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Advocacy Update: Albritton named Senate President-Designate

October 20, 2023

The Florida House and Senate both returned to Tallahassee this week for their first full Interim Committee Week. Read our recap and learn more about our new Deputy Director, Lauren Henderson.

IRS unveils withdrawal process for ERC claims

October 19, 2023

As part of a larger effort to protect small businesses and organizations from scams, the IRS announced the details of a special withdrawal process to help those who filed an ERC claim and are concerned about its accuracy.

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FTC’s Safeguards Rule just got stronger - are you ready?

October 18, 2023

The FTC's amended Safeguards Rule defines a "financial institution" as any business that engages in financial activity, meaning CPA and accounting firms must comply with the new laws.

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Henderson new Deputy Director of Gov. Affairs

October 16, 2023

Alongside CEAO Jason Harrell, Henderson will serve as part of the FICPA’s in-house lobby team and will assist in all aspects of promoting and advancing FICPA’s legislative priorities and further strengthening the Institute’s relationships with legislators and their staff.

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Advocacy Update: Florida's economic outlook

October 13, 2023

Several Committees met Tuesday and Wednesday, and your FICPA Advocacy Team monitored two meetings of interest to the profession – the Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance, and the Senate Appropriations Committee.

FICPA Government Affairs

Legislative Update

AICPA requests IRS plan in case of shutdown

September 28, 2023

The AICPA on Thursday submitted a letter to the Treasury, the IRS and Congress requesting the release of the IRS contingency plan that would go into effect in the event of a government shutdown on Oct. 1.

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Steube hopes to advance Ian bill by year-end

September 25, 2023

As we’ve covered in previous Advocacy Updates, Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) has introduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives to provide income tax relief to Americans recovering from Hurricane Ian. The legislation designates Hurricane Ian as a qualified disaster for purposes...

Advocacy Update: Committee Weeks begin

September 22, 2023

On each Friday of an Interim Committee Week and every Friday during the 2024 Legislative Session, our FICPA Governmental Affairs team will provide legislative briefs focused on our activities at the Florida Capitol in Tallahassee.

Legislative Update

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Podcast: 'ERC suspended - what happens next?'

September 18, 2023

With the IRS suspending the processing of new ERC claims, the AICPA's Tax Section Odyssey podcast is here to offer guidance on what's already happened and what comes next.

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IRS orders immediate stop to new ERC processing

September 14, 2023

The Internal Revenue Service on Thursday announced an immediate moratorium through at least the end of the year on processing new Employee Retention Credit claims to protect honest small business owners from scams.

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FinCEN updates FBAR relief notice, adding 3 counties

September 14, 2023

FinCEN on Thursday issued an updated notice, adding three counties - Brevard, Orange and Osceola - to its list of those receiving FBAR filing relief through Feb. 15, 2024.

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BOA votes to approve CPA Exam window of 30 months

September 11, 2023

On Friday, the Florida Board of Accountancy (BOA) approved extending the validity of CPA exam scores from 18 months to 30 months. The rulemaking process will begin now with the goal of an effective date of Jan. 1, 2024.

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