SkagitCountyTaxServices

JUNE 8, 2022

If the last 20 years of the economy’s highs and lows, downturns and headlines taught us anything about business, it’s that complete and transparent accounting is in everyone’s best interest. One independent organization working to keep companies’ books clear and honest is the Financial Accountant Standards Board.

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Going Concern

MARCH 22, 2024

Day Named Technical Director of the Financial Accounting Standards Board [ FASB ] The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) on March 20 announced the appointment of Jackson M. Atlas CPAs and Advisors undercut the Utah-based auditing firm by $12,000. Movers and Shakers Jackson M.

Minnesota

Anders CPA

JANUARY 8, 2024

Jeanne Dee, CPA/CGMA, audit and assurance partner at Anders CPAs + Advisors (Anders), has been appointed to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Not-for-Profit Advisory Committee (NAC) effective January 1, 2024. I’m excited to get started!

Missouri

CPA Practice

JULY 8, 2024

AICPA News is a collection of recent announcements from the American Institute of CPAs and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. Shortly before his passing, he became the first African American and youngest chair of the North Carolina Association of CPAs board of directors.

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Going Concern

JANUARY 25, 2023

When Thomson Reuters reported late last year that the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) had proposed an eighth round of changes to lease accounting rules 1 , accounting and finance execs around the country channeled their inner Charlie Browns with a collective, “Good grief!”

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Going Concern

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Private company CFOs grapple with new lease accounting [ CFO Dive ]. At its core, under the new standards the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) wants all companies to record operating leases longer than one year on their balance sheet, both as an asset and a liability, in the same way as capital leases have always been recorded.

Illinois

Going Concern

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The superseding indictment alleges that Garza directed clients to use hand-picked CPAs and other tax professionals, including McDonnell, Richardson and Fenton. McDonnell and Richardson, both CPAs, allegedly owned and operated McDonnell Richardson, P.C., an accounting, tax preparation, and legal services business located in Waxahachie.

Technology

CPA Practice

JUNE 1, 2023

AICPA News is a round-up of recent announcements from the American Institute of CPAs. AICPA Recognizes Top 2022 CPA Exam Performers with Elijah Watt Sells Award The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA®) recently announced the 50 winners of the 2022 Elijah Watt Sells Award. Michael Paul Donnelly, Jr.

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CPA Practice

JANUARY 10, 2024

The Financial Accounting Standards Board ( FASB ) has announced the appointment of six new members to its Not-for-Profit Advisory Committee ( NAC ), effective January 1, 2024. The NAC serves as a standing resource for the FASB.

accounting and finance

CPA Practice

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The American Institute of CPAs has awarded Robert H. Herz, CPA, CGMA, FCA, with its 2023 AICPA Gold Medal Award of Distinction. The award, presented since 1944, is the highest honor bestowed by the AICPA, recognizing CPAs “whose influence on the accounting profession has been especially notable.”

cpas

Going Concern

AUGUST 5, 2022

If the world had no accountants [ The Indicator from Planet Money ] As the unsung heroes of the financial world, CPAs (Certified Public Accountants) are responsible for a wide range of important tasks, from balancing the books to investigating fraud. Meet the accountants who may become the new power brokers of taxes. [

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Going Concern

MARCH 4, 2022

SEC Chief Accountant Lauds FASB for Engaging Investors, Stakeholders on Potential New Standards [ JD Supra ] Paul Munter, acting chief accountant for the SEC’s Office of the Chief Accountant, on Feb.

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CPA Practice

MAY 18, 2023

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.

CPA

CPA Practice

JUNE 11, 2024

The Elijah Watt Sells Award program was established by the AICPA in 1923 to recognize outstanding performance on the CPA exam, as well as to honor Sells, one of the country’s first CPAs and a founding member of the firm now known as Deloitte. Owen Berry , Florida, employed with Ennis, Pellum & Associates CPAs in Jacksonville.

South Dakota

CPA Practice

APRIL 11, 2023

He most recently held a technical accounting role at a Fortune 500 financial services company where he helped lead complex implementations of accounting standard updates issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board.

institute of chartered accountants

CPA Practice

JANUARY 5, 2024

The Financial Accounting Standards Board ( FASB ) has appointed six new members to its Not-for-Profit Advisory Committee ( NAC ), effective January 1, 2024. The NAC serves as a standing resource for the FASB.

accounting and finance

ThomsonReuters

JANUARY 18, 2024

CPA responsibilities to clients As a trusted advisor in an increasingly complex financial landscape, certified public accountants (CPAs) have significant responsibilities for the services they provide to their clients. Accountant vs. CPA vs. tax preparer: What are the differences?

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2019

Separately, at the state level, in California , a number of certified public accountants (CPAs) are calling for an industry watchdog to clarify the standards in place for cryptocurrency-related accounting. Regulations Abroad.

cpas

Going Concern

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Not that long ago, we published a letter to the editor about the “watering down” of the accounting profession , which included a mention of the rule change that made it possible for non-CPAs to become partners in accounting firms. Canada Can Demand Audit Details From Accountants, Court Affirms [ Bloomberg Tax ].

Non-Profits

Going Concern

MARCH 8, 2024

Top Remote Accounting Candidates: February 29, 2024 Opinion The specter of ‘Uberification’ looms over audit [ Accounting Today Voices ] Blake Oliver writes for AT’s opinion column: As technologies reshape industries, we wonder if disruptive startups could come between CPAs and our clients one day.

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CPA Practice

OCTOBER 20, 2023

During his career, Mr Bless has had responsibility for financial, regulatory and sustainability reporting. He has served on the boards of the SASB Foundation and the Value Reporting Foundation, and as a member of the IFRS Advisory Council and the US Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council.

Washington

CPA Practice

OCTOBER 19, 2023

During his career, Mr Bless has had responsibility for financial, regulatory and sustainability reporting. He has served on the boards of the SASB Foundation and the Value Reporting Foundation, and as a member of the IFRS Advisory Council and the US Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council.

Washington

Shay CPA

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Whether you’re considering this option because of internal factors (like lackluster financial performance) or external ones (like market conditions), you want to maximize benefits and mitigate risks. As CPAs who specialize in supporting startups, we’ve been through down rounds with many of our clients. We’re here to help.

Tax

Going Concern

MARCH 25, 2022

“I would have thought that accountants would be seen as boring, but effective and the perfect person to do a good job on your tax return,” Wijnand Van Tilburg, a study co-author and senior lecturer in the university’s psychology department, said in a statement last week.

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ThomsonReuters

APRIL 18, 2023

This established the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which had authority to form financial accounting and reporting standards for publicly held companies. The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) is recognized by SEC as the accounting standard setter for public entities.

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Going Concern

AUGUST 25, 2023

News US Accounting Board Looks Across the Ocean to Fill Hole in Rules [ Bloomberg Tax ] The flood of government aid that helped keep companies afloat during the coronavirus pandemic exposed a hole in US accounting rules: Businesses have no way to record the grants, loans, and tax breaks that bolstered their bottom lines.

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Going Concern

AUGUST 11, 2023

Firm Watch SingerLewak Grows in Pacific Northwest With Acquisition [ INSIDE Public Accounting ] Los Angeles-based IPA 100 firm SingerLewak (FY22 net revenue of $89.6 million) is merging in Hearthstone CPA Group of Bremerton, Wash. 15 from Aug. 15 from Aug. ” Climate?

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Going Concern

APRIL 7, 2023

While hoping to maintain their original age of 62, so that retiring partners could pass the torch to a promised line of up-and-coming CPAs, WTF realized that the pipeline was less than empty and they needed a new strategy.

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Going Concern

JUNE 21, 2024

Practice Accounting Guidance for ESG Projects & AI Usage in Auditing [ Resourceful Finance Pro ] In a matter of months, companies will possess first-ever guidelines for environmental credit accounting. Local accounting firms showed a third year of growth. Deloitte, a Big Four stalwart, kept its usual No.

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Going Concern

JANUARY 13, 2023

Munter will continue to lead the Office of the Chief Accountant (OCA) and serve as the principal advisor to the Commission on accounting and auditing matters. “With Accounting+, our goal is to reach the next generation of accounting professionals and ensure that students can see themselves within this exciting, high-demand field.”

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Going Concern

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Instead of a wonky rundown of new standards, the head Financial Accounting Standards Board stressed the board’s commitment to the end users of its rules—the investors who read corporate financial statements.

Tax

Going Concern

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Why People Leave Public Accounting [ CPA Journal ]. Writes Edward Mendlowitz, CPA/PFS, ABV: There are many reasons why CPAs decide to leave public accounting firms. Choi Jin Hyuk has reportedly been offered the role of a senior manager at the firm who has been working as an accountant for 12 years.

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