October 1 , 2007
The Newspaper of the NYSSCPA
Vol. 10, No.17

What's Inside

January Is Committee Open House Month

About Society Committees

New York CPAs May Now Reregister Online

Wanted: CPAs to Fight Natural Disasters ... with a Calculator

What to Do When a Reporter Calls

Regulating the Regulators

Trust but Verify: Preventing Partner Wrongdoing

State Board Mulls Mobility

State Board Mulls Mobility

New York State Board of Public Accountancy Chair John C. Olsen listens to Ken L. Bishop, chair of the NASBA CPA Mobility Task Force, talk to the Board about CPA mobility at the Board’s Sept. 5 meeting in Manhattan.

By Colleen Lutolf

NEW YORK—What does Al Smith, the 45th governor of New York state and former Speaker of the Assembly, have to do with CPA mobility?

A lot, if you listened to NYSSCPA Executive Director Louis Grumet when he raised questions about a joint proposal drafted by two national accounting organizations that would allow CPAs from across the country to practice in New York state, or any state, without giving notice.

Continue...

School District Audits Continue

By Melissa Hoffmann Lajara

NEW YORK—It doesn’t only happen on Long Island. A recent audit from the Office of the New York State Comptroller found that a former superintendent in the Poughkeepsie school district in Dutchess County permitted more than $1 million in questionable spending of taxpayer dollars. Continue...

President's Commentary

If an alien visited our fair land in the past few months and read the newspapers describing our country’s tax reform efforts, he/she/it would surely think that the prime source of inequity in our society was the “carried interests” earned by our hedge fund managers. Continue...

Tax Planning for Individuals Conference Provides

By Colleen Lutolf

When Gov. Eliot Spitzer took office in January, he brought with him a new team of tax policy administrators with a sharp focus on enforcement. Continue...

Chapter Newsletters

BROOKLYN
Message from the President
BUFFALO
Message from the President
MANHATTAN

Message from the President

MID HUDSON
Message from the President
NASSAU
Message from the President
NORTHEAST
Not-for-Profit Conference in October
QUEENS
Queens Chapter Meeting and Liability Seminar
ROCHESTER
Rochester COAP 2007
ROCKLAND
Rockland Chapter Events
SYRACUSE

Message from the Past President

UTICA
Message from the President
WESTCHESTER
Message from the President
UPFRONT ARTICLE
Remembering the CPA Exam

 


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