TaxConnex

AUGUST 15, 2023

There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. Midyear sales tax. The Tax Foundation released its “State and Local Sales Tax Rates, Midyear 2023” report of the 45 states (and the District of Columbia) that collect statewide sales taxes and the 38 states where local sales taxes are collected.

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CPA Practice

MAY 17, 2023

Based in Hackensack, NJ, Tobin & Collins has served clients in the New Jersey and New York metropolitan area for more than 50 years. The firm’s client base includes real estate entrepreneurs, high-net-worth individuals, and privately held companies in a broad range of industries.

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Withum

MARCH 10, 2022

New York City was certainly no exception, and perhaps no industry has been impacted as severely as the live theatrical entertainment industry. Continuously providing additional guidance regarding this new program, New York has officially set forth new Agreed Upon Procedures (AUPs) to be performed by a pre-qualified CPA firm.

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Going Concern

JANUARY 6, 2023

“When you have a massive financial collapse like FTX, there are going to be many, many institutions—and perhaps individuals—who allegedly profited improperly along the way,” said Samuel Issacharoff, a New York University law professor. ” California Program Offers Black Students Path to Accounting [ Bloomberg Tax ].

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Withum

AUGUST 15, 2023

Over the last two years, the New York City Musical and Theatrical Tax Credit Program has been a leading force in helping the live theatrical industry recover from the devastating effects of COVID-19 and get back to where it was before the pandemic. million if the tourism industry in New York City was deemed to fully recover.

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CPA Practice

APRIL 9, 2024

Reid, with offices in Long Island, New York City, and Boca Raton, FL, is a full-service tax and accounting firm founded in 1992. Reid will provide tax and advisory services to its clients. Reid will provide tax and advisory services to its clients.

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CPA Practice

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

CLA is a firm that is built to last, bringing innovative strategies to client service and a culture that focuses on the wellness of our colleagues, who are treated as family members.” I’m excited to welcome the SobelCo team members to the CLA family as we continue to expand our reach into New Jersey, New York, and surrounding areas.”

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CPA Practice

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Daniel Garigen, who holds a 40% stake in Dansa D’Arata & Soucia CPAs LLP, has accused managing partner Eric Soucia of financial and workplace misconduct in a lawsuit filed this month in New York Supreme Court that seeks to force Soucia to give up control of the company.

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CPA Practice

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Garden City will be Armanino’s second location in New York; the firm has had an office in New York City since 2021. Founded in 1938 by Richard Janover, the firm delivers a wide range of tax, accounting, and consulting services to clients that include privately held businesses and high-net-worth individuals.

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BuildYourFirm

MARCH 26, 2020

Would you leave a safe and comfortable controller position at a large company to start your own CPA firm? Guest Bio: Luke Gheen, MBA, CPA, Certified Tax Coach. CPA in 2011 to help business owners simplify their accounting, save substantial money in tax, and grow their wealth long-term. Listen to Episode 006.

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CPA Practice

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The Bonadio Group, a top 50 accounting firm based in Pittsford, NY, is merging in a top 400 CPA firm—Dallas-based Howard LLP. We look forward to building on the successes of our firms’ combined 90-plus years of experience and are excited about the benefits our clients and employees will gain from this.”

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Big 4 Big Four Lobby Congress on Accounting Pipeline, AI, Crypto [ Bloomberg Tax ] PwC spent the most at $3.27 The Big Four firms targeted a portion of their millions in Capitol Hill spending last year on a pivotal problem facing the industry: shoring up a dwindling supply of qualified accountants. Tax Betting on the Super Bowl?

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CPA Practice

JANUARY 8, 2024

Top 30 accounting firm UHY has entered Massachusetts by merging with Wayland-based CPA firm Paresky Flitt & Co. The combination expands Farmington Hills, MI-based UHY’s presence in the Northeast, as the firm has 10 offices throughout New York, Connecticut, and New Hampshire.

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

CLA is a firm that is built to last, bringing innovative strategies to client service and a culture that focuses on the wellness of our colleagues, who are treated as family members.” I’m excited to welcome the SobelCo team members to the CLA family as we continue to expand our reach into New Jersey, New York, and surrounding areas.”

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CPA Practice

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Professionals on the Move is a round-up of recent promotions and staffing announcements from around the accounting and tax profession. Schneider Downs Boosts Tax Team Schneider Downs & Co., Hailey Adams , Tax Manager, has been in public accounting for over 9 years, primarily focusing on tax-exempt organizations.

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CPA Practice

MARCH 15, 2024

Financial terms of the deal haven’t been disclosed, but the Financial Times reported today that Grant Thornton has agreed to sell “a majority stake” to New Mountain Capital, an investment firm headquartered in New York City. accounting firm by revenue, with more than $900 million coming from H&F.

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Going Concern

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Big 4 ‘Shadow’ culture at consulting giant PwC led to tax-leaks scandal: Ziggy Switkowski [ News.com.au ] Consulting giant PwC has been savaged in an independent review that exposed the firm’s “shadow” culture contributing to its infamous tax leaks scandal. And CPAs in this space know what that means in terms of legal exposure.

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CPA Practice

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and CPA.com announced its 2023 Startup Accelerator cohort at a kick-off meeting held at AICPA headquarters in New York. This year’s participants include five early-stage companies pursuing a variety of solutions in audit, accounting, tax and e-commerce.

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CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

New York-based CPA firm Grassi announced on Thursday it has established an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) for its more than 450 employees. In addition, the top 60 accounting firm said it is shifting to an alternative practice structure “ensuring the firm’s independence and strength.”

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CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

New York-based CPA firm Grassi announced on Thursday it has established an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) for its more than 450 employees. In addition, the top 60 accounting firm said it is shifting to an alternative practice structure “ensuring the firm’s independence and strength.”

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Going Concern

MAY 31, 2023

“With their leadership, I look forward to our continued journey creating the advisory CPA firm of the future, today.” Ackerman, CPA Assurance – Real Estate and Construction (Washington, D.C.) Badani, CPA Assurance – Financial Services (Irvine, California) Ashley R. Maguire, JD, CPA Tax (Tampa, Florida) Shabinaaz F.

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CPA Practice

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Professionals on the Move is a round-up of recent promotions and staffing announcements from around the accounting and tax profession. Schneider Downs Boosts Tax Team Schneider Downs & Co., Hailey Adams , Tax Manager, has been in public accounting for over 9 years, primarily focusing on tax-exempt organizations.

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Going Concern

MAY 26, 2023

Long Read How a Pandemic-Era Program Became a Magnet for Fraud [ New York Times ] Amid the onset of the pandemic in 2020, as large swaths of the economy went into lockdown, Washington set up various programs to help keep businesses and their workers afloat. The reshuffle goes into effect on July 1. ‘No

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Going Concern

JULY 7, 2023

PwC Tax Scandal PwC tipped off Google on timing of Australian tax law [ Financial Times ] A Google employee received an email from a PwC partner in August 2015 that said Canberra would be pressing ahead with a tax clampdown on multinationals the following year, despite pressure to delay the new legislation.

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Withum

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

That strike was during tax season, and I spent three weeks in federal service to get the mail delivered. Traveling in Manhattan was very easy with the subways, plus I had some free time to work on tax returns. I also worked late into the night on tax returns. Nothing was a chore and I enjoyed it all.

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

BDO’s culture attracts KPMG auditing veteran from New York [ Australian Financial Review ] An inability to easily visit family in New Zealand during the COVID pandemic led to auditing veteran Fiona Narielwalla moving to Sydney after almost a decade in New York. From the press release: CBIZ, Inc.

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CPA Practice

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

TAG Alliances Welcomes Ray Polantz of Cohen & Company as New Advisory Board Member TAG Alliances, a leading multidisciplinary alliance of independent professional services firms, recently appointed Raymond Polantz, Tax Partner at Cohen & Company as its newest Advisory Board member.

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Going Concern

MARCH 22, 2024

PwC chairman refuses to share tax leaks scandal investigation with Australian parliament [ The Guardian ] PwC’s global chairman, Bob Moritz, has refused to comply with a request from the Australian parliament to share a copy of an investigation used to contain the tax leaks scandal to Australia. This S**t Is Still Going On?

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Going Concern

MAY 19, 2023

How the tax leaks scandal forced PwC out of the shadows [ Australian Financial Review ] A brutal news cycle shredded any hope PwC had that this would be a circuit breaker. Labor senator Deborah O’Neill, who helped reveal the extent of the tax leaks, homed in on the review.

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Going Concern

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

PwC Retirees Get Early Approval for $267 Million Pension Deal [ Bloomberg Tax ]. Hungary’s State Audit Office has picked PricewaterhouseCoopers forensic partner Ferenc Biro to lead a new anti-graft body to be launched by mid-November as part of efforts to regain access to European Union funds locked up over corruption risks.

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RitaKeller

JULY 18, 2022

What if no one is willing to pay New York City wages for people who work in Idaho?” Also, some questions for firm owners. CPA firms have survived during the last couple of years by being able to utilize remote workers. Qualified people will prepare your tax returns (and many other tasks) for much less money.

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CPA Practice

MAY 2, 2023

The Bonadio Group , a nationally ranked Top 50 CPA firm and the largest independent provider of professional services in Upstate New York, has announced the appointment of Michael (Mike) Parrinello as Chief Growth Officer and Kristen Clark as Chief Risk Officer, along with over a dozen additional appointments of industry veterans into key strategic (..)

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Going Concern

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Firm Watch. Years-long trend of consolidation reaches city’s largest accounting firms [ Crain’s New York Business — subscription ]. Known for their high-end tax services, TPC is especially strong in corporate tax, serving public and private enterprises. We buyin’ this?

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Going Concern

MAY 15, 2023

Armanino is named in an FTX lawsui t: The latest suit was filed Friday in federal court in San Francisco against Sequoia Capital Operations, LLC, the prominent Menlo Park firm known for early backing of Apple, Inc. The plaintiffs also asserted claims against FTX’s accounting firms, Armanino LLP of San Ramon and Prager Metis CPAS, Inc.

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Going Concern

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

India Launches Audit Inspections After Spate Of Scandals [ Bloomberg Tax ]. India’s accounting watchdog on Friday published new audit quality inspection guidelines, as the country’s regulators continue to clamp down after a flood of scandals. Accounting Firm M&A. PLC has joined with REDW effective Oct.

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Going Concern

JUNE 23, 2023

Office Hours: CPA Firms Shift Toward More In-Person Collaboration and More Square Footage [ INSIDE Public Accounting ] Three years after accounting professionals were forced home by COVID and then back to the office, at least part of the time, firms are beginning to settle into a new normal.

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KROST

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The Real Estate Issue highlights some of the hot topics in real estate including 1031 Exchange, Cost Segregation, Opportunity Zones, Qualified Improvement Property, Delaware Statutory Trusts, and Green Building Tax Incentives. Going Green for the Green: Federal Tax Incentives for Energy Efficient Building By So Sum Lee, CPA.

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