Top Stories
In this area you will find an archive of the most recent top stories featured on the home page of the FICPA Web site that we felt were informative enough to store for your future reference.
May 10, 2012 5 Tips for Building a Personal Brand After Earning an Online Accounting Degree- Whether you are considering enrolling in an accounting program online or about to graduate it’s never too early to start thinking about creating your personal brand. Creating a personal website or developing an elevator speech may seem like...
May 08, 2012 Congress Introduces Bill to Increase Tax Preparer Penalties- A bipartisan group of lawmakers have introduced legislation that would
increase the penalties on tax preparers who defraud taxpayers and the
Internal Revenue Service by altering tax returns for personal benefit
without their clients’...
May 07, 2012 Potential Changes In Tax Rules, Rates Will Affect Next Year's Returns- A number of tax breaks and tax rates are set to expire at the end of 2012. If Congress does not act, we go back to the old tax brackets and rates from before year 2001.
May 04, 2012 Changes to Florida Corporate Income Tax - Each year the Florida Legislature must consider the adoption of the current Internal Revenue Code (Chapter 26, United States Code) so certain tax definitions and the calculation of adjusted federal income are consistent between the Internal...
May 03, 2012 MoneyWise Week Seeks First Coast Financial Fitness- It's one thing to be physically healthy, another to be financially fit.
Over the next week, organizers of the first MoneyWise Week hope area to
help residents get in financial shape.
April 26, 2012 Millions In Health Insurance Rebates On Way for Floridians- WASHINGTON — As many as 1.7 million Floridians could
get rebates from their health insurance providers this year as a result
of the 2010 health care reform law, according to a report issued
Thursday.
April 24, 2012 UF: Consumer Confidence In Florida Falls In April, Marking Three-month Trend- GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Consumer confidence among Floridians fell two points
in April to 73 from the previous month’s revised figure of 75, marking a
three-month decline, according to a monthly University of Florida survey.
April 10, 2012 Gov. Scott Signs Bill to Reduce Insurance Assessments- A bill signed by Gov. Rick Scott will reduce the burden on customers of
other insurers by more than $300 each if a bad storm rocks Citizens, the
state's insurer of last resort, officials said Tuesday.
April 04, 2012 FBI Director Spotlights Fraud In South Florida - FBI Director Robert Mueller highlighted South Florida's prominent place as a center of financial crime in a speech today before the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce at Jungle Island in Miami.
Mueller said that health care fraud, mortgage fraud...
April 04, 2012 April is Financial Literacy Month, a Perfect Time to Teach Your Kids About Money - The financial crisis was a wake-up call for many - but for parents, the lessons didn’t go far enough.
March 29, 2012 Scott Signs Medicaid Bill Opposed By Florida Counties - TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Gov. Rick
Scott promised steps will be taken to make sure counties' Medicaid bills
are accurate Thursday as he signed legislation requiring them to pay
nearly $300 million in disputed past-due billings.
March 16, 2012 Celebrating Women in Business March 14, 2012 New Florida Law Prohibits Government Hiring Of Companies With Cuba Ties- Delving into Miami-Dade’s tricky exile politics, Florida lawmakers
passed sweeping but little-noticed legislation this session prohibiting
local governments from hiring companies that do business with Cuba.
Read more here:...
March 14, 2012 CPAs Prioritize Security, Unsure How to Best Leverage New Technologies - CPAs are confident that their organizations can secure their IT networks and manage data, but they doubt whether their employers will be able to generate revenue streams and other benefits from emerging technologies such as cloud computing and...
March 08, 2012 Congress Mulls Tax Changes for Closely Held Businesses- The House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing to consider changing
the tax treatment of closely held businesses in the context of overall
tax reform efforts.
February 24, 2012 Florida Morning: Senate Passes Budget; USF-poly Split Bill Moving - SENATE SPLITS USF FROM POLYTECHNIC : The University
of South Florida's Lakeland branch would be split off as a new
stand-alone school by a bill that cleared the Florida Senate on
Thursday. Tampa Tribune: http://bit.ly/xnMJvt
February 23, 2012 President Signs Payroll Tax Cut Extension Bill; New Form 941 Released- On
Wednesday evening at the White House, President Barack Obama signed
into law the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, H.R. 3630 . On Thursday, the IRS released a revised Form 941 , Employer’s Quarterly Federal Tax...
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