.
Engagement quality reviews: What auditors should know
Firms with A&A practices should be aware that the new quality management standards include changes to engagement quality reviews.
Growth in client advisory services set to continue rapid increase
Firms in CPA.com’s CAS Benchmark Survey report a significant increase in median revenue and project an increase of nearly 100% over the next three years.
Court halts BOI reporting; AICPA urges preparedness
Finding the Corporate Transparency Act “likely unconstitutional,” a federal district court prohibited its enforcement and the enforcement of its accompanying regulations.
CPA executives upbeat about domestic economy in 2025, survey says
Optimism about the U.S. economy rebounded significantly among finance decision-makers, according to a new AICPA & CIMA survey. Revenue and profit forecasts are up, along with expansion and hiring plans.
More return-to-office mandates? Report looks beyond the headlines
While some large companies have recently made news by making their employees return to the office, another trend is making bigger gains across the employment landscape.
BOI: Businesses cite procrastination, lack of clarity for not filing
Nearly three in eight businesses in a poll said they were waiting until the end of the year to file beneficial ownership information reports.
FASB proposes guidance on measurement of credit losses
An Accounting Standards Update focuses on the measurement of credit losses for accounts receivable and contract assets for private companies and certain not-for-profit entities.
Regs. address partnership recourse liabilities, related-party rules
The IRS issued regulations that finalize proposed regulations issued in 2013. The guidance is focused on when and to what extent a partner is treated as bearing the economic risk of loss and the special rules applying to a partner related to another partner.
IRS again delays effective date of $600 threshold for Form 1099-K reporting
The delay, the third by the IRS for Form 1099-K reporting for third-party settlement organizations, will treat 2024 and 2025 as transition years.
New FASB standard addresses induced conversions
The standard aims to provide guidance missing in GAAP for the reporting of induced conversions related to settlement of convertible debt instruments.
GASB issues two exposure drafts for comment
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board aims to bring clarity to the financial reporting of subsequent events and to a variety of topics in its implementation guide.
Managing change: 3 strategies to avoid a tech transformation tailspin
With about two in three transformations failing, a leader navigating three transformations at one time explains how she plans to avoid becoming a statistic.
Answering common questions about HSAs and Medicare enrollment
Clients often get confused about how enrollment in Medicare affects their eligibility to contribute to a health savings account and what to do if they erroneously made HSA contributions after their eligibility ceased.
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