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.
February 01, 2012 Dan Raulerson Starts Campaign to Replace Rich Glorioso In Florida House- Dan Raulerson is starting his campaign to replace fellow Republican Rich
Glorioso in the Florida House in the city Raulerson represents: Plant
City.
January 31, 2012 CGMA Launch Focuses On Nonfinancial Value, Long-term Business Strategies- A panel of executives meeting in the finance capitals of New York City and London discussed new research Tuesday on the importance of the human dimension and nonfinancial value in long-term business strategies.
January 25, 2012 Bank Of America Launches CPA Financing Program- Bank of America has begun offering financing to CPA firms to help them
fund mergers and acquisitions, expand their facilities, buy equipment
and software, and other purposes.
January 24, 2012 New Form 990 Has a Few Significant Changes for 2011- The IRS posted the final 2011 Form 990, Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax, and instructions on its website. Form 990 has become more and more complex as the role of nonprofit organizations has evolved in the United States. The latest...
January 24, 2012 Revision Of CPE Standards Completed - CPE programs for the accounting profession will have enhanced opportunities to use group Internet-based formats, outcome-based learning and other innovative techniques under newly completed revisions announced Tuesday.
The AICPA and the National...
January 20, 2012 Michelle Obama to Visit Tampa, Other Florida Cities Today- First Lady Michelle Obama will visit Tampa, Sarasota and Palm Beach today, just as the Republican presidential primary race catches fire in Florida, to talk about healthy eating.
She will join Bob Unanue, president of Goya Foods, and other...
January 18, 2012 Veris Expands Forensic Practice to Jacksonville- Veris Consulting Inc. has expanded its forensic accounting and
litigation support practice to Jacksonville, Fla., adding Edward
Buttner, a CPA with over 30 years of experience.
January 17, 2012 IRS E-file Launches Today; Most Taxpayers Can File Immediately- WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service opened the 2012 electronic tax
return filing season today with a reminder to taxpayers that e-file
remains the best way to get fast refunds and ensure accurate tax
returns.
January 17, 2012 Cynthia Borders-Byrd- Cynthia Borders-Byrd, elected chair of The Florida State Board of
Accountancy (BOA) the organization that is responsible for the
regulation of certified public accountants (CPAs) and accounting firms
in Florida. Borders-Byrd was appointed to...
January 17, 2012 South Florida Gets One Of First IRS Video Conferencing Sites- The Internal Revenue Service is going virtual, offering video
conferencing at its downtown Miami office for taxpayers who don't want
to wait in line to get tax questions answered.
January 11, 2012 SEC Approves 11% Budget Increase for Audit Overseer- The Securities and Exchange Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to approve an 11% budget increase for the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the government's audit-oversight board.
January 10, 2012 Gov. Scott's 2012 State Of The State Address: "Let's Get to Work ... Together"- My fellow Floridians, President Haridopolos, Speaker Cannon, members of the Florida Senate and Florida House of Representatives, Chief Justice Canady, members of the Florida Supreme Court, my fellow cabinet members, Attorney General Pam Bondi,...
January 06, 2012 Extension Of Sales Tax Deduction Caught Up In Political Fight- A federal provision that provides millions in tax breaks to Floridians each year is in danger of disappearing.
State taxpayers who itemize their federal taxes will no longer be able to deduct the state and local sales tax they pay if Congress...
December 30, 2011 Audit: As E-filing Increases, IRS Needs to Monitor Paid Preparers- As tax returns increasingly are filed electronically, the IRS needs to keep an eye on whether preparers are following new rules, according to a new federal audit.
December 30, 2011 Less Than a Quarter of Companies to Hire in 2012: CareerBuilder- The employment picture won’t change much next year, with less than a quarter of hiring managers planning to take on more employees.
December 30, 2011 Prison Inmates Register with the IRS as Tax Preparers- Hundreds of prison inmates have found new careers behind bars — by registering with the IRS as income tax preparers.
December 30, 2011 Wall Street Expected to End Year in the Black, Barely- Stocks were lower in the first hour and a half of trading in the final trading session of 2011, with the prospect that a raucous year will close in the black.
December 30, 2011 Tax Benefits From Options as Windfall for Businesses- The stock market’s rebound from the financial crisis three years ago has created a potential windfall for hundreds of executives who were granted unusually large packages of stock options shortly after the market collapsed.
December 30, 2011 10 Stories That Shaped 2011- Our editors' picks for the 10 stories that shaped accounting in 2011.
December 15, 2011 Florida Gets High Marks for Millions Paid In Corporate Subsidies- TALLAHASSEE – A Washington-based group that studies tax breaks for companies has given Florida relatively high marks for the safeguards and wage standards it places on tax-incentive deals paying companies millions of dollars every year to...
December 06, 2011 Survey Of CPAs Shows Economic Pessimism Still Prevalent, But Shrinking - Pessimism about the U.S. economy among CPA decision makers has shrunk slightly, but remains strong, according to the AICPA Economic Outlook Survey for the fourth quarter of 2011.
December 05, 2011 Florida Accountancy Board Votes to Amend Rules Honoring Professional Agreement with Hong Kong- TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Florida Board of Accountancy voted to amend its rules to honor a five-year mutual recognition agreement establishing the basis for reciprocity between the United States and Hong Kong accounting professions. By electing to...
November 30, 2011 Member News: Sam McCall Appointed to a Five-Year Term- The Chairman of the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Tom Allen, announced today that Sam McCall has been appointed to a five-year term as a member of the Board beginning January 1, 2012. Mr. McCall's term begins upon the...
November 27, 2011 Amnesty for Frostproof Businesses Starts- FROSTPROOF - Nonconforming businesses within the city limits now have less than two months to get permitted.
The Frostproof City Council approved the second reading of changes to the city's code of ordinances that will allow certain home...
November 23, 2011 Supercommittee's Kryptonite Was Taxes- The congressional supercommittee called it quits this week only a couple
of days before its November 23 deadline, unable to reach a consensus on
either taxes or spending cuts.
November 23, 2011 IRS Launches Competency Testing for Tax Return Preparers- The Internal Revenue Service has announced
that it is ready to roll out its new competency test for tax return
preparers. Test scheduling will begin the week of November 28.
November 22, 2011 IRS Begins Scheduling Tax Preparer Competency Tests- The Internal Revenue Service is moving into the second phase of its tax
preparer regulation initiative by beginning next week to schedule the
first competency tests for tax preparers.
November 22, 2011 Obama Pushes for Extension Of Payroll Tax Cut- President Barack Obama told an audience in New Hampshire on Tuesday that
their taxes would go up an average of $1,000 to $1,500 unless the
payroll tax cut were extended and expanded as part of his jobs bill.
November 17, 2011 Congress Sends Repeal Of 3 Percent Government Contractor Withholding to President - Late November 16, the House of Representatives passed a bill (H.R. 674) that will repeal a 3% government contractor withholding requirement. The vote was 422-0. The Senate approved the bill on November 10, and it now goes to President Barack...
November 17, 2011 Reports Focus On Priorities for IRS- A pair of reports from IRS advisory and watchdog groups outline a set of
priorities for the agency, including remote work, uncertain tax
positions and security.
November 10, 2011 Department Of Financial Services Initiates Web-based Substitute Form W-9- In response to new mandates by the federal government and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Department of Financial Services has initiated a web-based Substitute Form W-9 that allows vendors to register and submit their electronic...
November 08, 2011 Governor Rick Scott Reappoints Two to Board Of Accountancy- 11/8/2011 Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Rick
Scott announced the reappointments of Cynthia D. Borders-Byrd and Maria
E. Caldwell to the Board of Accountancy.
August 03, 2011 How The Debt Deal May Affect You- A fter much drama, lawmakers may have
finally settled on a deal to raise the nation's debt ceiling. But for
everyone from the retirees figuring out their future to students paying
off their debt loads, the work and the headaches have just begun.
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