Understanding health savings accounts’ useful, lesser-known features is key to helping clients make the most of this important retirement planning tool.
Category: AICPA News
Switch hitter: How a baseball standout became a CPA
Felipe Crespo reached the pinnacle as a baseball player, and now he’s reaching new heights with his accounting firm in Puerto Rico.
FinCEN provides time estimates for compiling beneficial ownership details
FinCEN estimates that most companies will have a simple structure that will require 90 minutes per response, but complex entry filings will require much more time.
Auditing best practices: What academic fraud research reveals
Complying with AU-C Section 240, Consideration of Fraud in a Financial Statement Audit, when conducting financial statement audits challenges practitioners’ professional skills and knowledge regarding identification, assessment, and response to fraud risks. Academic research reveals best practices for enhancing fraud-related financial audit performance.
Auto depreciation limitations make a big leap for second year in a row
The IRS issued sharply higher new depreciation limitations for passenger automobiles, including those for which bonus depreciation is applied.
How firms use stay interviews to boost retention
Asking employees the right questions can give organizations what they need to know to hold onto staff. Learn how, when, and why to gather this valuable feedback.
FASB provides update on disaggregation project
Tentative board decisions call for entities to disaggregate costs incurred that are expensed as occurred and costs incurred that are capitalized as inventory.
IRS to accept 2022 tax returns starting Jan. 23
The IRS said that most electronic filers will receive their refund within 21 days if they choose direct deposit and there are no issues with their tax return. The deadline to file is Tuesday, April 18.
FinCEN proposes rules about access to beneficial ownership information
Proposed regulations under the Corporate Transparency Act address protocols for access to beneficial owner information by authorized recipients.
National taxpayer advocate: IRS in better shape now than a year ago
Erin Collins mentions improvement in her annual report to Congress, but she says the IRS still needs to deal with the unanswered phone calls, including the 16% answer rate at the Practitioner Priority Service line.