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FASB seeks input on hedge accounting ASU

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The proposed Accounting Standards Update is intended to clarify guidance on hedge accounting and address incremental hedge accounting issues arising from the global reference rate reform initiative.
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Chair outlines Private Company Council’s top 4 priorities

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Credit losses, debt modifications, retainage and overbillings presentation, and leases are the main items on the PCC agenda.
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CPA Exam update: Core sections to offer more testing windows in 2025

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The Core sections of the newly designed CPA Exam were graded quarterly during the testing model’s first year, but 16 grading periods are scheduled for next year.
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IRS increases special per diem rate for business travel

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The special per diem rates that a taxpayer uses in travel and business expenses will be higher starting Oct. 1, as provided by the IRS.
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Using behavioral science in a financial-planning practice

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By understanding psychological influences on decision-making, CPA financial planners can work with clients more effectively and improve how they operate their practice.
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Clarification proposed for CPAs’ consulting services engagements

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An AICPA committee approved a proposed revision to Statement on Standards for Accounting and Review Services (SSARS) No. 21 addressing the applicability of the standard when preparing financial statements as a part of consulting services.
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Final regs. issued on consistent-basis and basis-reporting rules

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The IRS issued guidance for recipients of property from decedents on the basis-consistency requirement and for executors and others on basis-reporting requirements.
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More organizations are turning to AI in the finance function

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Research finds a significant increase in the percentage of companies leaning into finance AI, even as many struggle to develop sufficient talent to oversee execution.
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Proposed regs. would exclude tribal general welfare benefits from income

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The first proposed regulations under Sec. 139E set out the requirements for excluding Indian tribal general welfare benefits from income.
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Corporate AMT proposed regulations issued; some penalties waived

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The IRS issued proposed regulations providing guidance on the corporate alternative minimum tax (AMT) and a notice that waives the penalty for failure to pay estimated tax with respect to the corporate AMT for 2024.
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