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Payroll Taxes Demystified: A Breakdown for Accountants and CPAs Serving Business Owners

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As accountants and CPAs, dealing with payroll taxes is essential to managing finances for your business clients. As an accountant or CPA, you play a vital role in: Calculating and withholding taxes correctly. Your client will be assigned an employer tax account number for the state. By Nellie Akalp.

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New National Research on CPA Pipeline Challenges Underway

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The Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS), in partnership with the Center for Accounting Transformation (the Center) and a coalition of other stakeholders, is launching a new, national survey to gain fresh insight into what’s driving the decline in individuals pursuing the certified public accountant (CPA) credential.

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State CPA Society News & Updates: Jan. 2024

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State CPA Society News & Updates is a round-up of recent announcements and initiatives by CPA associations in the United States and its territories. The California Society of CPAs is hosting the Real Estate Virtual Conference on January 30, 2024. The Illinois CPA Society is hosting a Corporate Finance Conference.

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AICPA Recognizes Top 2022 CPA Exam Performers with Elijah Watt Sells Award

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The American Institute of CPAs has announced the 50 winners of the 2022 Elijah Watt Sells Award. This award is granted to CPA candidates who obtain a cumulative average score above 95.50 across all four sections of the Uniform CPA Examination, pass all four sections on their first attempt and have completed testing in 2022.

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Friday Footnotes: EY’s Six CEO Candidates; Deloitte UK Partner Payouts Increase Again; IIA Gets Their Way | 9.29.23

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Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. CPA Exam Friendly reminder, deadlines to apply for BEC before the new exam in 2024 are quickly approaching. What CPAs can learn from Smucker’s [ Accounting Today Voices ] J.M.

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Friday Footnotes: ‘KPMG Did Not Know What They Were Doing’; Are You Boring?; PCAOB Warns About Confirmations | 3.25.22

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These are the 5 most ‘boring’ — and exciting — jobs in the world, according to a recent study [ CNBC ] You’ll be happy to hear accounting made #2 on the most boring list. Don’t feel bad, MY job ranked #3 most exciting and I assure you it absolutely is not, I write about accounting after all. “I PCAOB Spotlight PDF here.

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AICPA News – June 2023

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AICPA News is a round-up of recent announcements from the American Institute of CPAs. The coalition includes the following organizations: AICPA Latino Tax Pros National Association of Black Accountants, Inc. This award is granted to CPA candidates who obtain a cumulative average score above 95.50