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Standing Together

By  Joanne S. Barry, CAE

August 2020 0

Editor's Note: This statement from our publisher was originally posted on the NYSSCPA website (http://www.nysscpa.org) on June 4, 2020. We as Americans and New Yorkers are…

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Defining the New Normal for CPAs

By  Joanne S. Barry, CAE

May 2020 0

These are extraordinary times with extraordinary challenges. We fear for our safety and the safety of those we love, for the stability of our country…

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Making Progress in Albany on Electronic Signatures

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By  Joanne S. Barry, CAE

February 2020 0

In many things, New York is a recognized leader, standing at the forefront of finance, culture, and innovation. Yet it remains behind in terms of…

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CPA Licensing and Unintended Consequences

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By  Joanne S. Barry, CAE

September 2019 0

Professional licensing has always been what makes a CPA a CPA. Those three simple letters stand for years of dedicated study, rigorous testing, extensive experience,…

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Pitfalls of New York’s Driver License Requirement

By  Joanne S. Barry, CAE

November 2017 0

Tax season is only two months away, and while there is much uncertainty surrounding the probability of real federal tax reform in the New Year,…

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Good Times Are Here Again?

By  Joanne S. Barry, CAE

October 2017 0

It's a great time to be a CPA firm. So says Marc Rosenberg in his foreword to the 2017 Rosenberg Survey. The annual practice management…

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NYSSCPA Board Seeks Members

By  Joanne S. Barry, CAE

August 2017 0

The board of directors of a nonprofit organization has three primary legal fiduciary duties: duty of care, duty of loyalty, and duty of obedience. Here…

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Introducing the NYSSCPA’ s New 501(c)(3): The Moynihan Scholarship Fund

By  Joanne S. Barry, CAE

July 2017 0

In 2015, the NYSSCPA leadership established the Moynihan Fund as a way to recognize the contributions of recently deceased past president David J. Moynihan. The…

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Society Influencers Participate in NYSSCPA’s First Lobby Day

By  Joanne S. Barry, CAE

June 2017 0

For many years, New York State Society members who also serve on AICPA Council have participated in the institute's biannual Capitol Hill visits in Washington,…

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Accounting’s Stars Will Come Out on May 17

By  Joanne S. Barry, CAE

May 2017 0

A year ago at this time, we were putting the final touches on the inaugural Moynihan Fund Gala, hoping that if we transformed our staid…

Publisher's Column: Have You Thanked an NYSSCPA Committee Member Today? Publisher's Column

Have You Thanked an NYSSCPA Committee Member Today?

By  Joanne S. Barry, CAE

April 2017 0

If you ask most of the NYSSCPA's committee members about our government affairs program, they may not realize something—that they're a major part of it.…

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Continuing the March toward a More Diverse Profession

By  Joanne S. Barry, CAE

March 2017 0

I started working for the NYSSCPA in the 1980s, when staffing a committee meeting meant I was likely the only woman in the room. Even…

Succession Woes? Generation X May Be the Cure Publisher's Column

Succession Woes? Generation X May Be the Cure

By  Joanne S. Barry, CAE

February 2017 0

So much has been written about generational tensions between baby boomer bosses and the millennials they're trying to attract and retain—their differing points of view…

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Who Gets K.O.’d by the K-1?

The Creditor or the Debtor?

By  Michael Geeraerts

January 2017 0

The limited liability company (LLC) is becoming the preferred entity to conduct business, largely due to the limited liability protection offered to owners and the…

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Survival of the Fittest

By  Joanne S. Barry, CAE

November 2016 0

Good times are here again. At least, it looks like “good times,” according to the recent release of the 2016 Rosenberg Survey, one of the…

Succession Woes? Generation X May Be the Cure Publisher's Column

Putting Your Practice Issues on Our Advocacy Agenda

By  Joanne S. Barry, CAE

October 2016 0

The NYSSCPA Board of Directors voted at its September meeting to set the Society's legislative agenda. The Society Government Relations staff will now use this…

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New York’s Seven-Year Itch

By  Joanne S. Barry, CAE

September 2016 0

It's been seven years since state law-makers and regulators overhauled the rules that regulate the CPA profession in New York, expanding the scope of practice…

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A Night to Remember

By  Joanne S. Barry, CAE

July 2016 0

In March, I announced to CPA Journal readers that the New York State Society's 119th Annual Dinner would be a bit different this year—a different…

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Leading the Way on Sustainability

By  Joanne S. Barry, CAE

June 2016 0

On May 6 in New York City, what I believe will be viewed as an historic event was held by the Foundation for Accounting Education…

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Have You Cast Your NYSSCPA Ballots?

By  Joanne S. Barry, CAE

May 2016 0

I've written and talked at length, in this column and in discussions with accounting thought leaders across the country, about the transformation taking place at…

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Building Member Satisfaction

By  Joanne S. Barry, CAE

April 2016 0

Even if you're not a history buff, it's hard to walk to the NYSSCPA's Wall Street offices and not be wowed by a sense of…

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A Tradition We’re Bringing Back in Style

By  Joanne S. Barry, CAE

March 2016 0

One hundred and eighteen years ago, the New York State Society of CPAs held its first annual meeting. Back then, this was a relatively small…

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A Busy Season That Has Nothing to Do with Filing Taxes

By  Joanne S. Barry, CAE

February 2016 0

February marks the time of year when a good number of our members suddenly go quiet. But we know why: February is the start of…

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Is Sustainability the Future of the NYSSCPA?

By  Joanne S. Barry, CAE

January 2016 0

Ten years ago, if you were to ask American CPAs about corporate sustainability practices, your questions would most likely be met with blank stares, if…

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