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November/December 2022

Diversifying the Audit Profession

By  Becky Sproul and Billy Williams

February 2023 0

Building a team with diverse backgrounds, experience, and skills is essential to fostering rich conversations and thoughtful decision making. This is why pursuing diversity, equity,…

November/December 2022

Adding Age (A) to DEI Is a Good IDEA

By  Richard H. Kravitz, MBA, CPA

February 2023 0

Just as the number of young students entering the profession has been shrinking, increasing numbers of older CPAs have been leaving due to forced retirement.…

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CPAJ News Briefs: FASB, AICPA

By  Thomson Reuters Checkpoint

February 2023 0

FASB News Questions on Applicability of U.S. Deferred Tax Accounting to OECD Pillar Two Rules FASB staff have been fielding questions about the applicability of…

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CPAJ News Briefs: FASB, IASB, AICPA

By  Thomson Reuters Checkpoint

January 2023 0

FASB News Part of Proposal on Lease Accounting Draws Skepticism FASB’s November 2022 proposal on lease agreements between commonly controlled entities received mixed reviews with…

November/December 2022

Tax Changes in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

By  Sidney Kess, JD, LLM, CPA

January 2023 0

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA; PL 117-169) was signed into law on August 16, 2022. This massive measure, which is intended to tamp…

November/December 2022

Adapting to an Ever-Changing World

By  Calvin Harris, CPA

January 2023 0

Greetings Fellow Members and CPAs. Welcome to an ever-changing world! I have written this phrase in December 2022, but it could also apply to 2020,…

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CPAJ News Briefs: FASB, GASB

By  Thomson Reuters Checkpoint

January 2023 0

FASB News Board Will Issue Rule for Tax Credit Investments FASB has unanimously agreed with its Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) that a proposal related…

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CPAJ News Briefs: PCAOB, AICPA

By  Thomson Reuters Checkpoint

January 2023 0

PCAOB News Analysis Finds Decline in Number of Critical Audit Matters The PCAOB published post-implementation review (PIR) reports on its recent pronouncements on critical audit…

September/October 2022

ICYMI | Why People Leave Public Accounting

By  Edward Mendlowitz, CPA/PFS, ABV

January 2023 0

There are many reasons why CPAs decide to leave public accounting firms. Based on my experience, I believe some of these reasons are personal and…

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CPAJ News Briefs: FASB, IASB, AICPA

By  Thomson Reuters Checkpoint

January 2023 0

FASB News Proposal Raises Red Flags Over Definition of Joint Venture FASB may need to revise the definition of a joint venture in order for…

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Transforming AP for a Successful New Year

By  Fredrick “Fritz” Smith

December 2022 0

Many chief financial officers (CFO) managed to navigate their organizations through the financial difficulties of the past two years. Yet, businesses are still struggling; according…

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Eight Accounting Items Companies Need to Consider This Year

By  Jeff Murphy

December 2022 0

This past year has been more chaotic than most for companies, especially those with overseas operations in Ukraine or Russia. The following are some of…

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CPAJ News Briefs: FASB, PCAOB, IASB

By  Thomson Reuters Checkpoint

December 2022 0

FASB News Private Companies Back Proposal on Related Party Leases Under Common Control The Private Company Council (PCC), threw its support behind FASB’s November proposal…

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CPAJ News Briefs: FASB, IASB

By  Thomson Reuters Checkpoint

December 2022 0

FASB News Small Private Construction Companies Not Complying With New Revenue Rules Small private companies in the construction sector appear oblivious to the fact that…

September/October 2022

Why People Leave Public Accounting

By  Edward Mendlowitz, CPA/PFS, ABV

December 2022 0

There are many reasons why CPAs decide to leave public accounting firms. Based on my experience, I believe some of these reasons are personal and…

September/October 2022

Tax Implications of Owning a Second Home for a Child in College

By  Alan Stancill, PhD, CPA, MAcc

December 2022 0

Housing is only one of the many costs of sending a child to college, but it is also an area that presents parents with numerous…

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CPAJ News Briefs: FASB, IASB

By  Thomson Reuters Checkpoint

December 2022 0

FASB News Investors Await Disclosure Rules on Income Taxes Paid FASB Chair Richard Jones reassured advisers that a proposal the board plans to issue next…

September/October 2022

Tax & Accounting Update

By  CPAJ Staff

December 2022 0

Tax & Accounting Update is provided by Thomson Reuters and based on material published on Checkpoint, its online news and research platform. The Update is…

September/October 2022

Book Review: Ethical Obligations and Decision Making in Accounting: Text and Cases, Sixth Edition

By Steven M. Mintz, and William F. Miller

By  Edward Mendlowitz, CPA/PFS, ABV

December 2022 0

The day I finished reading this ethics textbook, I saw a school bus full of kids traveling at least 40 miles per hour on a…

September/October 2022

Perceptions of the Graduate Accounting Student Mindset

By  Sandra S. Benson, JD

December 2022 0

Finding relevance and meaning in work that serves professional and societal goals … having the ability to communicate effectively to make a difference … giving…

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CPAJ News Briefs: FASB, Audit

By  Thomson Reuters Checkpoint

December 2022 0

FASB News Advisers Offer Tepid Approval on Board Developing Rules for Government Grants FASB’s main advisory body said the board should advance its efforts to…

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CPAJ News Briefs: FASB, IASB

By  Thomson Reuters Checkpoint

December 2022 0

FASB News Proposed Clarification of Lease Accounting Rules for Subsidiaries Controlled by the Same Parent Company FASB has proposed what could be the eighth round…

September/October 2022

Fixing the Crisis in Accounting

Five Steps to Attracting Tomorrow’s CPAs

By  Drew Niehaus

November 2022 0

The United States is facing an acute shortage of CPAs. In fact, accountants are leaving their jobs in unprecedented numbers (AICPA, 2021 Trends Report, https://bit.ly/3RmyE4T), at…

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CPAJ News Briefs: FASB, IASB

By  Thomson Reuters Checkpoint

November 2022 0

FASB News Proposed Concepts for Recognizing and Derecognizing Financial Statement Items FASB has issued a proposal for public comment on the concepts it plans to…

September/October 2022

Teaching Accounting Students an Alphabet Soup of Technology

Preparing the CPA Evolution and the Digital Workplace

By  Brandis Phillips, PhD, CPA and Nicole McCoy, PhD, CPA

November 2022 0

As digital transformation becomes ubiquitous, corporations and firms have digitized business processes at record speed, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Disruptive technologies, such as robotic…

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CPAJ News Briefs: FASB, IASB, GASB

By  Thomson Reuters Checkpoint

November 2022 0

FASB News Small Public Filers Urge Efforts on Accounting Rules for Government Grants FASB’s current research on accounting for government grants should be advanced to…

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Tax Changes in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

By  Sidney Kess, JD, LLM, CPA

November 2022 0

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA; PL 117-169) was signed into law on August 16, 2022. This massive measure, which is intended to tamp…

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CPAJ News Briefs: FASB, IASB

By  Thomson Reuters Checkpoint

November 2022 0

FASB News Two Standards and Two Proposals Coming by Year-End, Plus a Peak into 2023 For the remainder of this year, FASB plans to publish…

September/October 2022

Evolution and Transformation, Transformation and Evolution

By  Calvin Harris, CPA

November 2022 0

From the very first certified public accountancy law (passed in 1896 in New York State) to the present day, the accounting profession and the nature…

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ICYMI | Tax Season as a Gallon of Milk

By  Denise C. Yelvington, CPA

November 2022 0

My daughter is learning about volume and liquid capacity in her math class. She frequently asks me questions like, “How many quarts are in a…

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