Digital Currency

January 10, 2021 

AICPA News is a round-up of recent announcements from the American Institute of CPAs.

Mary Girsch-Bock

December 31, 2020 

2020 is probably a year that many will gladly put behind them and wish for a better 2021. However, rather than just wishing for a better 2021, there are some steps that you can take that might help you make that wish a reality.

December 28, 2020 

Shehan Chandrasekera, CPA – 2020 40 Under 40 Honoree Head of Tax Strategy, Tax PartnerCoinTracker & JAGArgueta CPAs https://www.cointracker.io/ Career highlights: Presented about cryptocurrency taxes for a Google talks video Maintained a cryptocurrency tax column Forbes What are you doing to make a difference in the profession, your community, the world? Building an application that reconciles...…

December 22, 2020 

The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) has issued a new white paper to help auditors providing SOC for Service Organization (SOC) reports on organizations that have incorporated blockchain into their service delivery systems.

December 22, 2020 

Burns has more than 25 years of experience in public accounting, serving and supporting small, medium and large clients. Previously, Burns was a partner in Deloitte’s national office of Audit and Assurance practice.

December 21, 2020 

Dr. Sean Stein Smith, CPA, CMA, CGMA, CFE – 2020 “40 Under 40” Honoree Professor – City University of New York, Lehman Collegehttps://www.lehman.edu/academics/economics-business/faculty-steinsmith.php Founder and Executive Director – Institute for Blockchain & Cryptoasset Researchhttps://www.ibcr.info/ Career Highlights Dr. Sean Stein Smith is an assistant professor of Accounting in the Economics and Business Department at Lehman College....…

December 9, 2020 

SurePrep and Legible have joined forces to automate Virtual Currency and Crypto Tax compliance for professionals. This partnership ensures tax professionals have the tools and technology necessary to meet the expected increase in compliance activity ...

December 2, 2020 

Although podcasts are a popular commuter pastime and commuting is down somewhat during the pandemic, podcast measurement company Chartable reports that podcast downloads in September increased 150 percent over January of this year.

Gail Perry

December 1, 2020 

In addition, the Summit partners note these security measures include mobile phones – an area that people sometimes can overlook. Thieves have become more adept at compromising mobile phones. Phone users also are more prone to open a ...

November 23, 2020 

Vision for the future comes from a variety of sources. Clear vision and sources of inspiration can come from colleagues, friends, quiet time, struggling with an issue, conflict, relaxing on the beach or vacation, meditation or attending a religious ...

Randy Johnston

November 23, 2020 

The partnership comes just ahead of the kick-off to the 2020 tax filing season in January. The IRS recently released its draft form for the season, moving virtual currency to page one of the standard 1040 form.

November 18, 2020 

Key focuses of CI in fiscal year 2020 included COVID-19 related fraud, cybercrimes, with an emphasis on virtual and cryptocurrencies, traditional tax investigations, international tax enforcement, employment tax, refund fraud and tax-related identity ...