Category: AICPA News

The contingency plan calls for furloughs of two-thirds of IRS staff, which Treasury said will result in “significant harmful impacts on taxpayers.

Companies registered or created in 2024 would get an extended deadline to file beneficial ownership information reports, while other companies would not, under proposed rules.

An expert discusses the requirements for monitoring and remediation when implementing the new quality management standards.

Starting Oct 1, 2023, the special per diem rates taxpayers may use to substantiate ordinary and necessary business expenses for travel away from home will go up, the IRS announced.

Congress plans to return to Washington on Tuesday, giving members five days to reach consensus on a full budget or a continuing resolution.

The PCAOB forum follows proposed changes aimed at increasing the board’s ability to hold individual auditors responsible for firm violations.

AICPA and Treasury advocate for congressional action to help thwart the unscrupulous promotors that use the employee retention credit to make money by taking advantage of small businesses.

IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel says new unit is “another part of [the IRS’s] effort to ensure the IRS holds the nation’s wealthiest filers accountable to pay the full amount of what they owe.”

For accountants, especially those in the tax and personal financial planning worlds, the passing of Sidney Kess at age 97 is “like losing a parent to the profession,” writes Andrea Millar, CPA/PFS, who shares her memories of a legend who educated countless CPAs and helped her grow the AICPA Personal Financial Planning section.

A new guide posted by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network describes BOI rules, answers questions, and provides tools to assist with compliance with the BOI reporting rules.