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February 6, 2023

Talent acquisition: AICPA chair hears student voices, shares strategies

Anoop Natwar Mehta is traveling the country, meeting with the next generation of accounting professionals. Along the way, he’s gained some valuable perspective that can fuel company leaders’ efforts to hire the best and brightest.

December 15, 2022

The AICPA’s tax policy and advocacy work: 2022 highlights

It’s worth pausing to reflect on the AICPA’s successes in advocating for the profession with Congress and the IRS this year.

November 22, 2022

New year, new challenges: Preparing for sustainability disclosures

Those on the front line of the sustainability reporting landscape share what’s to come in 2023 and what accounting professionals need to know to prepare.

November 14, 2022

Employers embrace apprenticeship program for finance business partners

AICPA and the U.S. Department of Labor sign the first three companies to a program aimed at addressing talent shortage in accounting and finance.

November 1, 2022

Past commissioners set optimistic tone for next IRS commissioner in AICPA panel

Two former IRS commissioners addressed the agency’s issues at an AICPA panel and sounded a note of optimism for the future, based on new funding and pending technology improvements.

October 20, 2022

IRS annual inflation adjustments, negotiating a job offer, and a quiz

This quick-hitting episode covers recent news of interest, including IRS and Social Security Administration annual announcements, why the AICPA is requesting guidance from the IRS and Treasury, and advice for negotiating after you’ve received a job offer.

October 18, 2022

A closer look at proposed revisions to the AICPA tax standards

Three CPAs discuss the particulars of proposed revisions issued by the AICPA for the Statements on Standards for Tax Services.

October 18, 2022

AICPA seeks guidance on corporate alternative minimum tax

The organization’s letter to the IRS and Treasury makes recommendations in five areas to help companies deal with the new tax.

September 26, 2022

AICPA again critiques new IRS requirements for R&D credits

In a second letter, the AICPA takes issue with broad new documentation requirements for refund claims involving the Sec. 41 credit, outlined in an IRS memo in fall 2021.

September 15, 2022

A quick tour of student loan forgiveness, a quiz, and a letter to the IRS

This express podcast episode with transcript hits the highlights of recent Journal of Accountancy news coverage of student loan debt forgiveness, an AICPA letter urging penalty relief from the IRS, and more.

FROM THIS MONTH'S ISSUE

Cannabis dispensary denied ERC

The Court of Federal Claims held that Sec. 280E, which prohibits deductions and credits for businesses trafficking in controlled substances, applies to the employee retention credit (ERC), including its refundable portion, and denied a cannabis business’s claim for a refundable ERC.