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November 4, 2016 

NY State CPA Society Offers Proposals to FASB

The New York State Society of CPAs (NYSSCPA) in response to The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) invitation for feedback to new proposed financial accounting and reporting topics has offered detailed policy suggestions to the request.

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November 4, 2016 

The Most Embarrassing Office Party Mistakes

Falling into a pool, sleeping under a table, fighting with the boss and screaming like a werewolf – scenes from a rough weekend or a corporate event? Unfortunately, for those involved, it's the latter. A recent Robert Half survey of financial ...

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November 4, 2016 

State-by-State Minimum Wage Changes for 2017

Twenty-five states, plus the District of Columbia, index their minimum wages to rise automatically with the cost of living. Four more states, also including the District of Columbia, will index minimum wage increases annually beginning in future years.

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November 4, 2016 

Connecticut Accounting Firms Acquired

The acquisitions mark a return to Connecticut for one of the nation’s largest and fastest growing accounting firms, which last maintained a practice in Hartford in 2010. The new practice will enhance and complement UHY’s current service offerings ...

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November 4, 2016 

New Email Scam Targets Tax Professionals

The subject line for the fraudulent email is “Security Awareness for Tax Professionals.” The “From” line is “Your e-Services Team.” It has both an IRS logo and an e-services logo that hyperlinks to a URL verified as a phishing site. The spoofing site ...

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November 4, 2016 

CCH® IntelliConnect Browser Search

A recent addition to the CCH® IntelliConnect® platform, CCH IntelliConnect Browser Search is a complimentary browser add-on that instantly sends search queries through Wolters Kluwer’s subscriber content, and displays the CCH IntelliConnect answers directly on the Google®, Bing® or Yahoo!® results page. No logging in and no more alternating between research tools! You’ll save time...…

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November 4, 2016 

2016 Woman CPA of the Year Announced

Melody Feniks, CPA, CGMA, has been named the 2016 Woman CPA of the Year by the American Woman’s Society of Certified Public Accountants (AWSCPA). This award recognizes an individual for outstanding contributions to the accounting profession.

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November 3, 2016 

Some State Death Taxes Aren’t Dying, But They Are Fading Away

Many clients will be able to escape the clutches of the federal estate, with plenty of room to spare. But state death taxes are often a greater concern to middle-to-upper income taxpayers. More good news: A total of at least nine states are revising ...

 An Under-40 Perspective on the Future of the Accounting Profession

November 3, 2016 

An Under-40 Perspective on the Future of the Accounting Profession

    Last month was the first annual CPA Practice Advisor “40 Under 40” ThinkTank Symposium. As an attendee and first-time 40 Under 40, I was excited to meet my fellow honorees for a guided discussion hosted by Rootworks in Indianapolis. It was a gathering reflective of the increasingly diverse nature of the profession. There...…