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AICPA publishes additional resources in push to preserve PTET SALT deduction

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The passthrough entity tax/state and local tax deduction remains a priority for the AICPA. The budget bill now being considered by the Senate does not allow certain service-based businesses to deduct state and local taxes.


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Simplified method to determine corporate AMT applicable status issued

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A notice issued by the IRS with interim guidance for the application of the corporate alternative minimum tax offers an optional simplified method for determining applicable corporation status under Sec. 59(k).


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Report card: Student interest in accounting shows marked improvement

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Buoyed by a spike at two-year institutions, undergraduate enrollment in accounting programs is up 12% from the spring of 2024.


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Tariffs back in force after appeals court ruling

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A federal appeals court temporarily restored President Donald Trump’s power to impose tariffs. The Thursday ruling followed a district court’s nationwide injunction Wednesday curtailing that authority.


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IRS hotline questions resolved faster in 2025; concern grows about agency’s future

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An annual survey of AICPA members about IRS service showed the majority of respondents are concerned that political distractions will affect agency funding and administration in the future.


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What leaders need to know about a growing group of employees

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As Gen Zs and Millennials begin to become a bigger majority in the workforce, a new survey provides insights into what motivates them to switch jobs and what motivates them to stay.


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AICPA recommends changes to prop. regs. on PTEP, related basis adjustment

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The recommendations, sent Tuesday in a letter to Treasury and the IRS, include that the IRS expressly allow taxpayers to rely on proposed regulations until they are final.


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House passes budget reconciliation bill with changes to tax provisions

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Early Thursday morning, the House of Representatives passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act by one vote. The bill had been amended by the Rules Committee, and it now goes to the Senate for consideration.


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AICPA: Contingent fee provision in tax bill would help unscrupulous tax preparers

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In a letter to congressional committee leaders, the AICPA said Congress should strike language from the tax bill that bars Treasury from regulating contingent fees.


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AICPA names new FinREC chairman

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The AICPA named Grant Thornton partner Rahul Gupta as chairman of FinREC. Gupta succeeds Mark Crowley, a managing partner at Deloitte.