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May 14, 2025

AICPA gives Gold Medal Award of Distinction to Mintzer

Andrew Mintzer, CPA, a firm leader in Los Angeles, was presented with the highest honor granted by the organization.

May 14, 2025

AICPA, NASBA approve new CPA licensure path

Amendments to the Uniform Accountancy Act add a third pathway to CPA licensure: a bachelor’s degree, two years of professional experience, and passing the CPA Exam.

May 2, 2025

AICPA makes recommendation for updated Form 8971 instructions

In a letter to the IRS, the AICPA recommended that the agency provide further guidance in two areas of new instructions for Form 8971, Information Regarding Beneficiaries Acquiring Property From a Decedent.

April 29, 2025

AICPA monitoring proposed changes to public company auditing oversight

Changes have been proposed by the House Financial Services Committee related to PCAOB inspection and enforcement activities involving firms that audit public companies. In a statement, the AICPA said it believes that healthy oversight of accounting firms performing audits of public companies “protects the public interest.”

April 15, 2025

AICPA backs bill that would add accounting to STEM program

The bipartisan bill would make accounting part of STEM, a federally funded program for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education.

April 9, 2025

IRS can make it easier to leave assets to younger generations, AICPA says

In a letter to the IRS, the AICPA recommended changes to the final regulations for generation-skipping transfer (GST) exemption and certain GST elections that it said would make it easier and less expensive for taxpayers to file.

April 3, 2025

Tax legislation, audit oversight, and other AICPA advocacy focus areas

An AICPA executive vice president details points of emphasis related to advocacy in Washington and offers advice to members on managing legislative and regulatory uncertainty. Listen to the episode or read the Q&A with Mark Peterson.

April 2, 2025

Bills dealing with tax administration, disaster victims pass House

The AICPA endorsed four of the six bills, all of which passed with bipartisan support and were forwarded to the Senate.

March 26, 2025

AICPA, CalCPA jointly call for clarity regarding California climate rule

The organizations, on behalf of CPAs, responded to a request for feedback from the California Air Resources Board with recommendations related to guidance on the reporting and assurance requirements of recent legislation.

March 26, 2025

AICPA recommends prop. regs. changes for some retirement savings plans

The AICPA submitted comments to Treasury and the IRS with recommended changes to proposed regulations for automatic enrollment requirements for most newly established 401(k) and 403(b) plans under the SECURE 2.0 Act.

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