Monthly Archives: May 2017

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Want your voice heard in Washington? Start here

Hundreds of CPAs visited with lawmakers and congressional staff this week to advocate on four key issues for the profession. Here are tips on how to schedule a similar visit or get your voice heard from back home.
Source: JOA News
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Quiz: Learn to choose between ‘who’ and ‘whom’

In everyday speech, we don’t need to sweat the whom. Here is a short quiz that gives you practice in choosing who/whom and whoever/whomever in more complex sentences.
Source: JOA News
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PCAOB to consider adopting new auditor’s reporting standard

The board has proposed requiring auditors to provide information on the most challenging, subjective, or complex aspects of an audit.
Source: JOA News
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President’s budget includes tax proposals and regulation of return preparers

President Donald Trump’s proposed FY 2018 budget includes a new proposal to give the IRS authority to regulate paid tax return preparers.
Source: Tax News
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President’s budget includes tax proposals and regulation of return preparers

President Donald Trump’s proposed FY 2018 budget includes a new proposal to give the IRS authority to regulate paid tax return preparers.
Source: JOA News
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ASB addresses engagements performed under 2 sets of attestation standards

The AICPA ASB issued an interpretation that describes conditions for practitioners who wish to perform and report on an attestation engagement in accordance with AICPA attestation standards in addition to another set of attestation standards.
Source: JOA News
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Big Four benefits as consulting spending rises in U.S.

Demand for cybersecurity consulting helped drive the growth, accounting for $7.1 billion in revenue.
Source: JOA News
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What you need to know as Gen Z enters the workforce

The first members of Generation Z are graduating from college and entering the workforce. And it would be a big mistake to expect them to behave like Millennials.
Source: JOA News
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What auditors of brokers and dealers need to know about audit planning

Risk assessment procedures, auditor communication requirements, and revenue recognition are among the many complex areas that auditors need to consider carefully in their planning and throughout the audit.
Source: JOA News
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New IASB standard aims for consistent accounting for insurers

A new standard issued by the IASB aims to provide transparent reporting about insurers’ financial position and risk.
Source: JOA News
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