E-News Archive
2012
February 6, 2012
Members Invited to RMA Networking Event/Identity Theft Crackdown Sweeps Across the Nation; More than 200 Actions Taken in Past Week in 23 States/PCAOB to Host a Public Meeting March 21-22 on Auditor Independence and Audit Firm Rotation/75% of CEOs Admit There is Room for Improvement in the Measurement of Non-Financial Value
January 30, 2012
New Management Accounting Designation Arrives Jan. 31/2011 Michigan Voluntary Contributions Information/IRS Launches Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Campaign/CPE Provider Standards Revisions Finalized/FASB, IASB Prepared to Resolve Financial Instruments Differences
January 23, 2012
MACPA Launches CPE-Palooza for Winter 2012 Season/25% Member Savings Extended on Master Tax Guide/U.S. GAAP Financial Reporting Taxonomy Now Available/IRS to Host Second Real-Time Tax System Meeting/Voter Registration Deadline Nears for February Presidential Primary
January 16, 2012
Tax Assistance Time: Use Your Expertise To Help Those in Need/Dealing with Unclaimed Property Disclosure Issues? Read New MACPA Article/CPAs Slightly Optimistic About Michigan Business Growth in 2012/GAO Provides Guidelines to Congress to Assess Taxpayer Disclosure Proposals/National Taxpayer Advocate Delivers Annual Report to Congress; Focuses on IRS Funding and Taxpayer Rights/MACPA Announces Early Bird Pricing for CPE
January 9, 2012
Revised Yellow Book Posted to GOA Website/MACPA and Red Wings Team Up with Special Member Pricing/IRS Kicks off 2012 Tax Season with Deadline Extended to April 17/More Innocent Spouses Qualify for Relief under New Guidelines/Transcript Delivery System Re-Engineering Results in Functionality Changes/New Survey: Saving Takes Priority for Young Adults This Year
January 3, 2012
Corporate Income Tax Cleanup Bills Signed/Two CPAs Among Detroit Review Team Appointees/Complimentary CPE Webinar Offered to Members: “Important Private Company Financial Reporting Update”/PTINs Renewals Will Be Accepted after Dec. 31 Expiration/New Hours of Operation for IRS Toll-Free Telephone Customer Service/IRS and Treasury Department Publish Temporary Regulations on Treatment of Tangible Property/Tax Preparers Need to File Due Diligence Checklist with All Earned Income Tax Credit Claims Starting Jan. 1
2011
December 19, 2011
MACPA Launches On Demand Video/Filing Deadline Extended to March 30 for Some Tax-Exempt Organizations/Tips for Year-End Giving/IRS Releases Guidance on Foreign Financial Asset Reporting/IASB and FASB Issue Common Offsetting Disclosure Requirements/CFOs Expect Financial Hiring to Increase in First Quarter/Michigan Accountancy Foundation: Donate $50 for 50th Anniversary
December 12, 2011
New PTIN Application Functionality Available/MACPA CPE Tracker Tool Offers Convenient Record-Keeping/Tax Professionals: Prepare Now for New e-File Rules/IRS Announces 2012 Standard Mileage Rates, Most Rates Are the Same as in July/GASB Proposes Financial Projections for Assessing Economic Condition of Governments/PCAOB Staff Audit Practice Alert on Assessing and Responding to Risk in the Current Economic Environment/Business Executives Foresee Better Economy in 2012
December 5, 2011
CFO of the Year Nominations Open/Interest Rates Unchanged for First Quarter of 2012/IRS to Host Public Meeting Dec. 8 on Real-Time Tax System/IRS Seeks to Return $153 Million in Undelivered Checks to Taxpayers/FASB Adds Project on Fair Value Measurement Disclosures to Agenda/Mandatory CITP Credential Exam Launches in July; Still Time to Qualify Before Exam/Two Michiganders Among 10 Elijah Watt Sells Award Recipients/Congratulations to iPad Winner
November 28, 2011
Treasurer Andy Dillon Tackles Local Government Budgeting at New Conference/Resources Offered for Practitioners Targeted by IRS Compliance Calls/IRS Moves to Next Phase of Return Preparer Initiative; New Competency Test to Begin/PTIN Renewal Season Reminder/Email Address Change Option Coming to PTIN System/Home Energy Credits Still Available for 2011/Tax Assistance Programs: Use Your Expertise to Make a Difference this Winter
November 21, 2011
MACPA Partners with Pure Michigan Business Connect/PPT Elimination and Revenue Replacement Still On Hold/IRS Mails Pre-Filing Season Letters to Certain Preparers/IASB and FASB Publish Revised Proposal For Revenue Recognition/IRS Advisory Council Issues 2011 Annual Report/AICPA Calls for Uniform Standard Governing Payment of State Taxes for Employees Working in More than One State
November 14, 2011
IRS Commissioner Puts Fingerprinting on Hold/Health Insurance Claims Assessment Takes Effect Jan. 1/Help Service Men and Women this Tax Season – Volunteer!/Three Michigan CPAs Win National Awards/IASB and FASB Publish Revised Proposal for Revenue Recognition
November 7, 2011
Bloomberg Study Ranks Michigan 2nd in Economic Health/Online Renewal Website Access Clarified/Film Incentive Measure Moves to House/Buy Your Master Tax Guide Early and Save 25%/CLARIFICATION: FAQs on New Payment Card Reporting Requirements/FAF Will Host Roundtables and Webcast on Plan to Improve Private Company Financial Reporting/Companies Recognized for Employee Financial Literacy Programs
October 31, 2011
State Board of Accountancy Announces Online Renewals Now Open/MACPA Offers Comments on IRS Fingerprinting Requirements/Hear Lt. Governor Calley at Michigan Tax Conference/NASBA and AICPA Release Educational Video about CPAmobility.org/Win an iPad! Register for November CPE for Your Chance to Win/IRS Seeks Applications for Advisory Committee for the Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division/FAQs on New Payment Card Reporting Requirements/Visit MACPA’s Career Center to Find a Job or Place a Classified Ad
October 24, 2011
IRS Begins PTIN Renewals for 2012 Filing Season/AICPA Council Tells FAF: Adopt the Blue Ribbon Panel Proposals/Other Fall Council News – CPA Horizons Report, Anton Elected Chair/IRS Releases 2012 Inflation Adjustments/3Q Economic Outlook Survey: Negative Near and Long-Term U.S. Economic Outlook Will Impact Michigan/Audit Committee Members See 'IT Risk' Shortcomings, 'Lack of Innovation' Posing Threats to Companies: KPMG Survey/FASB Issues Two ASUs; Seeks Comments
October 17, 2011
New Timeline: CPA Exam Scores Released Sooner/IRS Urges Tax Pros to Prepare Now for New e-File Rules/Yellow Book: GAO Releases Summary of Changes/FASB & GASB Proposals
October 10, 2011
FAF Proposes Council for Private Company Financial Reporting/Opening Night of the Grand Rapids Griffins Is Only 4 Days Away!/CAQ Launches Investor Education Campaign with New Video/IRS Issues Proposed Regulations Requiring Tax Preparers to File Due Diligence Checklist with EITC Claims/PCAOB to Consider Proposing Amendments to Improve Transparency
October 4, 2011
Special Member Pricing for Detroit Red Wings Tickets/AICPA PEEC Releases Omnibus Exposure Draft/CAQ Issues Summary Report of Roundtable Discussion Series on Changing the Role of the Auditor/IRS Issues Technical Guidance on Business Travel Expenses/AICPA Encourages Member Feedback on IIRC Integrated Framework Proposal/GASB Extends Deadline for Comments on Pension Accounting and Financial Reporting Proposals
September 26, 2011
John Pridnia Elected as MACPA Chair of the Board/5th Annual Michigan Tax Conference Returns to Novi in November/Join MACPA for Member Appreciation at Griffins Hockey Opening Night/New Member Benefits – ID 24/7 and Lambers Review/IRS Issues Guidance to Further Implement Return Preparer Oversight/IRS Announces New Voluntary Worker Classification Settlement Program/Mobility Legislation Moves Forward In Washington, D.C./NASBA Announces New Online System for the Uniform CPA Examination
September 19, 2011
America Invents Act: It’s Signed!/Follow MACPA Twitter Updates on Fall Members Advisory Symposium/Guidance Issued on Tax Treatment of Cell Phones/Treasury, IRS Seek Public Input on Certain Employer Provisions of the Affordable Care Act/IRS Offers Filing and Penalty Relief for 2010 Estates/IRS Shows Continued Progress on International Tax Evasion/FASB Update Simplifies Testing Goodwill for Impairment
September 12, 2011
Senate Passes Tax Strategy Patent Provision/Yellow Book: 2011 Internet Version Released/Fall Members Advisory Symposium is Around the Corner/Updated FAQs for Electronic Accounting Software Records Requests and Submissions/GAO Sharing New Reports, Podcasts and More on Facebook/Join Young CPAs for a Wine Tasting & Networking Event
September 6, 2011
IRS Releases Specs for Registered Tax Return Preparer Test/IRS Provides Tax Relief to Victims of Hurricane Irene/AICPA Introduces Disaster Relief Financial Reporting Resource/MACPA Accounting & Auditing Standards Task Force Seeks New Members/Comments Sought on Proposed 2012 U.S. GAAP Financial Reporting Taxonomy/College Students Invited to Register for 2011 AICPA Accounting Competition/Limit Risks of Identity Theft with School-Age Children
August 29, 2011
Shape the Future of Private Company Financial Reporting/IRS to Roll-Out Fingerprinting Process for Preparer Registration Program/GASB Proposes Recognition of Specific Items as Deferred Outflows and Deferred Inflows of Resources/Taxpayers Recover Nearly $900 Million From TARP Warrant Sales During Last Six Months/Hurricane Serves as a Reminder of Disaster Planning Importance
August 22, 2011
#48: New York Adopts Mobility/Outstanding Lineup at Fall Members Advisory Symposium: See Gregory Anton, Mitchell Stapley, Richard Baird/NASBA and AICPA Issue Proposed Revisions to CPE Provider Standards; Fostering New Learning Techniques/AICPA Makes Recommendations to IRS on Procedures for Continuing Education Providers/IRS Seeks New Issues for the Industry Issue Resolution Program/IRS Drops Interest Rates for Q4
August 15, 2011
PCAOB to Consider Mandatory Audit Firm Rotation/Michigan Treasury Posts Tax Change Overview/New Member Benefit – Discount on Comcast Business Class/Goodwill for Impairment Testing Standard Simplified/The Aug. 31 Deadline: Second Special Voluntary Disclosure Initiative of Offshore Accounts/AICPA Comments on Schedule M-3/AICPA Introduces Community College Blueprint for Accounting Education/Going Back to School Again: Alternate Career Opportunities in Education for CPAs Webcast/Tips For Consumers: New FTC Publication Fosters Online Safety for Tweens and Teens
August 8, 2011
IRS Issues Guidance on Estate Tax; Form 8939 is Due Nov. 15/FASB Schedules Roundtables on Private Company Financial Reporting/IASB Proposes Adjustment to Effective Date of IFRS 9/Obama Housing Scorecard for July Reports Mixed Results/Former Stabenow Aide Named AICPA Vice President of State Regulation and Legislation
August 1, 2011
NASBA, AICPA Announce CPA Mobility Online Relief/IRS Takes Next Steps in International Realignment; Bolsters Transfer Pricing Compliance Programs and International Coordination/FASB Improves Employer Disclosures for Multiemployer Pension/Save the Date – MACPA’s Fall Members Advisory Symposium/Celebrate the Michigan Accountancy Foundation's 50th Anniversary
July 25, 2011
Tax Amnesty Garners $76 Million for State Coffers/Accountancy Update: Online CPE and Peer Review Reporting/Jim Metzler Highlights Challenges and Solutions for CPA Firms in Webinar Tomorrow/IASB And FASB Announce Intention to Re-Expose Leasing Proposals/Comments Sought on Updated Rules for IRS Communications with Appeals Office/Two-Year Limit No Longer Applies to Many Innocent Spouse Requests/Permanent Protection of Social Security Numbers Sought/Have You Renewed Your Membership?/Facebook Contest Ends August 1 - "Like Us" and Win!
July 18, 2011
IRS: 100,000 Preparers Failed to Follow New PTIN Rules/AICPA Lends its Support to Registered Tax Preparer Program/Treasury and IRS Issue Guidance Outlining Phased Implementation of FATCA Beginning in 2013/Pre-order the 2012 Tax Calendar Now/IRS Gives Truckers Three-Month Extension; Highway Use Tax Return Due Nov. 30/GASB Updates
July 11, 2011
GASB Proposes Major Changes for Pension Reporting/U.S. Tax Court Provides New Tools to Assist in Locating Orders of Interest/GAO Reviews Social Security Statement Policies/Treasury Small Business Lending Fund Reaches Michigan Bank/IRS Urges Taxpayers to Avoid Becoming Victims of Tax Scams/Save Money with New MACPA Legal Hotline and Long-Term Care Programs
July 5, 2011
National Taxpayer Advocate Releases Mid-Year Report/Michigan Treasury Mails Nearly 20,000 Adjustment Letters/FASB Launches Website Portal for Nonpublic Entities/NASBA Offers New Online Service for CPA Candidates; Implements New Test Site Security Measures/AICPA Survey Provides Picture of IFRS Readiness/CPA’s Survey Shows CFOs Compensation Set to Rebound
June 27, 2011
House Passes Tax Strategy Patent Provision/State Treasury Announces More Tax Adjustment Letters/IRS Increases Standard Mileage Rate to 55.5 Cents per Mile/Reminder: Report Certain Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts to Treasury by June 30/AICPA Provides Online Tool to Support Private Company Financial Reporting/SME Implementation Group publishes its first Q&A guidance/PCAOB Issues Concept Release on Auditor's Reporting Model/MACPA New Professionals Host Golf Clinic/Not Too Late for MIS 2/3/“Like Us” and Win!/AICPA Seeks Your Insights Into the Future
June 20, 2011
Ten Days Remain for State’s Tax Amnesty Program/Visit MACPA’s Career Center to Find a Job or Place a Classified Ad/IASB and FASB to Re-Expose Revenue Recognition Proposals/PCAOB Adopts Interim Inspection Program for Broker-Dealer Audits and Broker and Dealer Funding Rules/Spring 2011 Statistics of Income Bulletin Now Available/FASB Issues Standards Update on Comprehensive Income/Top Issues Affecting CPA Firms Vary by Size, According to AICPA Survey
June 13, 2011
Partnership with Law Firm Provides Members with Free Legal Hotline/IRS Identifies Organizations that Have Lost Tax-Exempt Status; Announces Special Steps to Help Revoked Organizations/One Billion Served: IRS E-File Passes Major Milestone/IRS Wants Your Opinion: Job Analysis Survey/Congratulations to Membership Survey Drawing Winners
June 6, 2011
IRS Updates Circular 230/Several MACPA Members to Receive Crain’s CFO Awards/Treasury and IRS Announce Proposed Changes to New Markets Tax Credit Program to Foster Greater Investment in Operating Businesses/IRS Accepting Applications for Low Income Taxpayer Clinic Grants/CPA Financial Executives: Optimism Wanes, Job Growth Stalls according to AICPA Survey
May 31, 2011
Several MACPA Members to Receive CFO Awards/States Report Strong Growth in Tax Revenues in the First Quarter of 2011/Video Explains Importance of FASB/IASB Convergence Project/FASB and IASB Rescind Two-Model Approach for Lease Accounting/FASB's Fair Value Disclosures Will Affect IT Operations/SEC Adopts Rules to Establish Whistleblower Program/IRS Seeking Applications for Volunteer Tax Assistance Program Grants/The IRS Recommends Safeguarding Documents from Disasters/There’s Still Time to Register for the MACPA Team for Race & Remember
May 23, 2011
AICPA, CIMA Agree to Offer New CGMA Designation/MACPA at 110 – A Strong Tradition and Lasting Legacy/IRS Showcases Small Business Tools, Resources; Spotlights Tax Benefits Available in 2011/IRS Holds Interest Rates for Third Quarter/Strong Hiring Demand Forecast for Accounting Graduates, AICPA Report Shows/AICPA Chairman: Get Informed, Get Ready to Provide Comments on Changing Private Company Reporting
May 16, 2011
Governor Predicted Tax Bill Outcome During MACPA Symposium/Federal Taxes: CFOs Hate the Corporate Rate, Want Simplification/IASB and FASB Converge on Fair-Value Standards/Affordable Care Act Tax Provisions/Use MACPA CPE Tracker to Assess Your CPE Progress
May 9, 2011
As CPE Reporting Deadline Nears, Check Carry Over & MACPA Hours/Good News for Preparers Working with Trusts/IRS Seeks Applications for the Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council/Treasury, IRS Seek Public Input on Certain Employer Provisions of the Affordable Care Act/AICPA Ethics Exposure Draft Clarifies Interpretation on Performing Nonattest Services/AICPA Accepting Applications for 2011 Leadership Academy/Don't Miss Governor Snyder at Thursday's Spring Members Advisory Symposium/CPA Firm Top Issues Survey Open
May 2, 2011
Governor Snyder to Speak at Members Advisory Symposium/Treasury Secretary Geithner Addressed Detroit Economic Club/New Federal Reserve Neighborhood Stabilization Video Report Features Detroit, Two Other Cities/Disaster Recovery Resources Available from AICPA/State Kicks Off Tax Amnesty Public Awareness Effort – “All Excuses Welcome”/Race for the Cure with MACPA! Team Registration Deadline is May 4
April 25, 2011
MACPA Offers New Long-Term Care Insurance Discount Program/State Launches New Tax Amnesty Web Page/Explore Local Government Fiscal Health on Michigan Treasury Webpage/IFRS Priority Convergence Work Will Take a Few More Months/AICPA Ethics Exposure Draft Clarifies Interpretation on Performing Nonattest Services/SEC Announces Roundtable on International Financial Reporting Standards/FASB Issues Proposed Accounting Standards Update on Testing Goodwill for Impairment/There’s Still Time to Register for the MACPA Team for Race for the Cure
April 18, 2011
Michigan Treasury Releases Tax Amnesty Guidance/1099 Repeal Signed into Law/Taxpayers Set e-File Record Topping More than 100 Million This Morning/Volunteers Sought for State’s New Insurance and Finance Advisory Rules Committee/Nominate a MACPA Member for the 2011 Public Service Award
April 11, 2011
Member Ticket Offer for Exciting Red Wing Playoff Hockey/Expanded 1099 Repeal Passes Senate/Resources at Your Fingertips for Financial Literacy Month/Omnibus Exposure Draft of the Professional Ethics Division/IRS Announces Qualified Disaster Treatment for Japan/Don’t Fall Prey to the 2011 Dirty Dozen Tax Scams/Join MACPA Team for Race for the Cure on May 21
April 4, 2011
Unclaimed Property Changes Take Effect This Year/Michigan Treasury Mails Income Tax Adjustment Letters/IRS Issues Final e-File Mandate Regulations/IRS Seeks Applications for Information Reporting Advisory Council/Deadline for Filing Form 8939 Extended; Guidance to Follow with a New Deadline/IRS Expands and Makes Permanent Its Compliance Assurance Process (CAP) for Large Corporate Taxpayers/Interim Guidance Issued on Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage/AICPA and SHRM Launch Workplace Leader in Financial Education Award
March 28, 2011
Michigan’s February Jobless Rate Declines/Member Red Wing Ticket Offer Will Include Playoff Games/Update on First Time Homebuyer Credit and Tax Refunds/IRS Seeks Volunteers for Taxpayer Advocacy Panel/PCAOB Prepares for Concept Release on the Auditor's Reporting Model/Volunteers Sought to Develop Questions for the Uniform CPA Examination
March 21, 2011
AICPA, CIMA Propose New International Management Accounting Designation/Michigan Treasury Mails Income Tax Adjustment Letters/Outstanding Lineup at Spring Members Advisory Symposium: See Gov. Snyder, Barry Melancon, Leslie Murphy/Programming Issue with Small Portion of First Time Homebuyer Credit Claims/2011 CPE Catalog Arriving in Your Mailbox Soon/Nominate a MACPA Member for the 2011 Public Service Award
March 14, 2011
Senate Passes Tax Patent Reform/Spare-Time Reading: IRS Releases 2010 Data Book/GASB News/CPE Reporting Deadline Around the Corner
March 7, 2011
1099 Repeal Bill Passed by the House of Representatives/MACPA at The Joe with Special Member Pricing/IRS Updates the Allowable Living Expense Standards for 2011/More Business Package Mailings End Following Growth of e-File/Survey: Sharp Rise in Optimism for U.S. Economy and Improved Expectations for Hiring
February 28, 2011
Governor Snyder Will Speak at MACPA Spring Members Advisory Symposium/IRS Changes Lien Process/Michigan’s Tax Amnesty Period: Learn How It Will Work at New MACPA Webinar/IASB Group Publishes Draft Standards for Small, Midsized Companies/Recognize Exceptional Entrepreneurs in Michigan and NW Ohio with Award Nomination/Top Jobs for the College Class of 2011: Where Does Accounting Fall?
February 21, 2011
Links to Governor Snyder’s Tax Restructuring Proposal/Utilize MACPA Resource to Help Your Community: Tax Awareness Brochure Available FREE/Get in on Red Wings Action with Special Member Pricing/IRS Begins Processing Tax Forms Affected by Late Tax Changes; Taxpayers can e-File Immediately/Interest Rates Increase for the Second Quarter of 2011/IRS FY 2012 Budget Proposal Summary Includes Strengthening Enforcement/AICPA Survey: Many Baby Boomers See Retirement Delayed at Least 4 Years/Obama Administration Releases ‘Educator Toolkit’ for the 2011 National Financial Capability Challenge
February 14, 2011
Unregistered Business Pilot Project/Save the Date for Members Advisory Symposia/Second Special Voluntary Disclosure Initiative Opens; Those Hiding Assets Offshore Face Aug. 31 deadline/IRS Seeks ETAAC Nominations/Historic Changes on the Horizon for Private Company Financial Reporting/FASB Discussion Paper Seeks Input on Issues about Hedge Accounting/GASB Proposes Guidance for Applying Termination of Hedge Accounting Provisions/Reminder: AICPA’s Tax Marketing Materials Available
February 7, 2011
1099 Repeal Passes Senate; Moves On to House/Michigan’s New Form for Reciprocal Licensing Available/A Few Days Remain: Nominate a CFO for Crain’s Award/Treasury Launches ‘Beta’ Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Website/New Webinar Tomorrow: Exploring Michigan’s Proposed Corporate Income Tax
January 31, 2011
Snyder Releases Proposed MBT Replacement/IRS Delays May Lead to Slower Processing of Michigan Income Tax Returns/Bill Introduced to Address Tax Strategy Patents/Blue-Ribbon Panel Addressing Standards for Private Companies Submits Recommendations to FAF/SEC Adopts Rules for Say-on-Pay and Golden Parachute Compensation as Required Under Dodd-Frank Act/IASB And FASB Propose to Align Balance Sheet Netting Requirements/Take Advantage of Special Member Pricing for Upcoming Red Wings Games/MACPA Member Named to IRS Advisory Council/Crain's Seeks CFO of the Year Nominations, Deadline Extended to Feb. 11
January 24, 2011
Taxpayers Who File Electronically Must Use e-Signatures/IRS Announces Its First Smartphone App/IRS to Start Processing Delayed Returns on Feb. 14; Most People Unaffected and Can File Now/IFRS Taxonomy 2011 Exposure Draft Released/U.S. GAAP Financial Reporting Taxonomy Now Available/AICPA Recommends Tax Changes to Congress/AICPA Offers IFRS Updated Backgrounder
January 17, 2011
Michigan Among First Wave to Get Small Business Credit Initiative Funds/Spread the Word: MACPA Wants to Help Members of the Military This Tax Season/New Member Benefit - Discounts on Long Term Care Insurance/Stockpiling Rule Does Not Apply as a Result of Recent Tax Law Changes/Message from Michigan’s IRS Stakeholder Liaison/Small Charities May Have Simpler Reporting Requirements This Year/PCAOB Enters into Cooperative Agreement with United Kingdom Audit Regulator/Treasury Launches Pilot Program of Prepaid Debit and Payroll Cards for Tax Refunds /2011 Online CPE Catalog Available Now
January 10, 2011
MACPA Tax Assistance Programs: Still Time to Volunteer/Three Funds Move from Michigan 1040 to Designated Contributions List/Tax Season Kicks Off with Deadline Extended to April 18/National Taxpayer Advocate Delivers Annual Report to Congress; Focuses on Tax Reform, Collection Issues and Implementation of Health Care Reform/SEC Appoints New Members of PCAOB/New Uniform CPA Exam Launched January 5
January 3, 2011
CPA-Supervised Non-Signers Exempt from New IRS Preparer Rules/Hockey Fans – New Red Wings Dates Added; Partnership with Grand Rapids Griffins Announced/CPA Exemption from Michigan Professional Investigators Act Clarified/Some Taxpayers Must Wait Until February to File/IRS Offers New Guidance on FSA and HRA Debit Cards/GASB Helps Practitioners to Identify Guidance Applicable to State and Local Governments/Crain's Seeks CFO of the Year Nominations, Deadline Jan. 21
2010
Issue 552 - December 20, 2010
Happy Holidays/State Tax Commission Changing Tactics on Classification of Property/Michigan Treasury Issues RABs/DELEG Offering Loans Up to $2.5 Million to Michigan Cities and Villages to Implement Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Projects/MAF Raffle Winners Announced/MACPA Launches Low-Income Tax Assistance Program with Grand Valley/Rock Financial Showplace Gets a New Name/Payroll Tax Cut to Boost Take-Home Pay for Most Workers; New Withholding Details Now Available/New PTIN Frequently Asked Questions Posted/FASB Recent Activity and News/GASB Recent Activity and News/AICPA Unveils New Public Service Tax Website/Special Member Pricing for College Hockey at the Joe
Issue 551 - December 13, 2010
House Passes “Red Flags” Provision/IASB Proposes Improvements to Hedge Accounting/NASBA Issues UAA Exposure Draft 2010/Interest Rates Decrease for the First Quarter of 2011/Modest Gain in Optimism as CPA Executives Foresee Slow U.S. Recovery: AICPA-UNC Quarterly Economic Outlook Survey/Security Replaces Modernization as Top IRS Challenge/FTC Offers Businesses Tips for Securing Data on Digital Copiers/66% of Americans Don't Have Holiday Budgets
Issue 550 - December 6, 2010
CPAs “Red Flags” Exception Passes Senate, Moves to House/Forms and Additional Guidance Now Available on Small Business Health Care Tax Credit/IRS Announces 2011 Standard Mileage Rates/IRS Continues Efforts to Heighten Awareness of Tax Preparer Responsibilities and Issues Another PTIN Reminder/IRS Releases Details on Compliance with e-File Mandate/IASB and FASB Report Continued Progress on IFRS and U.S. GAAP Convergence/Take Advantage of Special MACPA Member Pricing for Red Wings’ 12-19 and 1-15 Games
Issue 549 - November 29, 2010
Snyder Names Utah Budget Director John Nixon to Key Post/PCAOB Approves 2011 Budget and Related Strategic Plan/Bill to Repeal Form 1099 Rules Up for Senate Vote/GM IPO Proceeds Take Total TARP Funds Returned to Taxpayers Over $250 Billion Milestone/Website Survey Closes - Theresa Gauthier Receives Second iPad
Issue 548 - November 22, 2010
AICPA Calls on Congress to Repeal Section 1099 Reporting Requirements/IRS Seeks to Return $164.6 Million in Undelivered Checks to Taxpayers/FASB Update: Private Company Edition Now Available/Michigan's October Jobless Rate Edges Downward/Eleven Promising Jobs for 2011: New Research Identifies Positions in Demand for the Year Ahead/Win Exciting Prizes While Helping the Future of the Profession/U.S. Naval Personnel Need Your Help
Issue 547 - November 15, 2010
Special Member Pricing for Detroit Red Wings Tickets/Nearly 70% of Taxpayers E-filed in 2010/Winterize Now to Save Energy Costs, Lower Tax Bill/Correction: Tax Assistance Program in Saginaw/New AICPA Book Reveals the “Inside Track” to Accounting Careers/Enter to Win iPad: Participate in Easy MACPA Website Survey
Issue 546 - November 8, 2010
Put Your Expertise to Good Use This Tax Season… Volunteer/Trustees Seek Public Comment on the Future Strategy of the IFRS Foundation/FASB Exposure Draft Seeks Input on Transfers and Servicing/Fed Establishes Office of Financial Stability Policy and Research/FTC Opens Business Center To Help Boost Compliance with FTC Law/Love Your Association? "Like" Us Online!
Issue 545 - November 1, 2010
IRS Announces New Return Preparer Office/Election Day Tomorrow: Get Out and Vote/IRS Seeks Applications for Advisory Committee for the Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division/FY 2011 Tax Professionals Survey Begins Nov. 3/Update from the AICPA: Red Flags Rule/AICPA Competition to Show Students the "A" in CPA Also Stands for Awesome/Website Survey Drawing - Lindsay Winiarski Receives First iPad
Issue 544 - October 25, 2010
CPAs Appear on Michigan Candidate Listing/IRS Begins Notifying Tax Return Preparers on PTIN Renewals/2010 IRPAC Report Made Available/FASB Discussion Paper Seeks Input on Effective Dates and Transition Methods/U.S. Labor Department Proposes Rule Defining 'Fiduciaries' of Employee Benefit Plans/News from AICPA Fall Council Meeting AICPA and USDOL Sponsor Website Highlighting Small Business Retirement Solutions/AICPA Proposes to Congress Changing Some Tax Filing Deadlines
Issue 543 - October 18, 2010
IRS Releases Draft W-2 Form for 2011; Announces Relief for Employers/USDOL Issues 401(k) Transparency Rule/Four CPAs Running for State-Level Office/Annual Study Projects Slightly Higher Salaries as Key Roles Prove Challenging to Fill/Michigan Tax Conference: The Latest in State Tax and 16 Hours of CPE/Squeeze In Some CPE Before the NEXT Tax Deadline
Issue 542 - October 11, 2010
Governor Signs Tax Amnesty Bill; MACPA Action Scuttles Problematic Amendment/Rick Snyder May Be First CPA Governor/AICPA Testifies on IRS Return Preparer Registration Plan/Taxpayers Face Oct. 15 Deadlines: Due Dates for Extension Filers, Non-Profits Approach/IRS e-File, e-Services, Modernized e-File and PTIN Sign-up Down for Maintenance/Expanded EITC Compliance Targets EITC Preparer Error/Teaching Your Kids About Saving and Investing: The Web’s 10 Best Investor Education Resources
Issue 541 - October 5, 2010
IRS Launches New Online Tax Preparer Registry/Enter to Win iPad: Participate in Easy MACPA Website Survey/IRS Issues Guidance on Expanded Adoption Credit Available for Tax-Year 2010/IRS Provides Relief for Homeowners with Corrosive Drywall/IASB and US FASB Complete First Stage of Conceptual Framework/FASB Issues Standards Update on Defined Contribution Plans/Coalition Urges Congress to Ban Tax Strategy Patents Before Adjourning
Issue 540 - September 27, 2010
Greg Nowak Elected as MACPA Chair of the Board/Members Advisory Symposium: Watch Video of Business Leaders Panel Discussion/Uncertain Tax Positions: IRS Releases Final Form 1120/IRS Discontinues Tax Package Mailing for Individuals & Businesses/Residential Energy Credits Flyer is Available in Five Languages/MACPA Projects Honored with Diamond Awards/Survey Says: Cut MBT, But Don’t Increase State’s Deficit
Issue 539 - September 20, 2010
Tax Amnesty Bill Moving Through State Legislature/Follow MACPA’s Fall Members Advisory Symposium on Twitter/4th Annual Michigan Tax Conference Returns to Novi in November/FASB Discussion Paper Seeks Input on Improving the Financial Reporting for Insurance Contracts/AICPA Launches Website for College Students and CPA Exam Candidates
Issue 538 - September 13, 2010
Health Care Tax Credit Form Released/Business Leaders, Top Economist Highlight Next Week’s Members Advisory Symposium/Blue Ribbon Panel on Private Company Standards Releases Update/FASB Roundtables Seek Input on Proposal for Accounting for Financial Instruments/PCAOB to Host Roundtable on Communications with Audit Committees, Reopens Comment Period on Proposal/AICPA Partners on Development of Prep Course for Forensic Credential Exam/Final Weeks of MACPA Book Drive: Still Time to Donate/CFOs Reveal Fourth-Quarter Hiring Expectations
Issue 537 - September 7, 2010
Panel of Business Leaders Keynotes Fall Members Advisory Symposium/Roger CPA Review Offers Fall Freebie for Members/Having the Right Support Could Make All the Difference in Your Career/IRS Issues Guidance Explaining 2011 Changes to Flexible Spending Arrangements/Tax Season Provides Critical Opportunity to Help Unbanked and Under-banked Americans Strengthen Their Financial Futures/2011 U.S. GAAP Financial Reporting Taxonomy Now Available for Public Review and Comment/FASB Issues Proposed Accounting Standards Update to Improve Disclosure about Entities Participating in Multiemployer Plans/Who is Most Likely to Commit Fraud at Your Company?/College Stores Urge Students to Take Advantage of Textbook Tax Credit
Issue 536 - August 30, 2010
IRS Seeks New Issues for the Industry Issue Resolution Program/United Way: Immediate Need for CPA Volunteers/Financial Accounting Foundation to Increase Size of FASB; Herz Will Retire/Deloitte: Mobile Personal Health Records May Offer Consumers Key to Technology-Enabled Self-Care/MACPA Book Drive Runs Through Sept. 30; Benefits Local Schoolchildren/Final Week to Complete MAP Survey/Still Need to Pay Your Dues? Make Your Payment Online
Issue 535 - August 23, 2010
MACPA and AICPA Call to Action: On IRS’ Proposed Tax Preparer Regs/IRS Announced New Return Preparer Application System and User Fee/Two MACPA Members Take Seats on State Board of Accountancy/MAP Survey Deadline Extended/Q4 Interest Rates Remain the Same/Proposed Regulations Expand the Use of Electronic Payment System and Discontinue Paper Coupons Next Year /Michigan's July Jobless Rate Declines Slightly; State's Rate Down Over the Year/MACPA and GVSU Tee Off for Scholarships
Issue 534 - August 16, 2010
Fall Members Advisory Symposium Features Panel of Business Gurus/House Members Express Concerns About Tax Return Preparer Regulations/Private Company Financial Reporting Survey Open for Public Comment/CPA Executives Grow Pessimistic on U.S. Economy, According to AICPA-UNC Quarterly Economic Survey
Issue 533 - August 9, 2010
Three CPAs Successful in Primary Bid/Still Time to Complete the National MAP Survey/Fall/Winter CPE Catalog on its Way/IRS Removes Debt Indicator for 2011 Tax Filing Season/IRS Realigns and Renames Large Business Division, Enhances Focus on International Tax Administration/PCAOB Adopts New Auditing Standards on Risk Assessment/PCAOB Issues Release on Failure to Supervise/FAF, FASB, and GASB Join Twitter
Issue 532- August 3, 2010
Four CPAs on Tuesday’s Primary Ballot/AICPA Tells Congress to Repeal Burdensome Tax Information Reporting Measure/PCAOB to Consider Adopting Auditing Standards on Auditor’s Risk Assessment and Issuing Release on Failure to Supervise/FTC Issues Final Rule to Protect Consumers in Credit Card Debt/New Public Service Campaign Targets Struggling Homeowners/Have You Renewed Your Membership?
Issue 531 - July 26, 2010
IRS Proposes $50 PTIN Fee/Primary Around the Corner: Four CPAs on the Ballot/Still Time to Complete the 2010 MAP Survey, Get Free Report/IRS Offers One-Time Special Filing Relief Program for Small Charities; Oct. 15 Due Date to Preserve Tax-Exempt Status/FASB Issues Accounting Standards Update on Credit Quality Disclosures/Incoming AICPA Chair to Speak at Fall Members Advisory Symposium: Mark Your Calendar Now/It’s Membership Renewal Time
Issue 530 - July 19, 2010
FASB Issues 2011 Taxonomy “Pre-Release”/PCAOB Proposes New Auditing Standard on Confirmation/PCAOB Issues Staff Audit Practice Alert on Using Work of Other Auditors/GASB Issues Suggested Guidelines for Voluntary Reporting of SEA Performance Information/SEC Adds Units to Oversee Financial Institutions, Asset-Backed Securities, New Financial Products and Trends/USDOL Issues Interim Fees and Conflicts of Interest Rule/Michigan's June Jobless Rate Falls; State's Rate Down Over the Year/Workplace Redefined: Study Offers Insight on Generational Attitudes in Transitioning Economy/Plan Now to Honor Excellence in the Profession/Membership Renewal Time: Take Advantage of New Member Benefits
Issue 529 - July 12, 2010
U-M Dearborn Grad May Be Youngest CPA in State History/New Michigan Program Helps Homeowners Combat Foreclosure/National Taxpayer Advocate Submits Mid-Year Report to Congress; Identifies Priority Challenges and Issues for Upcoming Year/AICPA Offers White Paper to Help CPAs, Financial Professionals Obtain Federal Training Grants/New Professionals: Join the MACPA for Food, Baseball & Networking in West Michigan
Issue 528 - July 6, 2010
Welcome to the New Michcpa.org/Closing Deadline Extended to Sept. 30 for Eligible Homebuyer Credit Purchases/IRS Requests Public Input on Expanded Information Reporting Requirement/Fair Value Measurement Comprehensive Project Summary Published/FASB Issues Proposed Update on Fair Value/Deadlines Approaching for Comment on Two GASB Exposure Drafts/Federal Tax Credits for Homeowner Energy Efficiency Improvements Expire in Six Months/Get Michigan Road Construction Updates With Twitter/IRS Highlights Job Opportunities on YouTube
Issue 527 - June 28, 2010
Supreme Court Decision on PCAOB: “A Victory for Investors”/Savings for Members: Pre-Order Master Tax Guide and Save/Obama Administration Approves State Plans for Use of $1.5 Billion in ‘Hardest Hit Fund’ Foreclosure-Prevention Funding/GASB Issues Statement No. 59, Financial Instruments Omnibus/IASB and FASB Propose a New Joint Standard for Revenue Recognition/IRS Provides Tax Help, Guidance to Gulf Oil Spill Victims; Special Assistance Day Planned for July 17
Issue 526 - June 21, 2010
More U.S. DOL Grants for Dislocated Michigan Workers/Recognize Colleagues for Public Service Outreach - Deadline Extended/IRS Issues Regulations on 10-Percent Tax on Tanning Services Effective July 1/PCAOB Issues Staff Q&As on Firm Annual Reporting/IRS ETAAC Recommends 3-Year Phase-In for Tax Preparer Electronic Filing Requirement/GASB Issues Preliminary Views on Potential Improvements to Pension Standards/GASB Issues Revised Proposal on Service Concession Arrangements - Comments Due by Aug. 17/Deadlines Extended for Certain Retirement Plans in Eight States
Issue 525 - June 14, 2010
PCAOB Constitutionality Decision Expected Soon/Recognize Your Colleagues for Public Service Outreach/Take Advantage of Your Membership: Discounts on Tax Supplies from Discount Tax Forms/Governor Declares State of Emergency in Monroe County; Are You Prepared for a Disaster?/Reminder from Michigan Treasury: Charitable Contributions to Michigan Education Trust Now Eligible for State Tax Deduction/Treasury Department Announces TARP Milestone: Repayments to Taxpayers Surpass TARP Funds Outstanding/IRS Issues Regulations on 10-Percent Tax on Tanning Services Effective July 1
Issue 524 - June 7, 2010
Court Rules Against Ford’s Complaint for $45 Million in Tax Overpayment Interest/Don't Miss Thursday's West Michigan Management Information & Business Show/AICPA Says IRS Should Withdraw Uncertain Tax Position Proposal/IASB and FASB Issue Statement on Their Convergence Work/PCAOB Publishes Updated Staff Guidance Related to Registration Process for Applicants from Certain Non-U.S. Jurisdictions
Issue 523 - June 1, 2010
FTC Extends Enforcement Deadline for Identity Theft Red Flags Rule… Again/GASB Proposes to Amend Financial Reporting Entity Requirements/Business and Industry Economic Outlook Survey: A Turn Toward Cautious Optimism/AICPA Survey Shows U.S. CPAs Gaining In Awareness of International Standards/MACPA Book Drive Benefits Local Schoolchildren
Issue 522 - May 24, 2010
Michigan Treasury Releases Benefit of Services RAB/Walking for Causes: MACPA Teams Walked in Detroit, Grand Rapids/Governor Signs School Pension Reforms/Michigan's April Jobless Rate Declines Slightly/990s for Services and Goods? Bill Would Alleviate Cumbersome Requirement/Treasury Releases New Guidance for Tax Credit in Affordable Care Act to Support Groundbreaking Biomedical Research/Interest Rates Remain the Same For the Third Quarter of 2010/IRS Will Help Small Charities Who Missed 990 Deadline, Says Commissioner/Form to Claim Payroll Tax Exemption for Hiring New Workers Now Available/Participate in the 2010 PCPS/TSCPA National MAP Survey
Issue 521 - May 17, 2010
Guidance Issued on Small Business Health Care Tax Credit/Members Meet CPA Running for Governor/Michigan Treasury Releases RABs 2010-3 and 2010-4/IRS Seeks Recommendations on Guidance Priority List/E-Signature Now Allowed on Form 5500/CPA Financial Executives' Outlook Swings to Optimism for First Time in Two Years, According to AICPA Survey
Issue 520 - May 10, 2010
May 17 Deadline Looms for Many Tax-Exempt Organizations/Follow the MACPA's Spring Members Advisory Symposium on Twitter/IRS Releases Interim Report on Nonprofit Colleges and Universities Compliance Project/U.S. Labor Department and SEC Issue Guidance on Target Date Funds/IASB Issues Improvements to IFRSs/Survey Says: A Third of Public Companies Have No Plans to Use XBRL/MACPA Offers Easy Guide to Member Money-Saving Benefits/State Bar Taxation Upcoming Event
Issue 519 - May 1, 2010
Special Member Ticket Offer: Playoff Action Heats Up in Hockeytown/Tax-Free Employer-Provided Health Coverage Now Available for Children under Age 27/COBRA Subsidy Eligibility Period Extended to May 31/AICPA Comments on Proposed Regulations for Tax Preparer ID Numbers/Paperless: You Can Get There by the 2011 Tax Season/Still Time to Register: Spring Symposium Includes Rick Snyder, Healthcare Reform, Complimentary Bonus Sessions, and More
Issue 518 - April 26, 2010
Rick Snyder Will Speak at MACPA Symposium on May 11/Race for the Cure - Join Us on May 22/New MACPA Member Benefit - Save 30-40% on Software Compatible Tax Forms/Article Shows CPA Businesses Among Most Profitable/IRS Reaches Out to Millions of Employers on Benefits of New Health Care Tax Credit/Uncertain Tax Positions - Draft Schedule UTP/Learn How Tax Forgiveness and Credits Help Employers Hire Employees/SEC Charges Private Equity Firm and Money Manager of Defrauding Detroit-Area Public Pension Funds/New AICPA '360 Degrees of Financial Literacy' Website Debuts/Costello Announces Plans to Retire from NASBA
Issue 517 - April 19, 2010
Healthcare Reform Session Just Added to Spring Members Advisory Symposium/Family or Friends in Military Service? We Want to Know/Still Time to Get Red Wings Playoff Tickets for Tuesday’s Game 4/MAPCA Joins Hospice in “Race and Remember”/IRS Advises Tax Professionals of Delays in Processing Powers of Attorney and Tax Information Authorizations/IASB and FASB Quarterly Report Shows Continued Progress Towards Convergence Goal/Federal Regulators Release Model Consumer Privacy Notice Online Form Builder
Issue 516 - April 12, 2010
Member Ticket Offer for Exciting Red Wing Playoff Hockey/Take Advantage of Special Member Rate on Business Generation Webinar in Partnership with Association of Accounting Marketing/Michigan Treasury Formally Rescinds Notice on Kmart Decision/Race for the Cure: Walk with MACPA or Support in Other Ways/AICPA Now Accepting Applications for the 2010 Leadership Academy/IRS Continues to Increase Oversight of Tax Return Preparers/Special Payroll Tax Exemption Form Now Available/FTC Staff Gives Thumbs Up to Rule Change Proposed by AICPA/PCAOB Issues Staff Audit Practice Alert on Auditor Considerations of Significant Unusual Transactions
Issue 515 - April 5, 2010
Governor Signs "Kmart Fix" Legislation/Gov. Granholm Establishes Health Insurance Reform Council/From the IRS: Tax Credit Helps Small Employers Provide Health Insurance Coverage/Three New Issues to Be Addressed by IRS Industry Issue Resolution Program/GASB Proposes to Amend Financial Reporting Entity Requirements/PCAOB Proposes Auditing Standard on Communications with Audit Committees, Amendments to PCAOB Interim Standards/Treasury, OMB Announce New Office to Improve Financial Management across Government/Walk With the MACPA Team in the Race for the Cure on May 22/Family or Friends in Military Service? We Want to Know
Issue 514 - March 29, 2010
New Webinar This Week Answers Health Care Reform Questions/"Kmart Fix" Legislation - Onto the Governor's Desk/IRS Provides Guidance on Identifying Numbers for Tax Return Preparers/IRS Issues 2010 Filing Statistics/GASB Proposes to Amend Financial Reporting Entity Requirements/Michigan's February Jobless Rate Declines Slightly/The Moral is Morale
Issue 513 - March 22, 2010
House Passes Healthcare Reform - Now What?/Spring Members Advisory Symposium: Mark Your Calendar Now for a Full/Day of Professional Issues and “Bonus” CPE Sessions/Hiring? New Tax Benefits for Employers Add Up/Beware of IRS’ 2010 “Dirty Dozen” Tax Scams/IRS Seeks Volunteers for Taxpayer Advocacy Panel/Now Is Your Chance to Tell the IRS What Needs to Be Fixed/IFRS for SMEs Newsletter Offered
Issue 512- March 15, 2010
Senate Passes SB 1091, Exempts CPAs from PI Licensing/OFIR Modifies Investment Advisor Registration for CPAs/IRS Outlines Additional Steps to Assist Unemployed Taxpayers and Others/IRS Announces Qualified Disaster Treatment for Chile/FASB and IASB Issue Exposure Draft on the Reporting Entity Concept/CPA Examination Contract Renewed in the U.S. Through 2024/U.S. Execs Want Option for Early IFRS Adoption, Says KPMG IFRS Institute Survey/Survey Finds Most Executives Confident They Will See Business Growth Next Quarter/Sign Up Now to Join the MACPA Team in the Race for the Cure on May 22/Spring/Summer CPE Catalog on its Way
Issue 511 - March 8, 2010
10 Easy Questions... Census Is on Its Way/If You Are Giving Back to the Community, the MACPA Wants to Know!/IASC Foundation Publishes Second Batch of Training Material for IFRS for SMEs/PCAOB Addresses Emerging Audit Issues in 2010 Forum on Auditing in the Small Business Environment/Medical Residents Excepted from FICA/E-file: Be Sure to Have Client Signature Form Before Filing
Issue 510 - March 1, 2010
Michigan Treasury Approves Final RAB: Unitary Relationship Tests/New MACPA Benefit - Join Costco Today/SEC Affirms Commitment to Global Standards/Interest Rates Remain the Same for the Second Quarter of 2010/IRS Letters and Visits to Tax Return Preparers: Updated FAQs Available/FY 2009 Financial Report of U.S. Government Released/New USDOL Rules Enhance Retirement Advice and Transparency for Workers/CPA Financial Executives: Economic Outlook Remains Pessimistic
Issue 509 - February 22, 2010
Special Haiti Donation Tax Option Ends on Sunday/February = Property Assessments: Download Free Whitepaper on Appeals/Recognize Your Rising Starts - Nominations Open for 40 Under 40/PCAOB Publishes Q&A on Auditing Standard No. 7, Engagement Quality Review/IASC Foundation Publishes Proposed IFRS Taxonomy 2010/Federal Reserve Announces Online Consumer Guide to Credit Cards/Governor Opens State Healthcare Plans to Local Governments, Others
Issue 508 - February 15, 2010
Michigan CPA License Renewal Reminder/Michigan Treasury Releases Two Draft RABs/More Information on Documentation Requirements for the First-Time Homebuyer Credit/MACPA Protects Citizens of Michigan During Tax Season/Friday is MACPA Night at the Palace: Great Ticket Prices, Shoot a Free Throw
Issue 507 - February 8, 2010
Michigan Treasury Releases Final Unitary Control Test RAB/Road to Mobility: Congratulations to Massachusetts/Proposed New Requirements for Tax Return Preparers: Frequently Asked Questions/Financial Accounting Foundation to Maintain XBRL Taxonomy for U.S. GAAP/PCAOB Launches a New Website/IRS Seeks Members for Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee/Sign Up Now to Join the MACPA Team in Race for the Cure on May 22/If You Are Giving Back to the Community, the MACPA Wants to Know!/Early Report Shows Lower Average Salary for College Class of 2010
Issue 506 - February 1, 2010
IRS Announces Plan to Require Disclosure of Uncertain Tax Positions/Michigan Taxpayers File with Different Center this Year/FASB Update/Obama Rules Require Parity in Treatment of Mental, Substance Use Disorders/MACPA Night at the Palace: Great Ticket Prices, Shoot a Free Throw/Roger CPA Review - New Member Benefit/Save $25 on the MBT 2010 Compliance Guide
Issue 505 - January 25, 2010
Haiti Contributions Qualify for 2009 Deduction/Michigan CPA License Renewal Reminder/IRS Announces Qualified Disaster Treatment for Haiti/IRS Moves Forward with Paid Income Tax Return Preparer Strategy/Health Coverage Tax Credit and the COBRA Subsidy Update/FASB Issues Fair Value Standards Update/Most MBT Returns Must Be E-Filed/The Early Bird Gets the Worm - Exhibit at MACPA's Management Information & Business Show/MACPA New Member Benefit - Start Off 2010 in Style with Brooks Brothers/Give Back to Your Country - Help Prepare Taxes for Navy Personnel
Issue 504 - January 18, 2010
IRS Releases New Homebuyer Credit Form/AICPA Mobilizes CPAs to Help Victims of Earthquake in Haiti/New MACPA Member Benefit: Save Money at Office Depot!/IRS Announces Streamlined and Simplified Notices to Taxpayers/MACPA PAC Needs You More Than Ever in 2010/USDOL Issues Final Safe Harbor Rule on Employee Contributions to Small Plans/Free Training Material for IFRS for SMEs Available/PCAOB Auditing Standard on Engagement Quality Review Approved by SEC/PCAOB Issues Staff Q&As/Access MACPA's New 2010 Spring CPE Catalog Online
Issue 503 - January 11, 2010
AICPA Supports Tax Preparer Registration; Expresses Concern About Non-CPAs/Save $25 on the MBT 2010 Compliance Guide/Michigan Adds Children's Hospital and Others to Voluntary Contributions Schedule/IRS Releases Fact Sheets for the 2010 Tax Filing Season/Tax Centers on IRS.gov Can Help Clarify Specific Tax Issues/National Taxpayer Advocate Delivers Annual Report to Congress; Focuses on Taxpayer Service, Collection and Preparer Regulation/U.S. Labor Department EFAST2 Online Filing System Operational
Issue 502 - January 4, 2010
7216: IRS Issues Proposed Regulations Adjusting Use of Some Taxpayer Information/Join Us for MACPA Night at the Palace/Governor Granholm Continues Streamlining with Creation of Department of Technology, Management and Budget/State Tax Credits Continue for Vehicles Donated to Charitable Organizations/Expanded 120-Day Time Window Applies to Disclosure Authorizations; IRS Requests Comments on Rule Change/PCAOB Establishes Academic Fellowship Program for 2010-2011 Academic Year and Solicits Candidates/FASB Issues Three Accounting Standards Updates/GASB Issues Final Statements on OPEB Measurements and Chapter 9 Bankruptcies/U.S. Labor Department Publishes 2009 Form M-1 for Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements/AICPA Offers Guidance to FASB Ruling on Fair Value of Alternative Investments
2009
Issue 501 - December 21, 2009
AICPA and FAF Panel to Address Standards for Private Companies/Section 7216 Clarifying Guidance Likely to be Released Before Year End/New MACPA Alliance with Grand Rapids Griffins Offers Exciting Hockey/SEC Approves Stronger Safeguards to Protect Clients' Assets Controlled by Investment Advisers/PCAOB Re-proposes Auditing Standards on Auditor Risk Assessment/IRS Issues Proposed Regulations on New Basis Reporting Requirement/Tax Break on New Car Purchases Ends Dec. 31/IRS Set to Release Preparer Regulation Recommendations Soon/FASB Updates/CCH White Paper Examines States' Likely Sales Tax Moves/Crain's Seeks CFO of the Year Nominations, Deadline Jan. 11/Get 30% Off Your 2010 Master Tax Guide Through MACPA/Cybersafety Booklet for Parents and Kids Now Available
Issue 500 - December 14, 2009
House Passes Sweeping Financial Reform Bill/Granholm Pauses School Aid Payment Reduction to School Districts/Update on New York Tax Preparer Registration Program - Bill Signed by Governor/New GAO Report on R&D Tax Credit Recommends Key Changes & Additional Clarity/PCAOB to Consider Second Look at Auditor's Risk Assessment/Treasury Report Shows Higher Returns, Lower Spending Under TARP Than Previously Projected/Concerned About Professional Liability? Changes to the MBT? Tax on Services?/2010 Master Tax Guide - Shipping Now at a Special Member Price/Connect with CPAs Through Sponsorships, Exhibits; Time Running Out for 2009 Published Pricing
Issue 499 - December 7, 2009
Privacy Principles Updated to Curtail Identity Theft/Michigan Launches 529 Advisor College Savings Plan/Crain's Call for Nominations: Mergers & Acquisitions, CFO of the Year/NY State to Require Registration of Tax Preparers/IRS Extends Food Industry Tip Reporting Program/IRS Announces 2010 Standard Mileage Rates/"I Love My CPA" Items Benefit MAF Accounting Scholarships/MAF Raffle Winners Announced
Issue 498 - November 30, 2009
First-Time Homebuyer Credit Extended with New Provisions/Final Week to Buy: MAF Raffle Offers Chance to Win Great Prizes/AICPA Opposes Senate Provision Expanding Liability for Aiding and Abetting to Third Parties/Interest Rates Remain the Same for the First Quarter of 2010/IRS Issues Proposed Regulations on Reporting Requirement for Payment Card and Third-Party Payment Transactions
Issue 497 - November 23, 2009
December Game Dates Added to Red Wings Offer/Most Businesses May Take Advantage of Expanded Loss Carryback Option Under New IRS Procedure/New Nonprofit IRS Resource/President Establishes Interagency Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force/Granholm to Merge DMB, DIT; Theis to be Named Director of New Department/Election Update - Looking Ahead to Pivotal 2010
Issue 496- November 16, 2009
AICPA Lawsuit Challenges Red Flags Rule/Paul Beswick Named Deputy Chief Accountant in Charge of Auditing Group/Governor Urges State Senate to Keep the Michigan Promise Scholarship/Survey: Economic Sentiment Flat Among CPA Financial Executives; Pessimism Remains High/Need a Gift Idea?/There is Still Time to Say "Yes" to Red Wings in "Yes-vember"
Issue 495 - November 9, 2009
Back by Popular Demand: Red Wings Tickets at Special Prices/Michigan Treasury Auditing Nonrefundable Income Tax Credit Claims/From Michigan Board of Accountancy: 2009 License Renewal Information/Update: New Peer Review Process Underway/MAF Raffle Offers Chance to Win Great Prizes, Supports Future of the Profession/Two Out of Three Individuals Now Using IRS e-File
Issue 494 - November 2, 2009
Red Flags Rule Delayed/Election Day: Get Out and Vote/Executive Order Realigns Tax Commission/Follow Michigan Tax Conference on Twitter/Tax Credits Help Homeowners Winterize their Homes, Save Energy
Issue 493 - October 26, 2009
Tax Proposal Includes Sales Tax on Services/Tax on Services & Draft Unitary RAB: Hot Topics at Michigan Tax Conference/Follow the MACPA's Michigan Tax Conference on Twitter/Michigan Treasury Releases Final RAB on Food Tax/IRS Schedules Solution Sunday for Nov. 7 in Detroit/New Form Aids Processing of Mortgage Applications, Makes Ordering Tax Transcripts Simpler/EBSA Issues Added Guidance for Form 5500, Schedule C/Consumer and Taxpayer Rights Groups Seek Ban on Tax Patents/AICPA Offers 'Start Here, Rock Out' Sweepstakes, Gives Away 120 iPod Touches/William F. Ezzel Receives AICPA Gold Medal for Distinguished Service
Issue 492 - October 19, 2009
AICPA Offers Guidance on Red Flags Rule/New IRS Retirement Plan Navigator Aims to Help Small Businesses/Inflation Having Little Effect on Tax Rates and Benefits in 2010/IRS Announces Pension Plan Limitations for 2010/New Video Series Helps Exempt Organizations Understand Redesigned Form 990 Requirements/New Internal Control Services Guide for Governmental Organizations, CPAs Available/Law Does Not Provide for a Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment for 2010/AICPA Provides Tax Reform Principles to White House Panel/Preparing Your Business for Flu Season/CPA Firms Rated Top Places to Work
Issue 491 - October 12, 2009
Individual Development Accounts Provide New Opportunity for State Tax Credit/Oct. 17 - Last Day for Businesses to Request Tax Credit Certification for Some New Hires/Special Sales Tax Deduction for Car Purchases Available through End of 2009/Recent FASB Activity/AICPA Calls for Permanent, Independent Funding Source for International Accounting Standards Board/Pre-Order the 2010 Master Tax Guide and Take Advantage of Special Member Discount
Issue 490 - October 5, 2009
IRS Issues Guidance on 2009 Required Minimum Distribution Waiver/Upcoming Webinar: Prepare Your Office for H1N1/FASB Accounting Standards CodificationTM Now Provides Users with Information about Related XBRL Elements/Topic 740: FASB Clarifies Effective Dates/Small Public Companies to Begin Providing Audited Assessment of Internal Controls
Issue 489 - September 28, 2009
Pilot Program: MACPA Will Help Military Personnel With Tax Return Prep/AICPA Tells U.S. House Small Business Committee Don’t Stifle Entrepreneurs, CPAs Already Highly Regulated/IRS Extends Deadline for Disclosing Hidden Offshore Accounts/IRS Issues Guidance on 2009 Required Minimum Distribution Waiver/PCAOB Issues Report on First Year of Implementation of AS No. 5/Michigan Treasury Releases RAB 2009-6/MACPA Snags Top Honors in Statewide Competition/BCBSM: Win by Losing
Issue 488 - September 21, 2009
SEC to Refocus on IFRS Roadmap/First-Time Homebuyer Credit Provides Tax Benefits to 1.4 Million Families to Date, More Claims Expected/2009 Michigan Tax Conference is Here – Mark Your Calendar for November 3 & 4 in Novi/IRS Boosts Tax Incentives for Retirement Savings/CFOs Expect Little Change in Hiring Activity in Fourth Quarter/IRS Announces New Materials Available to Promote Awareness of Recovery Act Tax Benefits
Issue 487 - September 14, 2009
Enter to Win an iPod Touch; Complete Our Website Survey by Tuesday/MACPA Fall Members Advisory Symposium – One Week Left to Register/Follow the MACPA’s Fall Members Advisory Symposium on Twitter/Deadlines Near for Business to Choose Expanded NOL Election/User Fees Change for Exempt Organizations Next Year/Special IRS Web Section Highlights Back-to-School Tax Breaks; Popular 529 Plans Expanded, New $2,500 College Credit Available/Technology Expenses Make the Grade for Qualified Tuition Programs/FTC Testifies on Efforts to Stop Economic Stimulus Fraud/September/October Leaders’ Edge Now Available
Issue 486 - September 8, 2009
Auto Industry Expert David Cole Added to Symposium Agenda/New Peer Review Process Will Simplify Form Submission/PCAOB Q&A on References to Authoritative Accounting Guidance/Comment Deadline Nears on GASB Proposal on Service Concession Arrangements/Two Prominent MACPA Members Appointed by Governor Granholm/Capturing the Bottom-Line Benefits of Sustainability
Issue 485 - August 31, 2009
AGs Office Reminds CPAs of Charity Audit Changes/FASB Issues Exposure Draft to Improve Fair Value Measurements Disclosures/New Book on MBT Offered at Member Discount Through CCH/Family or Friends in Military Service? We Want to Know/Interactive Map Describes Mobility/Family Ties in CPA Firms
Issue 484 - August 24, 2009
"Bonus" Sessions Added to Fall Members Event/MACPA Asks FTC to Exempt CPAs from “Red Flags” Rule/For Many Small Businesses, Fall Filing Deadline Looms for Special Refund Claims/IRS Features Recovery Tax Credits on YouTube, iTunes/IRS to Receive Unprecedented Amount of Information in UBS Agreement/IRS Seeks Comments from Government Agencies at Upcoming Public Forum on Proposals to Advance Tax Preparer Performance Standards/Deadline for Comment on Two GASB Exposure Drafts on OPEB Measurements and Chapter 9 Bankruptcies QuicklyApproaching/Economic Optimism Rises Among CPA Financial Executives/MACPA Seeks Comment by 8-26 on Treasury Draft RAB
Issue 483 - August 17, 2009
PCAOB Provides New and Updated Information on Inspections/PCAOB Rules Requiring Reporting By Registered Firms Take Effect October 12, 2009/Treasury, Energy Announce more than $2 Billion in Recovery Act Tax Credits for Energy Manufacturers/Interest Rates Remain the Same for the Fourth Quarter of 2009/MACPA Seeks Comment by 8-26 on Treasury Draft RAB
Issue 482 - August 10, 2009
Are You Up to Speed on These Critical Dates?/IRS Launches Dialogue on Preparer Standards; Comments Due by August 31/Family or Friends in Military Service? We want to know./DEEEE-TROIT Tigers Discounted Tickets Still Available
Issue 481 - August 3, 2009
New MACPA Conference Offers More Choices, Uniquely-Tailored Program/AICPA Turns to Nationwide Mobility Implementation/GAO Says USPS Needs Broad Restructuring to Address Deteriorating Finances/Treasury, Energy Now Accepting Applications for Funding for Renewable Energy Projects/View Video Excerpts of PBS Forum With Fed Chairman Bernanke/Who is Responsible for a Deceased Relative's Debts?/Accounting Degrees Continue Historic Upward Trend, According to AICPA Report/AICPA Debuts New ‘Start Here, Go Places’ Website
Issue 480 - July 27, 2009
Assistance Bulletin Provides Transition Relief for 403(b) Plans/You Were Going How Fast?/Deadline Approaching for Commenting on GASB’s Reexamination of Pension Standards/Family or Friends in Military Service? We Want to Know!/Need to Find a Job in This Economy? MACPA Can Help/MACPA Seeks Comment by 8-26 on Treasury Draft RAB
Issue 479 - July 20, 2009
Update: DELEG Online CPE Reporting Not Operational/MACPA Seeking Comment on Treasury Draft RAB/MACPA is Keeping You Moving Forward in Unprecedented Times/Treasury Posts Fact Sheet on Say-On-Pay/IRS Offers Audit Techniques Guides/College Class of 2009 Holds Ground With Average Starting Salary Offer
Issue 478 - July 13, 2009
Report CPE Hours Online for 2009 License Renewal/IASB Publishes Accounting Standard for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses/More than $3 Billion in Recovery Act Funds Offered for Renewable Energy Projects/GAO Blasts U.S. Government Financial Statements/Client Retention Dominates AICPA 2009 CPA Firm Top Issues Survey/State Tax Tribunal Appoints CPA/MACPA Membership Renewal Time
Issue 477 - July 6, 2009
Renew Your MACPA Dues - A Homerun for You and the Profession!/IRS Electronic Advisory Committee Delivers Report to Congress/Federal Open Market Committee Says Economy is Heading for Stabilization/Statement of IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman/Weathering the Storm: What the 2009 PCPS CPA Firm Top Issues Survey Says about the Economy’s Impact on CPA Firms/FASB Issues Exposure Draft on Disclosures about the Credit Quality of Financing Receivables and the Allowance for Credit Losses/PCAOB Adopts Rule Amendment on the Timing of Certain Non-U.S. Inspections/GASB Issues Two Exposure Drafts on OPEB Measurements and Chapter 9 Bankruptcies/May Unemployment Rates Increase in Most of Michigan's Regional Labor Markets; Sluggish Overall Economy Dampens Seasonal Employment Hunt in Many Areas
Issue 476 - June 29, 2009
Renew Your MACPA Dues - A Homerun for You and the Profession!/IRS Electronic Advisory Committee Delivers Report to Congress/Federal Open Market Committee Says Economy is Heading for Stabilization/Statement of IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman/Weathering the Storm: What the 2009 PCPS CPA Firm Top Issues Survey Says about the Economy’s Impact on CPA Firms/FASB Issues Exposure Draft on Disclosures about the Credit Quality of Financing Receivables and the Allowance for Credit Losses/PCAOB Adopts Rule Amendment on the Timing of Certain Non-U.S. Inspections/GASB Issues Two Exposure Drafts on OPEB Measurements and Chapter 9 Bankruptcies/May Unemployment Rates Increase in Most of Michigan's Regional Labor Markets; Sluggish Overall Economy Dampens Seasonal Employment Hunt in Many Areas
Issue 475 - June 22, 2009
The MACPA Collaborates With Detroit Tigers /MACPA A&A Standards Task Force Seeking Member Input on SSARS Project/AICPA Announces Revisions to CITP Credential/State Offices Will Close Six Days This Summer to Accommodate Unpaid Furlough Days for State Employees/FAF and AAA to Provide FASB Codification to Faculty and Students/PCAOB to Consider Rule Amendment Concerning the Timing of Certain Non-U.S. Inspections
Issue 474 - June 15, 2009
It's Membership Renewal Time - An Investment in Your Career/U.S. Treasury Addresses Executive Compensation Practices/PCAOB Chairman Olson Announces His Resignation/FASB News: FAS 166, 167 and 157-g/Trends: Industries That Continue to Grow/Save the Date – MACPA’s Fall Members Advisory Symposium
Issue 473 - June 8, 2009
FASB Accounting Standard Codification to Officially Launch on July 1, 2009/Oregon is 44th State in the Movement/Toward Mobility/IRS Launches Tax Return Preparer Review; Recommendations to Improve Compliance Expected by Year End/IRS Clarifies Requirement for Filing FBAR Form Due This Month/Michigan Treasury Releases Interest Rate Bulletin/MACPA A&A Standards Task Force Seeking Member Input on Revenue Recognition Project/Call for MACPA Public Service Award Nominations
Issue 472 - June 1, 2009
GM: Bankrupt/Detroit Red Wings Provide Full MAF Scholarship/MACPA Team Races for the Cure/IRS Offers Tax Credit Guidance to Businesses Hiring Unemployed Veterans and Certain Youth/Small Businesses Should Act Now to Save with Special Tax Breaks, IRS Says/Interest Rates Remain the Same for the Third Quarter of 2009/IASB Publishes Draft Guidance on Fair Value Measurement/IASB Proposes to Clarify the Accounting for Prepayments for Pension Plans/FASB Update: Statements 164 & 165/USDOL Publishes Process for COBRA Denial Appeals/FTC Begins Rulemaking to Address Unfair and Deceptive Mortgage Practices
Issue 471 - May 18, 2009
Special Ticket Price for MACPA Members - Game 2, Western Conference Finals/State Cuts Revenue Projections for Remainder of '09 and FY 2010/Biggest Changes Proposed in SSARSs Since 1978/IRS Announces Withholding Adjustment Option for Pension Plans and Provides Taxpayer Education/Proper Documentation Impacts Statute of Limitations for Malpractice Claims/Many Foresee Recovery in First Quarter 2010: AICPA Outlook Survey/U.S. CPAs Still Evaluating International Standards, Recognize Need To Learn IFRS
Issue 470 - May 11, 2009
Still Time to Join Us in the Race for the Cure/Auction Benefits Accountancy Scholarships/IRS Reminds Small Tax-Exempt Organizations to File e-Postcards/Red Wings Excitement Builds/PCAOB Solicits Nominations for Standing Advisory Group/Governor’s Executive Order Addresses State Budget Deficit/Survey: Most Companies Ready for SEC's XBRL Reporting Mandate
Issue 469 - May 4, 2009
39th State Sends License Mobility Legislation to Governor/State Treasury Offers Online Payments for Business Taxes/PCAOB Issues Fair Value Audit Practice Alert/FASB Releases Proposed Staff Position on Fair Value/Member Appreciation: Attend an Eight-Hour CPE Event, Get $25 Back/Save 30% on Tax and Accounting Books/Red-Hot Red Wings! Discounted Tickets Still Available for Games 5 & 7/E-file Hits Record 90 Million; 30 Million Filed From Home Computers/IRS Seeks Applications for Advisory Council/AICPA Offers Specific Regulatory Reforms to Promote Transparency, Investor Protections
Issue 468 - April 27, 2009
Red Wings Skate to Round 2! Tickets Available for Members/PCAOB Issues Fair Value Practice Alert/GASB Issues Guide to Implementation of Statement 53 on Derivative Instruments/AICPA Introduces Guide for Members on SEC and State Regulations for Investment Adviser Registration/Robert Half Launches Career Podcast Series for Accounting and Finance Managers/Energy-Saving Steps This Year May Result in Tax Savings Next Year/Trends: Seven Successful Industries in 2008
Issue 467 - April 20, 2009
MACPA Launches Economic Crisis Resource Center/Will the Red Wings Need Game 5? Still Time to Get Discounted Tickets for Saturday’s Playoff Game/More Americans Concerned About Losing Their Jobs, Delaying Major Life Decisions Amid Recession: AICPA Poll/GASB Statement Codifies Accounting and Financial Reporting Guidance Contained in the AICPA Standards/Michigan Treasury Adds to MBT FAQs/PCAOB Issues Concept Release on Possible Revisions to the Standard on Audit Confirmations/Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Names New Chief Auditor
Issue 466 - April 13, 2009
FASB Isuses Final Fair Value Guidance/Member Red Wing Ticket Offer for ALL Home Playoff Games/GASB Invites Comment on Pension Accounting and Financial Reporting/AICPA Comments on IFRS Proposed Roadmap/“Money Matters” In Difficult Times/Treasury Calls on All Federal Beneficiaries to Sign Up for Direct Deposit by April 20
Issue 465 - April 6, 2009
MBT Penalty Relief Bills Sent to Governor/Wow! Great Response to Red Wings Ticket Offers/MACPA Tracks Your CPE – Check to See Where You Stand Before June 30th/Special Tax Break Available for New Car Purchases This Year/FASB Releases New Staff Positions on Fair Value/IRS Issues Guidance on New Build America Bonds/FASB Issues Staff Position 141(R)-1/GASB Issues Statement No. 55, GAAP Hierarchy for State and Local Governments/As Income Tax Deadline Looms, Michigan Treasury Highlights State EITC
Issue 464 - March 30, 2009
MACPA Partners with Champions: Get Playoff Tickets Now/First $2,400 of Unemployment Benefits Tax Free for 2009/New FASB Statement on GAAP Hierarchy/GASB Releases Fact Sheet on Reporting Fund Balance Information/State Bar Taxation Section Presents 22nd Annual Tax Conference/Tips on Recovering Financially from a Disaster; Free Guide Available/AICPA Offers Webcast on U.S. Mandated Use of XBRL in Financial Reporting
Issue 463 - March 23, 2009
CPA License Mobility: 36, 37, 38...and Counting/Administration Launches New Consumer Website for Responsible Homeowners Seeking Relief/New Law Extends Net Operating Loss Carryback for Small Businesses; IRS To Ensure Refunds Paid Timely/SEC Charges Madoff Auditors with Fraud/FASB Issues Proposals to Improve Guidance on Fair Value Measurements and Impairments/IASB and FASB Launch Public Consultation on a Future Standard on Lease Accounting/Governor Announces Over 2,600 New Jobs/Race for the Cure: Local Schoolchildren Help Out, You Can Sign Up Now to Race/Companies Making Extensive Changes To Executive Pay, Survey Finds
Issue 462 - March 16, 2009
Kansas: 36th State to Pass CPA License Mobility Provision/Governor Signs Solvency Tax Legislation/Spring Members Advisory Forum: The Economy and the CPA Profession/IRS Interest Rates Drop for the Second Quarter of 2009/Other IRS News/GASB Issues New Fund Balance Reporting Standard/FASB Chairman Testifies on Mark-to-Market Accounting/Additional News from FASB/Trends: Seven Worst Performing Retail Industries in 2008
Issue 461 - March 9, 2009
MACPA Hard at Work on MBT Penalty Relief Provisions/Still Time to Get Discounted Tickets for MACPA Nights at The Joe for Detroit Red Wings Action/Governor Unveils “Michigan Business One Stop”/IRS Seeks New Issues for the Industry Issue Resolution Program/Questions Answered on Individual and Business Tax Provisions of Economic Stimulus Package/IRS Conducts Extensive Review, Decides Not to Renew Private Debt Collection Contracts/Taxpayers Filing Earlier and Banking Larger Refunds in 2009/PCAOB Re-proposes Auditing Standard on Engagement Quality Review
Issue 460 - March 2, 2009
Access MACPA Resources to Comply with New Tax Disclosure Consent Requirements/IRS Offers Online Resource for ARRA of 2009/IRS Releases Information to Help Employers Claim COBRA Medical Coverage Credit on Payroll Tax Form/Chief Auditor Thomas Ray to Leave PCAOB
Issue 459 - February 23, 2009
New Withholding Tables Available; Many Will See Paycheck Boost/New Staff Expands MACPA West Michigan Presence/NASBA Urges SEC to Withdraw Roadmap/FASB Initiates Projects to Improve Measurement and Disclosure of Fair Value Estimates/Executive Summary Offers Overview of Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan/COBRA Continuation Coverage Assistance Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Of 2009/New Feature on MACPA Website Gives You Option to Save Money and Get to Know Your Colleagues/Changes in U.S. Family Finances from 2004 to 2007: Evidence from the Survey of Consumer Finances/Outlook Dims for U.S. Economic Recovery Before 2010, CFOs AND CPA Executives Say/Where Leaders Come Together - 2009 Spring Members Advisory Forum
Issue 458 - February 16, 2009
New MACPA Resources Available on IRC Sec. 7216/Access Governor’s Proposed 2010 Budget Online/AICPA Offers Free Job Finder Site to Help CPAs Affected by Economic Downturn/Field Assistance Bulletin Released on New Annual Funding Notice Requirements/First-Class Stamp Prices Will Increase 2-cents in May
Issue 457 - February 9, 2009
Granholm Says Michigan Will Weather the Storm/News Update: Tax Preparer Drops Negative Ads/Tax Season Speaker Resources Available Online/New Michigan EITC Highlights Available Tax Relief/Feel Good About Filing Your Taxes: Donate to Michigan Cancer Funds this Year/Recession Prompts Financial Executives to Rethink Retirement, Survey Shows/New Study Shows Many Americans Planning to Delay Retirement Up to Five Years Amid Economic Downturn/Treasury Announced New Restrictions on Executive Compensation
Issue 456 - February 2, 2009
New Economic Crisis Resource Center Launched for CPAs/IRS Offers Tips to Avoid Recovery Rebate Credit Confusion/IRS Provides Useful Tax Season Resources/FASB News
Issue 455 January 26, 2009
State Expands Unemployment Services/CPAs Speak Out Against Negative Advertising/PCAOB Publishes Staff Guidance on Auditing Internal Control Over Financial Reporting in Smaller Public Companies/Taxpayers in Four States File with Different Centers this Year/Supply & Demand Report Data Sought from Firms and Educators
Issue 454 - January 19, 2009
MACPA - Protecting Michigan Citizens During Tax Season/IRS Resources at Your Fingertips/Information Security Management is Top Tech Issue for 7th Year in a Row/SEC Staff Extends Sarbanes-Oxley Survey to January 31/New Publications Helps Small Employers with 401(k) Enrollment/AICPA Honors CPAs for Research and Achievement/IRS Conducting Annual SBSE Telephone Survey
Issue 453 - January 12, 2009
Governor Signs Major MBT Legislation/State Lowers Revenue Estimates for FY 2009/Attorney General: New State Legislature Must Open Up the Books/GAO Offers Framework for Modernizing Financial Regulatory System/Teasury Releases 2nd Congressional Report on EESA/National Taxpayer Advocate Urges Tax Simplification and Compassionate Treatment of Taxpayers Hit by Recession
Issue 452 - January 5, 2009
Study Says Improve Fair Value Accounting Standards/Treasury Releases Responses to Congressional Oversight Panel/FASB Actions Update – FAS 107-a and FIN 48-3/DOL Finalizes Civil Penalty Rules Under Pension Protection Act
2008
Issue 451 - December 22, 2008
Happy Holidays/SEC Approves Final Rule Requiring Interactive Data/Treasury Releases Terms for Automotive Plan/IRS Speeds Lien Relief for Homeowners Trying to Refinance, Sell/FASB Issues First of Two Proposed Staff Positions to Improve the Financial Reporting for Financial Instruments/IASB and FASB Propose Joint Approach for Revenue Recognition/GASB Issues Concepts Statement No. 5, Service Efforts and Accomplishments Reporting/FTC Issues Report on Social Security Numbers and Identity Theft
Issue 450 - December 15, 2008
Nominate Your CFO for Crain's 3rd Annual CFO of the Year Awards/Governor’s Cuts Are "First Step" to Address FY 2009 Challenges/FASB Issues FAS 140 and FIN 46 Document/Interest Rates Drop for the First Quarter of 2009/New Mobility Video Released Today/Retirement Plans for Public Schools and Exempt Organizations Get Extension on Time to Complete Written Plans/AICPA and InvestmentNews Offer Online Discussion Forum for Financial Advisers/IRS Offers Tips for Year-End Donations
Issue 449 - December 8, 2008
New IRS Tax Preparer Rules Require Client Consent/FASB Standards Codification™ Expected to Launch on July 1/Michigan Treasury Issues RAB on Audits/Michigan Treasury Adds to Tax FAQs/PCAOB Alert Addresses Audit Considerations in the Current Economic Environment/Saver’s Credit Still in Place: Tax Break Helps Low- and Moderate-Income Workers Save for Retirement/IRS Announces Two New Appeals Programs/Volunteer Opportunity: Small Not-for-Profits Need Help from CPAs on 990s/Order the 2009 Master Tax Guide and Take Advantage of Special Discount
Issue 448 - December 1, 2008
IRS Announces 2009 Standard Mileage Rates/Deepening Economic Troubles for U.S., CFOs and CPA Executives Say No Turnaround Before 2009, 2010/New Law Encourages Cash Donations for Midwest Disaster Relief/U.S. Labor Department Releases Advance Copies of 2008 Form 5500/New Rules Requiring an Automated Opt-Out for Recorded Telemarketing Calls Take Effect Today
Issue 447 - November 24, 2008
In Case You Missed It: Paulson Opinion Editorial/Comment on IFRS Roadmap by February 19/Final Staff Position FAS 140-4 and FIN 46(R)-8 Expected in Mid-December/MAP Survey: CPA Firms See Continued Growth/New National PSAs Advise Spending Wisely, Saving as Young Adults Slide Deeper into Debt
Issue 446 - November 17, 2008
MacDonald Named to Business & Industry Hall of Fame /Michigan Treasury Adds to Tax FAQs/SEC Announces November 21 Roundtable on Mark-to-Market Accounting/For Individual and Business e-File, 2008 Is a Record Breaker/AICPA Warns Congress Pension Problems Caused by Credit Crunch Need to be Addressed/Vote on AICPA Technology Issues
Issue 445 - November 10, 2008
MBT Forms Now Available Online/CPA Elected to Michigan House/Granholm Says Election Results Call for Change to Fix Economy/Treasury to Invest in AIG Restructuring Under EESA/FASB Staff Position Defers Effective Date of FIN 48 for Certain Enterprises/A Worthy Cause Needs Your Tax Preparation Assistance!
Issue 444- November 3, 2008
New MBT Frequently Asked Questions Added/FASB Amends Statement 132/CPAs Can Reach Hundreds of Kids Through One-Day Blitz With JA/AICPA Offers Americans Financial Advice on Job Loss/AICPA Seeks Past Minority Scholarship Recipients
Issue 443 - October 27, 2008
Two CPAs Running for State House/Can’t Make it to the Polls? Request Absentee Ballot by Nov. 1/Board Proposes New Auditing Standards Related to the Auditor's Assessment of and Responses to Risk/IRS Holding $266 Million in Undeliverable Refunds/Treasury Hires Accounting Firms Under EESA/Ernest Almonte Becomes First Government Official to Lead AICPA/Research Reveals In-Demand Accounting Positions/Necessities Are In; Consumers Have a Laser-Like Focus on Value this Holiday Season
Issue 442 - October 20, 2008
IASB & FASB Create Advisory Group to Review Reporting Issues Related to Credit Crisis/Summary of Decisions Reached at FASB Board Meeting October 15, 2008/PCAOB Board to Consider Proposing Auditing Standards Related to the Auditor's Assessment of and Response to Risk/FIN 48 is Delayed for Second Time in Two Years/Treasury Requests Public Input on Establishment of Guaranty Program for Troubled Assets/2009 Inflation Adjustments Widen Tax Brackets and Expand Tax Benefits/Michigan to Grant Filing Extensions to Hurricane Victims/CPAs Running for State House – Show Your Support
Issue 441 - October 13, 2008
FASB Staff Position Clarifies Fair Value Measurements/FASB Issues Exposure Drafts on Going Concern and Subsequent Events/SEC Commences Work on Congressionally Mandated Study on Accounting Standards/Economic Stimulus Act of 2008: How It Impacts Small Business – Client Brochure
Issue 440- October 6, 2008
President Signs Financial Rescue Plan/EESA: Read What Others Are Saying/FASB Issues Proposed Staff Position on Fair Value/U.S. Labor Department Announces New Online Tools for Workers and Plan Administrators/Watson Wyatt Suggests Communication Tenets for Senior Executives
Issue 439 - September 29, 2008
MACPA Wins Top State Award for Tax Conference/SEC Seeks More Transparent Disclosure for Investors/Treasury Advisory Committee on the Auditing Profession
Issue 438 - September 22, 2008
AICPA Mulls IFRS for Private Companies/Paulson & Congress to Develop Economic Rescue Plan/IRS Getting Better at Appeals Process/Revised Standards Issued for Performing and Reporting on Peer Reviews/Headhunters Impersonate AICPA Reps
Issue 437 - September 15, 2008
MI Treasury Sends 24,000 Notices of Intent to Assess/IRS Streamlines Application Process for New Tax-Exempt Organizations/Treasury, SBA Partner to Help Small Businesses Understand the Value of Health Savings Accounts/IASB and FASB Reaffirm Commitment to Common Standards; 2011 Target for Major Topic Completion/FASB Amends FSP 133 and FIN 45/AICPA Proposes Audit and Accounting Guide for Gaming Activities
Issue 436 - September 8, 2008
Government Bails Out Mortgage Giants/Hurricane Gustav Victims Qualify for IRS Disaster Relief/Employers Oppose Proposed New Pension Accounting Rules, Survey Finds/University Professors Weigh in on Building IFRS Into Curricula
Issue 435 - September 2, 2008
SEC Proposes Roadmap Toward Global Accounting Standards/GASB Proposal Would Incorporate AICPA Guidance/Survey Shows Both Employees and Employers Face Challenges in Tough Economy/SEC Approves PCAOB Ethics and Independence Rule
Issue 434 - August 25, 2008
IRS Issues Instructions for New Form 990/New MBT Frequently Asked Questions Available/CPA License Mobility: 31 States and Counting…/FASB Adds Business Combinations to Codification/SEC Announces Successor to EDGAR Database/PCAOB Announces Agenda for Smaller Public Companies Forums/Firms Offer Guidance on IFRS and Technology Systems
Issue 433 - August 18, 2008
IRS Revises Voluntary Correction Program for Retirement Plans/There is Still Time to Register for the Small Practitioners Conference/Reserve Your Spot Today for the Annual Fall Members Advisory Forum/Chief Financial Officers and CPA Executives See U.S. Economy in Recession/Deloitte White Paper Offers Guidance for IFRS Implementation/Kids Off to College? Time for the “Money-Talk” Says AICPA
Issue 432 - August 11, 2008
Two CPAs Victorious in Primary Elections for Michigan House/Win Big at the Small Practitioners Conference/Treasury, IRS Issue Ruling Preventing Certain Pension Transfers/Taxpayers with 25 or More Heavy Vehicles Must File Excise Tax Forms Electronically/Update on Recent FASB Decisions/IRS Seeks New Issues for the Industry Issue Resolution Program
Issue 431 - August 4, 2008
IRS Releasses Updated Drafts of Corporate and Partnership Tax Forms/Small Business Federal Tax Responsibilities Publication Revised/SEC Advisory Committee Makes Recommendations to Improve Financial Reporting for Investors/Board Adopts Rules for Succeeding to Registration Status of Predecessor Firm/GOA Releases Federal Information System Controls Audit Manual Exposure Draft/Treasury Releases Best Practices to Encourage Additional Form of Mortgage Finance/GASB Issues a Request for Response on Proposed Guidelines for Reporting of SEA/Granholm Announces Invest Michigan Program
Issue 430 - July 28, 2008
CPAs Visit Capitol Hill to Promote Key Legislative Issues/Treasury Says Draft MBT Forms Should Not Have Been Released/Foreclosure Activity Up 14 Percent in Second Quarter; Michigan in Top Ten/U.S. Employers Keeping Pay Raises Steady for 2009, Survey Finds/GASB Proposes Guidance for Calculating Annual Required Contributions/It's Not Too Late To Get Your Stimulus Payment/Did You Renew Your MACPA Membership?
Issue 429 - July 21, 2008
Granholm Signs New Law to Help Revitalize Downtowns/Survey: Two Out of Three Consumers Say Mortgages Harder to Obtain/IRS Extends Deadlines for Weather Disaster Victims in Six States/State Insurance Consumer Advocate Announces Launch of Office's Website/Plante & Moran: Middle Market Businesses in Midwest are Optimistic/High-Crash Intersections Targeted by Law Enforcement this Week
Issue 428 - July 14, 2008
Last Year for SBt E-File Returns/New Guidelines Aim to Reduce Fraud/MAP Survey Deadline Extended/2008 MACPA Small Practitioners Conference - Big Topics By Big Named Speakers/CPA Financial Planners: Don’t Borrow from Your Retirement Account/GAO Reports on Government Pension Funds/Taxpayer Advocate Targets Identity Theft/Scammers Use e-Mail, Fax to Pose as IRS/Granholm Signs Food Bank Tax Credit Bill/Survey Indicates Global Talent Shortage Continues in Accounting and Finance
Issue 427 - July 7, 2008
Filing Extenstions Changing for Some Business Taxpayers/GAO Audit: IRS Has Improved Internal Controls, but Much Work Remains/Tax Policy Centers Offers Analysis of the Presidential Candidates' Tax Plans/GASB Issues Statement No. 53, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Derivative Instruments/AICPA: Save Economic Stimulus Checks to Compound the Benefit/Federal Judge Approves IRS Summons for UBS Swiss Bank Account Records/Today – July 7 – Deadline to Register to Vote for August Primary/Study Shows 7.1 Percent Increase in Average Starting Salary Offer for Class of 2008
Issue 426 - June 30, 2008
Only Two Weeks Left to Participate in the 2008 National MAP Survey/2008 IFRS Taxonomy Released/Treasury Department Releases New Guidance on Health Savings Accounts/AICPA Praises Simplified New U.S. Tax Rules on Expatriation Recently Signed into Law/Michigan's Minimum Wage Increases on July 1
Issue 425 - June 23, 2008
Governor Signs Mobility Legislation/IRS e-Services Down for Scheduled Upgrade/Call for MACPA Public Service Award Nominations/SEC Proposes Comprehensive Reforms to Bring Increased Transparency to Credit Rating Process/Board Adopts Rules for Annual and Special Reporting/GASB Seeks Public Input on Fund Balance Reporting, SEA Concepts Proposals/Disaster Recovery: A Guide to Financial Issues/Participate in the 2008 National MAP Survey Before Time Runs Out/
Issue 424 -June 16, 2008
AICPA Calls for 3-5 Year Transition to IFRS/SEC Extends Auditor Attestation Compliance Date for Small Businesses/SEC Announces July 9 Roundtable on Fair Value Accounting Standards/IRS Launches Summer Push to Reach Retirees and Disabled Veterans for Economic Stimulus Payments/AICPA Forms Succession Planning Resource Center/Access Details About Business Provisions of the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008/How to Save $ at the Pump
Issue 423 - June 9, 2008
CPA License Mobility Legislation Passes Michigan Senate/FASB Issues Exposure Draft on Accounting for Hedging Activities/FASB Issues Exposure Draft on Disclosure of Certain Loss Contingencies/IRS Adds Functions to Online Payment Agreement Application/Board to Consider Adopting Rules on Reporting by Registered Firms
Issue 422 - June 2, 2008
CPA License Mobility Legislation Passes Michigan Senate/IRS e-file Up Sharply in 2008/Employer Use of Financial Incentives to Reward Healthy Behavior Expected to Surge/Millennials Seek Security in First Job/MACPA Adds 14 to CPA Ambassador Roster
Issue 421 - May 27, 2008
House Bill Prohibiting Credit Scoring in Hiring Process Exempts CPAs/New FASB Statement Clarifies Insurance Contracts/National MAP Survey - AICPA and Texas Society Seek Participants for Benchmarking Survey/Provision in Extenders Bill Would Equalize Taxpayer and Preparer Reporting Standards/Sign up for a Chance at Free Tuition/Keep Summer Fuel Costs From Burning Your Budget
Issue 420 - May 19, 2008
AICPA Council Designates IASB as a Standard Setter/AICPA Launches New Int’l Standards Website/Win a $50 Gas Card – Register for June CPE Event/Large Accounting Firms Bringing IFRS to Colleges/Small Tax-Exempt Orgs: First Filing Date Approaches for Electronic Notice/Treasury, IRS Issue 2009 Indexed Amounts for Health Savings Accounts
Issue 419 - May 12, 2008
Michigan Mobility Legislation Moves to Full Senate/Uniform Laws Governing Practice of CPAs Across State Lines Gain National Momentum/FASB Issue Its Own Hierarchy to Replace AICPA GAAP/FASB Offers Article on Fair Value/AICPA Adds Content for New CPA Exam/Accounting Degrees Reach 36-Year High/The AICPA and Texas Society of CPAs Need Your Help! Participate in the 2008 PCPS/TSCPA National MAP Survey/AICPA Whitepaper Presents a Roadmap for Modernizing Business Reporting
Issue 418 - May 5, 2008
U.S Department of Labor Focuses on Audits of Employee Benefit Plans – Are You Prepared?/Ethics: What’s SOX Got to do With It?/IRS Automates Installment Agreement User Fees/Increase Staff Retention and Business with MACPA's Customized Training Solutions/MACPA's Spring Members Advisory Forum is May 13 - Register Today Before it is too Late!/Reserve Your Management Information Show Exhibitor Booth Now!/Americans Divided on their Plans for Economic Stimulus Tax Rebate/SEC Piggybacks Refund Check with Investor Tips/AICPA Issues Revised Peer Review Standards
Issue 417 - April 28, 2008
Mobility Legislation Passes House and Awaits Senate Consideration/Mobility, Forensic Accounting, XBRL – Hot Issues at Upcoming MACPA Event/U.S. Accounting Profession Renews Mutual Recognition Agreement with Canada, Mexico/PCAOB Adopts New Ethics and Independence Rule Concerning Communications/IRS Launches Campaign to Help New Small Businesses/Retirees, Disabled Vets Still Can File for 2008 Stimulus Payments/FASB Issues Two Final Staff Positions/CPAs Volunteer at Local Elementary School for a Day - Come and be a Part of the Fun/Everyday Ethics Everlasting Consequences Author Comes to Michigan for Two Speaking Engagements/GASB Adds Projects on Retirement Benefits, Public/Private Partnerships and Reporting Units
Issue 416 - April 22, 2008
IRS Issues Draft for 2008 Form 990/IRS Will Issue Guidance on 50-Percent Depreciation Allowance/PCAOB to Consider Adopting New Ethics and Independence Rule/Michigan Dept. of Labor Encourages Businesses to use FILEOnline/Mark Your Calendar for Crain’s CFO of the Year Awards on June 26/With Rising Gas Prices, State Steps Up Fuel Inspections/Tips to Improve Your Fuel Economy
Issue 415 - April 14, 2008
Maryland Passes Mobility Legislation/Senators Stabenow and Levin Support Ban on Tax Strategy Patents/International Accounting – Call for Volunteers/House Committee Approves Taxpayer Advocate Bill/Treasury Releases Competitiveness Study on the Changing Nature and Consequences of Financial Restatements/Treasury, IRS Issue Funding Guidance for Single-Employer Defined Benefit Plans/Governor Signs Bills to Grow Economy Through “Anchor Zones”/Do Not Call Registrations Permanent
Issue 414 - April 7, 2008
GASB Exposure Draft Proposes Changes to SEA Reporting/2008 Small Business Resource Guide is Now Available/U.S. Department of Labor Launches New Web Tool to Help Employers Comply with Retirement Laws/PCAOB Addresses Emerging Audit Issues in 2008 Forums on Auditing in the Small Business Environment/IRS Seeks Nominations for Information Reporting Program Advisory Committee/Governor Signs Bills Protecting Consumers from Mortgage Fraud, Unfair Lending Practices/A Simple Act, a Lasting Legacy/New FTC Videos Help Consumers Spot Phishing Scams/New Poll Says More American Adults Delaying Major Decisions Due to Financial Concerns/Lives Depend on You - Volunteer for the 2008 Race for the Cure®
Issue 413 - March 31, 2008
Tips for Tax Filers on Economic Stimulus Payments/U.S. Retirement Assets Grew Substantially in Last 10 Years, But Face a Challenging 2008/Talent Shortage Emerges as No. 1 Employer Concern/Employment Trend: Intern First, Then Full-Time Hire
Issue 412 - March 24, 2008
CPA License Mobility Legislation Introduced in Michigan/2007 PCPS Map Top Issues Survey: Technical Complexity and Staffing Dominate/FASB Issues Statement No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities/FASB Issues Proposed FASB Staff Position (FSP) No. 132(R)-a, Employers’ Disclosures about Postretirement Benefit Plan Assets/Combat Pay Can Count Toward Economic Stimulus Payment Eligibility/Use of Free File Growing in 2008/Spring Members Advisory Forum: Register Today!
Issue 411 - March 17, 2008
Statewide Town Hall with Governor on Michigan's Economy Will Air Wednesday Night/The Fed Takes Weekend Action to Promote Economic Growth/Marketing: Lessons to be Learned from Presidential Campaigns/More Companies, Workers Adopt Consumer-Directed Health Plans/A New Best Seller? IRS Releases 2007 Data Book/Phishing Scams Top the 2008 “Dirty Dozen” Tax Scams/Links for Tax Professionals/Smart Tips for New Technologies
Issue 410 - March 10, 2008
Congressman Camp Co-Sponsors Tax-Preparer Standard Legislation/Treasury Updates Online MBT Frequently Asked Questions/IRS Automates Installment Agreement User Fees/Free File Available for Nonfilers Who Must File a Return to Receive Economic Stimulus Payment/Proposed Regulations Issued for Capitalization of Tangible Assets/IRS Guidance on LIFO Pooling for Resellers of Cars, Light-Duty Trucks/SEC Warns Public Pension Funds About Inadequate Compliance Procedures/Federal Court Upholds OFIS Rules Barring Discretionary Clauses in Insurance Policies/New Accounting Curriculum Rule Effective March 1, 2008
Issue 409 - March 3, 2008
Accounting Standards-Setters to Be Overhauled/FASB Proposes Guidance on Nonprofit Endowments/FASB Webcast on Codification Scheduled for March 13/GASB Acts to Improve the Reporting of Fund Balance Information/Board Proposes New Auditing Standard: Engagement Quality Review/Interest Rates Drop for the Second Quarter of 2008/Special Economic Stimulus Letters Reach Mailboxes in March/IRS Changes Muni Bond VCAP Program, Seeks Comments
Issue 408 - February 25, 2008
2008 Economic Stimulus Act Provides Tax Benefits to Businesses/More Information on Stimulus Payments Posted to IRS.gov/CPA Financial Executives Foresee Continuing Decline in Economy/Form 4136 Revised; Some Farmers, Fishermen Have Until March 10 to E-File/PCAOB Will Consider Proposing an Auditing Standard on Engagement Quality Review/FASB Proposes Guidance on Nonprofit Endowments/E-Postcard Simplifies Filing for Small Tax-Exempt Organizations
Issue 407 - February 18, 2008
SEC Offers a Whole New Way to Look at Financial Data/File a 2007 Return to Receive Stimulus Rebate/IRS Processing Tax Forms Affected by AMT Legislation/Mortgage Workouts, Now Tax-Free for Many Homeowners/Citizens’ Guide Provides Easy Public Access to Government’s Financial Report
Issue 406 - February 11, 2008
Bush to Sign Stimulus Package/Governor Presents Proposed Budget/Mark Your Calendar: Spring Members Advisory Forum/MACPA Member Named to Prestigious IRS Advisory Council/New Coalition Focuses on Public Sector Performance/Worthwhile Small Business Technologies
Issue 405 - February 4, 2008
PCAOB Adopts New Auditing Standard No. 6/FASB Defers Effective Date of FIN 48/IRS Offers EITC Tool Kit for Tax Professionals/Online Tax Hints Publication Takes New Approach/IRS Warns of New E-Mail and Telephone Scams/Guidance Released on Pension Funding Rules & Backloading/AICPA Submits Multiple Comment Letters/Safely Share Your Wireless Access
Issue 404 - January 28, 2008
Economic Stimulus: Tax Rebate Deal Announced/MACPA PAC Needs Your Help/Guidance Available for Husband and Wife Unincorporated Businesses/PCAOB Will Consider Adopting Auditing Standard on Evaluating Consistency of Financial Statements/Retirement Savings a Key Concern for Americans, AICPA Survey of CPA Financial Planners Shows
Issue 403 - January 21, 2008
FASB Releases codification for Verification/Treasury Continues to Update Online MBT Frequently Asked Questions/Senate Approves Use Tax Credits/AICPA Applauds Supreme Court Decision in Stoneridge Case New York/Baby Boomer Retirements Most Significant Workforce Trend in Next 10 Years/AICPA Offers Plain English Guide to Independence
Issue 402 - January 14, 2008
Taxpayer Advocate Recommends Dozens of Changes/State’s SBT E-File and Federal E-File Open for Business/GAO Not Worried About Market Concentration for Public Company Auditors/FASB Proposes Delay of Interpretation 48 for Nonpublic Enterprises/Information Security Management Still Number One Technology Concern/New Battery Rules in Effect for Airline Passengers/Tax Season Fun Facts/MACPA Member Named to IRS Advisory Committee
Issue 401 - January 7, 2008
Dept. of Treasury Issues RABs on Final SBT and MBT/Is Your Name on This List?/New Regs Give Taxpayers More Control of Tax Return Information Held by Preparers/2007 Tax Season Resources Now Available/Feed the Pig Captures Prestigious Awards; “360 Degrees” Garners Awards, Too/Market Your Company's Products/Services to Other Fellow CPAs/Build a Usable Security Plan
Issue 400 - January 2, 2008
Filing Season Starts on Time...Except for Thoes Affected by AMT Patch/IRS Implements Enhanced Standards of Conduct for Tax Return Preparers/Updated Contacts, Links Provided by IRS Liaison//IRS Outlines New Electronic PIN Signature Requirement and New Use for IRS Form 8453/Find Michigan Tax Forms Online/Michigan Signature Requirements Don’t Change/AICPA Asks IRS to Reconsider Foreign Tax Credits/IRS, Treasury Propose Pension Regulations/SEC Issues Year-End Help For Expensing Employee Stock Options/New SEC Internet Tool Offers Instant Comparisons of Executive Pay
2007
Issue 399 - December 17, 2007
AICPA Comments to IRS on Rulings on Trust Distribution Committees/Renew Your CPA License Online Before Dec. 31 Deadline/PCAOB Issues Staff Audit Practice Alert on Fair Value/IRS Fast Track Settlement Program Expands/U.S. Government Releases FY 2007 Financial Report/FASB Launches Series of Webcasts on Global Reporting System/Changes Expand Federal Tax Credit Program for Employers
Issue 398 - December 10, 2007
Michigan Treasury Explains Tax Letters Sent Last Week/New Michigan Accountancy Rules Take Effect March 1, 2008/MAF Accepting 2008 Scholarship Applications Now/AICPA Applauds House Bill to Modify Preparer Penalty/PCAOB Proposes Guidance on Rule 4012/FASB Issues Convergence Statements, Nos. 141(R) and 160/One Set of International Standards Important for Economic Growth, According to Survey of World Accountancy Leaders/FTC Offers Tutorial for Businesses on Protecting Personal Information/Have You Ordered Your Copy of the 2008 Master Tax Guide?
Issue 397 - December 3, 2007
Service Tax Eliminated/SEC Seeks Investor Input on Proposal to Improve Mutual Fund Disclosure/2008 Standard Mileage Rate for Business Set at 50.5¢/Treasury, IRS Issue Model Provisions for Section 403(b) Plans/FASB Issues Preliminary Views on Financial Instruments with Characteristics of Equity/MBT Frequently Asked Questions Added
Issue 396 - November 26, 2007
Five Day and Counting: Can Law Makers Ditch Service Tax by Friday?/U.S. Senate Bill Would Ban Tax Strategy Patents; AICPA Supports/GASB Issues Statement on Real Estate Held as Investments by Endowments/Get Your Copy of the One-of-a-Kind Michigan Tax Conference CD and Manuals/Disaster Assistance Available to Michigan Farmers/Quick Response – Renew Your CPA License Online/Skipping the Mall for Holiday Shopping? Stay On Guard When You Are Online
Issue 395 - November 19, 2007
Estimator Added to Michigan Business Tax Site/Provide Tax Help to Low-Income Households in Metro Detroit – Volunteer Today!/SEC Drops Reconciliation Requirement/SEC Adopts Three Rules to Improve Regulation of Smaller Businesses/AICPA Urges SEC to Use International Accounting Standards/Corporate CPAs Feeling Gloomy About U.S. Economy/FASB Rejects Deferral of Statement 157 for Financial Assets and Liabilities/Employers to Face Intense Competition for New College Graduates/2008 U.S. Master Tax Guide - Preorder a Copy Today at Special Member Price!/Get Your Copy of the Michigan Tax Conference CD and Manuals
Issue 394 - November 12, 2007
Premier Tax Conference Drew Sell-Out Crowd/Non-Public Companies Get More Time to Implement FIN 48/GAO Criticizes IRS Internal Controls/Electronic Filing Breaks Records in 2007/Saver’s Tax Credit Helps Low- and Moderate-Income Workers Save for Retirement/Treasury, IRS Issue Additional Pension Protection Act Guidance/SEC Offers Staff Guidance on Written Loan Commitments/IRS and Michigan Will Share Employment Tax Examination Results/MAF Scholarship Applications Now Available Online
Issue 393 - November 5, 2007
Staffing Needs Dominate MAP Issues Survey/Renew Your CPA License Online Today/Tax Glossaries Available in Several Foreign Languages/Help for California Wildfire Victims/AICPA, U.S. Small Business Administration Form Alliance/AICPA Supports National Standard for Nonresident Income Tax/Justice Department Seeks to Shut Down Detroit Tax Preparer/Tax Help: Volunteer to Assist Low-Income Metro Detroiters
Issue 392 - October 29, 2007
Department of Treasury Posts Initial Guidance on Service Tax/New MBT Tax Information on State Treasury Web Site/State Treasury: Recalculate Fourth Quarter Estimated Filings/Comerica Index Shows Michigan Economy Trending Sideways/GOA Says 401(k) Plan Participants, Sponsors Need Better Fee Information/Randy Fletchall Elected Chairman of AICPA/AICPA: Allow Public Companies to Use International Accounting Standards/Robert Half Releases 2008 Accounting and Finance Salary Guide/Help for California Wildfire Victims/FTC Survey: 13.5% of U.S. Adults Duped by Fraud/Pre-Order Your CCH 2008 U.S. Master Tax Guide Today!
Issue 391 - October 22, 2007
Governor Announces Plan to Combat Mortgage Foreclosure Epidemic/2008 Adjustments Widen Tax Brackets, Change Pension Limitations/PCAOB Identifies Audit Deficiencies of Firms Auditing ≤100 Public Companies/Guidance Issued on Auditing Internal Control in Smaller Public Companies/Poker Tournament Winnings Must be Reported to the IRS/The Truth About Cell Phones and the Do Not Call Registry
Issue 390 - October 15, 2007
Michigan Tax Conference - Get the Fact on the New Tax on Services/Auditing Standards Board Redrafting Standards to Achieve Greater Clarity/Bring the Knowledge of Business Basics to Elementary Students/Treasury, IRS Issue Pension Protection Act Guidance/Continue Your Benefits – Renew Your Membership Today/PCAOB to Vote on Amendments Regarding Inspection Frequency for Firms that Do Not Regularly Issue Audit Reports/IRS Offers Relief for Late S Corporation Elections
Issue 389 - October 8, 2007
House Overwhelmingly Passes Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Bill/IRS Issues Redesigned Allowable Living Expense Standards/E-filed Corporate Tax Returns Hits Record High/GAO Releases Financial Audit Manual Exposure Draft/U.S. Treasury Names AICPA’s Barry Melancon to Auditing Advisory Panel/Does Insurance Contract Accounting Merit a FASB Project?/GASB Seeks Input on Derivatives Proposals/The ABC’s of Business – Advance, Build and Connect for Success
Issue 388 - October 1, 2007
Tax Hike + Reforms = Agreement; State Avoids Crippling Shutdown/New Sales Tax on Services Key to State Budget Deal/MBT Update: Legislature, Governor Approve FAS 109 Fix/New Online Employer Identification Number Application Processes Requests in Minutes/Michigan Still Accepting E-filed Late Returns, Returns on Extension/SAS 104-111 Toolkit Now Available on PCPS Firm Practice Center Site/Treasury, IRS Issue New Proposed Cafeteria Plan Regulations
Issue 387 - September 24, 2007
SEC Releases Source Code for Interactive Data Viewer for Free USe by the Market/Michigan Businesses to Benefit from Drop in Workers' Comp Rates/AICPA Urges IRS to Withdraw Proposed Open Account Debt Regulations/IRS Offers Guide for Homeowners in Foreclosure/10 Ways to Mitigate Your Security Risks
Issue 386 - September 17, 2007
MACPA Nets Top State Award for Web Design/SEC Charges Unregistered Audit Firms and Partners/Treasury, IRS Extend Documentation Deadline for 409A Compliance/AICPA Issues Exposure Draft of A&A Guide for the Airline Industry/Tax Talk Webcast Offers Tips on Working with IRS Campus Compliance Services/Continue Your Benefits – Renew Your Membership Today/Clear Off Your Shelves - Last Week to Donate Kids Books/MACPA Task Force Submits Comment Letter on Redesigned IRS Form 990 for Tax-Exempt Organizations
Issue 385 - September 10, 2007
Proposed Technical Correction to MBT Clears First Hurdle/AICPA Applauds Movement on Tax Patent Legislation/Report Shows Workers More Confident and Inclined to Negotiate Pay/Increase in Federal Minimum Wage Will Not Reduce 45B Credit/Fed Web Site Offers Foreclosure Resources for Consumers/Five Reasons to Start a Small Business Blog
Issue 384 - September 4, 2007
Michigan Business Tax Site Is Live/PCPS Offers Help for Preparing “Comfort” Letters/Another Scam Offers Cash for IRS Survey Participation/IRS Announces Closing Agreement Program for Forward-Float Agreements Used with Municipal Bonds/Rules, Guidance Issued on Restricted Benefits in Under-Funded Pension Plans/Internet Resource Provides Homeowners with Tips on Avoiding Foreclosure
Issue 383- August 27. 2007
Fall Member Advisory Forum Hits All the Hot Topics/New MACPA Web Page Offers Extensive MBT Info/IRS Warns Taxpayers of New E-mail Scams/Corporate Use of e-File Up as Deadline Approaches/IRS Issues Pub 4557, Safeguarding Taxpayer Information/Annuities May Be Next 401(k) Frontier/SaaS Options Demand Discipline from SMBs
Issue 382 - August 20. 2007
MACPA Names "Cool" Place to Work/Two Michiganders Among Top CPA Exam Scorers/Work Opportunity Tax Credits Expanded/GAO Launches Web Site Improvements To Enhance Visibility, Impact/Treasury, IRS Issue Guidance on Transactions of Interest/303 Projects Make Up Guidance Priorities for 2007-2008/Peru Earthquake: FTC Tells Consumers Ways to Give Wisely/State Launches Highway Bridge Safety Web Site/Bursting the Mobile Productivity Bubble
Issue 381- August 13. 2007
IRS Extends Deadline for Web Site Registration/New Rule Will Not Affect Teacher Salaries in Upcoming School Year/Still Time to Comment on Form 990 Changes/Five Weeks Left to Gather Books for Local Schools/Received a Promotion or Award? We Want to Know!
Issue 380 - August 6. 2007
E-File Providers Must Register Web Sites With IRS by Aug. 9/Treasury, IRS Release Report on Improving Voluntary Compliance/Member Comments Sought on Proposed Changes to Form 990/IRS Seeks Comments on Updates to Corporate and Partnership Tax Forms/Employee Benefit Plans Can Expect Increased Transparency in the Quality of Financial Reporting Controls, AICPA Says/Treasury, IRS Issue New Proposed Cafeteria Plan Regulations/FASB Issues Invitation to Comment on Proposal for Insurance Accounting/Cast Your Vote: Feed the Pig Nominated for Podcast Award/Granholm Launches No Worker Left Behind Program; Goal to Train 100,000 for High Demand Careers/Did You Renew Your MACPA Membership?
Issue 379 - July 30. 2007
Member Comments Sought on Proposed Changes to Form 990/Register for August Sessions on the new Michigan Business Tax!/GAO Issues July 2007 Yellow Book Revisions/Treasury, IRS Finalize Section 403(b) Plan Rules/PCAOB’s New Internal Control Standard Gets Final Okay from SEC/SEC Solicits Public Comment on Role of IFRS in the U.S./FASB Issues Proposal to Clarify the “Shortcut Method” of Hedge Accounting/FASB Issues Proposed Staff Position on FAS 140-d/AICPA Survey: Financial Execs Concerned About Employee Healthcare Costs
Issue 378 - July 23, 2007
Task Force Convicts 53 CFOs in Five Years/MACPA Offers New Courses on Michigan Business Tax/New Electronic PIN Signature Requirement Begins in 2008/IRS Releases Interim Report on Tax-Exempt Hospitals and Community Benefit Project/Taxpayer Advocate Identifies Priorities for Upcoming Year/Michigan's Jobless Rate Increases in June/Google-State of Michigan Partnership Enhances Internet Search Capabilities
Issue 377 - July 16, 2007
New MBT Online Q&A Forum, Mobility Content on MACPA Web Site/New Provision Would Change Tax Preparers’ Role and Lead to Likely Increase in Fees for Taxpayers, AICPA Tells Congress/IRS to Notify Small Tax-Exempt Organizations of New Information Reporting Requirement/Electronic Excise Tax Filing Is Coming; IRS Will Accept Paper Forms 2290 in Interim/SEC Votes to Adopt Antifraud Rule Under Investment Advisers Act/GASB Issues Standard on Intangible Assets
Issue 376 - July 9, 2007
GAO/PCIE Revise Financial Audit Manual/GASB Offers Plain-Language Guidance for Derivative Accounting/Revised Innocent Spouse Form Now Available/Some States Triple Cigarette Taxes, Most Hold Firm on Gas and Sales Tax Rates
Issue 375 - July 2, 2007
MBT Bill Awaits Governor's Signature/Granholm Signs New Laws Expanding Rights of Deaf & Hard of Hearing/Texas Governor Signs CPA Mobility Bill/GASB Proposes Standards for Reporting Government Derivatives; Defines Elements of Financial Statements/AICPA Issues Statement on Standards for Valuation Services No. 1/New “Life Cycles” Help Tax-Exempt Organizations Comply with the Law/SEC Establishes Advisory Committee to Make U.S. Financial Reporting System More User Friendly for Investors/CFOs Pare Back Expectations for Capital Spending, Hiring and Prices
Issue 374 - June 25, 2007
Find Business Topics Fast Using New IRS Index/CPE Credit; One More Chance to Enter!/IRS Advises Employers, Payers, Agents to Use New Appointment Form 2678/Financial Accounting Standards Board to Form Resource Group on Valuation Guidance Issues/Fraudsters Claim Red Cross Connection in New Phishing Scam/IRS Expands Project to Ensure Eligible Public School Employees are Allowed to Participate in Retirement Annuities/Networking Solutions for SMBs
Issue 373 - June 18, 2007
MBT to Replace SBT/Another CPA Wins $100 CPE Credit; One More Chance to Enter!/SEC Distributions to WorldCom Fraud Victims Top Half-Billion Dollar Mark/Transitional Penalty Relief Provided to Tax Return Preparers/IRS Releases Discussion Draft of Redesigned Form 990 for Tax-Exempt Organizations/Deadline Extended until July 2 for Reporting on Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts/Federal Reserve Seeks Consumer Advisory Council Members/State’s Health Department Expands Prescription Drug Web Site/Fuel Prices and Housing Market Erode CPA Executives’ View of the U.S. Economy/Excitement Awaits You at the 2007 Summer Management Information Shows/How to Get Started With Web 2.0
Issue 372 - June 11
IRS Launches Research to Improve Audit Success/Join the Fun and Excitement of the Summer Management Information Shows in Novi!/Governor Appoints CPAs to State Board of Accountancy, Tax Tribunal/Another CPA Wins $100 CPE Credit; Three More Chances to Enter!/GOA Reports on IRS Internal Controls/Celebrate 50 Years of the Mighty Mac!/Tech Solutions to Keep Customers Happy
Issue 371 - June 4, 2007
Troy CPA Wins $100 CPE Credit; Enter New Weekly Contest Through June 30/GASB Reconciles Disclosure Requirements for Governmental Pensions and Retiree Healthcare/IRS Encourages Taxpayers to Safeguard Tax, Financial Records/New E-mail Scams Pose as IRS/FTC Says Governments Must Do More to Combat Identity Theft/Labor Dept. Offers Tips for Teen Employment
Issue 370 -May 29, 2007
Internal Control Standard Replaced With Principals-Based Standard/SEC Approves SOX Section 404 Changes/Register Online to Win $100 CPE Credit/Michigan Credit Rating Takes Another Hit/Take AICPA Survey on Interstate Practice Privileges (Mobility)/Theodore Roosevelt Will Address Michigan Legislature on Thursday/Doing Business With Open Source
Issue 369 - May 21, 2007
State's Budget Crisis Grows Deeper/Tax Strategy Patent Bill Introduced/Take AICPA Survey on Interstate Practice Privileges/Board to Vote on New Standard for Audits of Internal Control/Paulson Announces First Stage of Capital Markets Action Plan/2007 Tax Season Sets Records for E-file, Direct Deposit/Will Outsourcing Your IT Save Time and Money?
Issue 368 - May 14, 2007
MACPA Speakes Out on Business Tax Replacement/Many Churches, Nonprofits Qualify for Telephone Tax Refund/AICPA Submits Senate Committee Testimony on Tax Issues/Postal Rates Increase Today/Michigan Week Starts Saturday/Storage Capacity Planning: What's Enough and What's Too Much?
Issue 367 - May 7, 2007
IRS Draft Form 1120-F and New Schedule M-3 Available for Public Comment/Wall Street Continues to Sound Alarm Over State’s Lack of Budget, Tax Restructuring Progress/Federal Court Bars Michigan Tax Book Author from Filing False Tax Returns and Forms/FASB Releases Two Final Staff Positions/CPAS, Bankers and Attorneys Make Key Connections at Exclusive Networking Event/Top 5 Productivity Killers
Issue 366 - April 30, 2007
Tax Simplification is Key to Reducing Tax Gap, Says AICPA/AICPA Opposes Joint Tax Committee Proposals to Expand Self-Employment Tax Base/SEC May Give Choice of IFRS or GAAP/IRS Seeks Nominations for Advisory Council/Simplified International Mailing Starts May 14, But it Will Cost More/Look Twice Before You Leap Into Vista
Issue 365 - April 23, 2007
MAF Scholarship Winners Selected/IRS Chief Takes New Job With American Red Cross/Board Issues Second-Year Report on Implementation of Internal Control Standard/FASB Issues an Exposure Draft to Improve the Accounting for Financial Guarantee Insurance Contracts/Small Business Administration Honors AICPA’s Jim Metzler/Information Everyone Needs: 2007 Spring Members Advisory Forum/Web Tools Can Be Business Friends or Business Foes: Cost Savings and Productivity Gains Are Appealing, but Security Issues Hinder Use
Issue 364 - April 16, 2007
Peer Review Exposure Draft Forthcoming/Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Final Regulations Issued/In Wake of Charges, Jackson Hewitt to Launch Own Review/IRS Completes Taxpayer Assistance Blueprint/IRS E-File for Business Tops One Million Returns/Survey Says American Adults Still Expect to Retire With a Pension/CPAs Can Reach Hundreds of Kids Through One-Day Blitz With JA/CFO of the Year Dinner Slated for May 17 in Farmington Hills/Congratulations to Our Apple iPod Winner/Whew! Tax Day is Over - Free Coffee for CPAs on Wednesday/Keys to Creating a Small Business Web Site
Issue 363 - April 9, 2007
SEC Endorses SOX Changes to Ease Smaller Company Burdens/IRS Warns of Phony E-Mails Claiming to Come from the IRS/Government Sues Jackson Hewitt Franchises in Four States, Including Michigan/AICPA Speaks Out on IRC 987/IRS Seeks Applicants for Electronic Tax Advisory Committee/GASB Project Will Help Governments Report on Performance/New College Grads Can Find Employers on Campus/Know Your Responsibilities When Hiring Foreign Workers/Home Ownership Out of Reach for Many Adult Americans, AICPA Poll Reveals
Issue 362 - April 2, 2007
Tax Freedom Day Arrives April 30, Two Days Later than 2006/CPA Execs Optimistic About Business Growth; Increased Spending on the Horizon/SEC Elevates District Offices to Regional Level/Board Considers Proposing New Auditing Standard and Amendments to the Interim Standards/Phone Tax Refund Applies to Cell Phones/IRS Issues Regulations on Transactions Designed to Artificially Generate Foreign Tax Credits
Issue 361 - March 26, 2007
SBT Replacement Debate Continues to Boil/Tips to Help You Get Your Story Published in Crain's/Following an Important Regulatory Issue? List Allows Easy Tracking of Exposure Drafts/Latest News from the IRS/AICPA Calls on Congress to Repeal AMT/Federal Court Bars Michigan Man From Preparing Tax Returns for Others/GASB Proposes Standards for Reporting Land and Other Real Estate Held as Investments/Feed the Pig™ Podcasts Offer Money Saving Tips for Young Americans/Planning Your Summer Road Trip? This Cool Tool Will Help
Issue 360 - March 19, 2007
Give Future Professionals Much Needed Experience/Mobility, Tax on Services on Spring Members Advisory Forum Agenda/IRS Will Address Form 990 Changes in Upcoming Phone Forms/AICPA Offers Help for Implementing SAS No. 112/Phone Card Retailers Usually Qualify for Telephone Tax Refund/Everything You’ve Always Wanted to Know … About the IRS/Survey: Young Taxpayers in the Dark on Tax-Related Benefits/
Issue 359 - March 12, 2007
Tax on Services-Tell Us What You Think/AICPA Urges Congress to Restrict Patents for Tax Strategies/FASB Private Company Group Announces Members/IRS Revises Offer in Compromise Application Form/Direct Deposit Refunds Top $100 Billion; Now They Can Be Deposited in up to Three Accounts/Deadline Approaching to Comment on GASB’s Intangible Assets Proposal
Issue 358 - March 5, 2007
MACPA Secures Extension,Phase-In for Mandatory Peer Review/Make Sure Your Voice Is Heard/News from the IRS: ATIP, Issues for Resolution, Schedule K-1 and More/State Launches New Website to Assist Displaced Workers
Issue 357 - February 26, 2007
President's Budget Includes 16 Tax Gap Legislative Proposals/10 Million Taxpayers Miss Out on Phone Tax Refunds; Almost Half Used Tax Preparers/Fraudulent Phone Tax Refunds, Abusive Roth IRAs Top the 2007 “Dirty Dozen” Scams/There’s Still Time to Submit Nominations for Crain’s CFO of the Year/Accounting Issue for Automobile Dealers To Be Addressed by Industry Issue Resolution Program/New Issue of CPA Exam Newsletter Available
Issue 356 - February 19, 2007
IRS Provides Tool for Telephone Excise Tax/State Filing Deadlines Posted to MACPA Web Site/Treasury, IRS Issue Guidance Helping Employers Transition to HSAs/FASB Standard Establishes Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Liabilities/Webcast Explains New Attributed Tip Income Program (ATIP)/SEC Chairman Cox Announces $700 Million Fee Cut to Benefit Investors/Daylight Saving Time Happens Earlier This Year/Saving for Retirement Tops Consumer Financial Concerns, According to CPA Financial Planners
Issue 355 - February 12, 2007
Michigan Income Tax Deadline Set for April 17, 2007/IRS Announces Relief for Rank-and-File Employees with ‘Backdated’ Stock Options/IRS Moves to Prevent Telephone Tax Refund Abuse; Help Taxpayers Make Accurate Requests/Technology Survey: Information Security Management Remains Chief Concern/FASB Moves Forward on FIN 48/Requirement for Work-Time Documentation Continues for Non-Resident Detroit Taxpayers
Issue 354 - February 5, 2007
GAO Releases Anticipated 2007 Yellow/Book Revision/Gain Easy Access to IRS Contacts on New MACPA Web Site/Michigan Real Estate Brokers Group Settles Charges it Illegally Restrained Competition/Robert Half Names This Year's Hot Accounting and Finance Jobs/New Study Shows Advancement, Not Compensation, Is the Driving Factor for New CPA Recruits
Issue 351 - January 15, 2007
IRS, Treasury Issue Guidance on New Distribution Provisions of the Pension Protection Act/AICPA Suggests Guidance on Health Insurance Deductions/IRS Plans Feb. 3 Start Date for Processing Extender Claims
Issue 350 - January 8, 2007
Granholm Signs Bill Creating New Protection from Identity Theft/Board to Continue Forums on Auditing in the Small Business Environment in 2007/People to People Announces Fall 2007 Women in Accounting Program in South Africa
Issue 349 - January 2, 2007
Gramm Leach Bliley Act Exemption for CPAs/2006 Tax Season Resources Available on MACPA Web Site/IRS Implements Extenders Legislation/Federal Identity Theft Task Force Seeks Public Comment/SEC Amends Executive Pay Disclosure to More Closely Align with FAS/Treasury, IRS Issue Final S-Corporation ESOP Regulations/New Law Makes Health Care More Affordable, Accessible/GASB Proposal Would Establish Guidance for Intangible Assets/Michigan Treasury Launches New Web Site
