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August 19, 2024

AICPA joins coalition to fight intensifying tax scams, schemes

The Coalition Against Scam and Scheme Threats (CASST), convened at the request of IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel, will work toward having new protections in place by the 2025 filing season.

August 13, 2024

AICPA, state CPA societies nominate accounting for STEM designation

A letter asks the Department of Homeland Security to add accounting to its STEM Designated Degree Program List in an effort to bolster talent acquisition.

August 12, 2024

FinCEN uses TV ad to tell businesses about BOI

The PSA uses a chat between friends in a coffee shop to educate small businesses about beneficial ownership information reporting, which 32.6 million businesses must file.

August 8, 2024

ERC disallowance letters go to 28K businesses, moratorium adjusted

The IRS moved the moratorium date forward into early 2024. Also, it announced sending disallowance letters to some businesses with invalid claims and plans for payments to others.

August 6, 2024

BOI requirements roll along despite concerns about too little outreach

FinCEN, which oversees beneficial ownership information reports, has received just 2.7 million of the 32.6 million reports that it expects. Through June, FinCEN said, it has reached more than 90,000 stakeholders.

July 29, 2024

Midsummer update: CPA licensure program continues to add students

Experience, Learn and Earn, a program designed to ease attainment of the final 30 hours of the education requirement for CPA licensure, has 94 summer-session students representing more than 50 employers. The deadline for the fall semester is Thursday.

July 2, 2024