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The New NYSSCPA Career Center

 
The New NYSSCPA Career Center

Whether you're an employer looking for your next great hire, or a job seeker looking for your next great opportunity, the NYSSCPA Career Center is here to assist you.

Employers: Post Job Descriptions Here
Job Seekers: View Open Positions Here

 

2017 Tax Busy Season Resource Guide

 
2017 Tax Busy Season Resource Guide

Your personal resource guide of vital tax information, articles, forms, news and alerts from New York state, New York City and the Internal Revenue Service.

Get a Jump On Busy Season Now!

 

Get Money Smart

 
Get Money Smart

The cost of financial ignorance is high.

Check out these materials and consider attending one of our free events to learn more about taxes, credit, debt, budgeting, the basics of investing and learning activities for children.

 

Technical Hotline

 
The NYSSCPA Technical Hotline

Stumped? Get CPA expertise through the technical hotline!

Call the hotline at 212-719-8309 or
email your inquires to technical@nysscpa.org.

 

Upcoming Events and Opportunities

IRS Conference Workshop
NYSSCPA/FAE Event Calendar
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The Latest From Our Publications

Read the March 2017 Issue on

CPAJournal.com

This month Cybersecurity has been a key ingredient in recent business and political news. For CPA firms, this means that any effective risk management program must protect against cyber attacks and mitigate the potential damage should they succeed. A pair of feature articles this month describe the risks presented by cybercrime and discuss the cyber insurance coverage options available for CPA firms.


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NextGen

  • NYSSCPA Offering Students Up to $1,000 in FAE Scholarships with Technology Assurance Research Paper Contest
    Feb 16, 2017
    The NYSSCPA's Technology Assurance Research Paper Contest is designed to encourage college and grad school students throughout New York state to pursue accounting research, while fostering their professional development and promoting involvement in the Society’s committees and publications.
  • Cross-generational Learning More Important Than We Think
    Nov 22, 2016

    At work, a younger generation often takes the advice of senior colleagues. But nowadays, as the retirement age increases and the workforce becomes older, experienced professionals looking to continue with their jobs could take some advice from younger co-workers. In fact, research shows that with greater emphasis on cross-generational mentoring, longer and more satisfying careers may be possible.

  • Data Analytics Could Boost Pay as Firms Weave AI, Drones Into Auditing Processes
    Nov 18, 2016
    You’ve got your accounting degree, but what now? Supplementing it with experience in data analytics can net you a higher salary than simply being a CPA. And the push to weave cognitive technologies into auditing processes could give you the chance to work with artificial intelligence, and even drones.

The Trusted Professional

  • What's Your Tax Data Worth? About Fifty Bucks
    Apr 7, 2017
    While identity theft can be a very expensive crime for its victims, it's actually quite cheap for its perpetrators, as buying packages of pilfered tax data will set them back only about $40 or $50 at the most, with some going as cheaply as eight dollars. 
  • More Americans Work At Big Firms Than Small Ones
    Apr 7, 2017
    For generations, if you were a worker in the U.S., it was very likely that you were employed by a small business with fewer than 100 people. In the wake of the economic crisis of 2008, however, this is no longer the case, as large and very large companies now employ a larger percentage of the population than mid-sized or small businesses. 
  • GAO Releases Proposed Changes to Yellow Book Auditing Standards
    Apr 6, 2017
    The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released today its proposed changes for Government Auditing Standards, also known as the Yellow Book, which is meant to take into account new developments in accounting, auditing and financial review since 2011, the last time the standards received a major revision. 
  • Accounting-related Class Action Lawsuits Rose 33 Percent in One Year
    Apr 6, 2017
    The number of class action lawsuits filed over accounting matters increased by 33 percent between 2015 and 2016, with the total number of 93 being the highest it's been since the height of the economic crisis in 2008. 
  • Study: Few IRS Anti-Structuring Law Seizures Involved Criminal Enterprises
    Apr 5, 2017
    The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) said that most of the assets seized by IRS Criminal Investigation for violations of anti-structuring laws involved funds that were legally sourced, even though the goal of such seizures is to disrupt criminal enterprises. 

TaxStringer

  • White House Tax Reform: The TaxStringer's Recommended Reading List for CPAs
    Mar 27, 2017
    The Trump Administration promised federal tax reform legislation within 100 days of the president's first term. In an effort to keep TaxStringer readers apprised of federal tax reform developments, the editors have compiled a reading list of articles from trustworthy sources that will be updated on a regular basis.
     

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