Monthly Archives: July 2024

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Warning for EBP audit firms: Service agreements creating headaches

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A letter from the Employee Benefit Plan Audit Quality Center addresses nondisclosure agreements and recommends actions that auditors can take to avoid running afoul of legal, regulatory, or professional standards.
Source: JOA News
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CPA Exam to be offered in the Philippines

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The AICPA and the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy expanded international testing availability of the U.S. CPA Exam to the Philippines with three testing centers.
Source: JOA News
Read More here – CPA Exam to be offered in the Philippines


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FASB issues new chapter of Conceptual Framework

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The new section is related to the measurement of items recognized in financial statements. It completes the board’s framework.
Source: JOA News
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Survey: CFO optimism reaches highest level in 3 years, new survey shows

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Grant Thornton’s Q2 2024 CFO survey found that 58% of CFOs are optimistic about the U.S. economy — the highest level of optimism since the third quarter of 2021. Plus, a rising percentage of CFOs expect profits to grow in the next 12 months.
Source: JOA News
Read More here – Survey: CFO optimism reaches highest level in 3 years, new survey shows


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IRS collects $1 billion from high-income people who owed back taxes

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The IRS is collecting on tax liabilities that were not “even in dispute,” Commissioner Danny Werfel said, but the IRS did not previously have the resources to pursue payment.
Source: JOA News
Read More here – IRS collects billion from high-income people who owed back taxes


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Taxed at work? 4 keys to staying healthy, happy, and productive

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Practitioners who once contemplated changing professions share strategies that changed their lives for the better — at the office and away from it.
Source: JOA News
Read More here – Taxed at work? 4 keys to staying healthy, happy, and productive


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Financial restatements drop, a good sign for reporting quality

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The number of financial restatements filed with the SEC dropped by more than 50% from 2013 to 2022, according to a Center for Audit Quality study.
Source: JOA News
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Using case studies to boost student participation and performance

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Incorporating the case-study method provides a way to improve accounting and finance student engagement.
Source: JOA News
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Proposed regs. address interest recapture on excess COVID-19 credits

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The proposed regulations apply to overpayments of interest on erroneous refunds of COVID-19 credits paid on or after July 2.
Source: JOA News
Read More here – Proposed regs. address interest recapture on excess COVID-19 credits


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Tax pros: IRS improving, but getting the right answer takes too long

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A survey by the AICPA shows that almost two-thirds of tax professionals say it takes over 90 days to get a substantive response from the IRS to correspondence.
Source: JOA News
Read More here – Tax pros: IRS improving, but getting the right answer takes too long