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Minnesota Throws TPTB the Finger and Introduces Legislation to Offer an Alternate Pathway to CPA Licensure

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Given this, it is our pleasure to inform you that bills have been introduced to the Minnesota legislature — HF 1749 and SF 1660 — that would add an alternative pathway of 120 units and two years experience, while leaving the option to go down the state’s existing 150 hour path as well. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 326A.03,

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The Beef Between the AICPA and Minnesota Over the 150 Hour Rule Heats Up

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That’s sort of what’s happening in the profession right now over proposed legislation in Minnesota that offers an alternative to the traditional 150 units of education required for licensure. That’s not to say Minnesota sucks, rather they are going up against the behemoth that is the AICPA.

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The new breed of audit

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In years past, auditors could show up at your door asking to look at your records. Many audits are conducted remotely, and an auditor never visits your office. Auditors can tap different data sources to select audits more accurately based on the level of risk, and to use new tools to automate the repetitive tasks of an audit.

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150 Hour Rule: Let’s Keep Arguing About What Color the Drapes Should Be While the House is Burning Down

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Let’s note here quickly that many of the “anti-150” folks aren’t lobbying to abolish it completely but to offer alternative pathways such as Minnesota’s proposal to create a second pathway to licensure that would require 120 units of education and two years of experience. We needed to take some action.”

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Friday Footnotes: Bob Moritz Disappoints Us; ERC Window Slamming Shut; 2024 Sucks For Firms? | 3.22.24

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What Role Should Auditors Play in Corporate Compliance? ProMarket ] The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has proposed an amendment to its auditing standards that requires auditors to assume a larger role in corporate compliance. Things are about to get a lot harder for Minnesota CPAs and everyone who depends on them.

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MNCPA to Educators: “We Do Not Need New CPAs Who Have Additional College Credits; We Need More CPAs, Period.”

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Minnesota Society of CPAs has sent a message to educators in the state regarding legislation that would introduce an alternative pathway to CPA licensure and the message to these stewards of the next generation of accountants is clear: no one is trying to eliminate MAcc programs. It is rare that legislation is passed as originally introduced.

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What was new in September for state sales and use taxes

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Minnesota also reported a slower-than-forecast August for sales tax. Auditors reported problems with the Louisiana Sales and Use Tax Commission for Remote Sellers. Several states, including California and New Jersey, have projected a slowdown in sales tax growth in the next fiscal year. Blue bayou.