December 15, 2006
The Newspaper of the NYSSCPA
Vol. 9, No.22

What's Inside

Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes

FAE Tax Plenary Conference Offers a Bevy of Topics

Self-Study CPE by the Numbers

War Story: An Uncooperative General Partner

Buffalo, Utica Chapters Reach Out to Local Media

Disciplinary Matters

 

Treasury Secretary Calls for Principles-Based Regulation

Tax Planning Strategies

Tax expert Sidney Kess speaks to attendees of the Tax Planning Strategies Conference Based on 2006 Legislation, held Nov. 29 at the
FAE Conference Center in Manhattan.

By Forrest Whitesides

NEW YORK—In a speech to the Economic Club on New York on Nov. 20, U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson said that there has been a sharp decline in IPOs in U.S. capital markets and called for a fresh look at how the United States regulates those markets.

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GAO Chief Cautions of Impending Economic Catastrophe

By Stephanie R. Myers

NEW YORK—The head of the nation’s Government Accountability Office has a message for Americans of all ages, and he’s taking it to the streets. David Walker, chief of the GAO, has made it his mission to wake the United States up to what he says is potential financial calamity. Continue...

$8 Million in Undelivered IRS Tax Refunds Waits for NYS Residents

By Allison Schiff

NEW YORK—As it does each year in mid-November at the end of the previous annum’s filing season, the Internal Revenue Service recently announced the total of undeliverable tax refund checks waiting to be claimed. This year’s came out to a total of $92.2 million nationwide—and New York state taxpayers play no small part. Continue...

President's Commentary

As this edition of The Trusted Professional crosses your desk, you are likely looking forward to fast-approaching holiday plans, be they centered on Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas or even the Winter Solstice. You also may be giving some thought to bringing forth positive change by declaring a New Year’s resolution or setting personal or professional goals for 2007. Continue...

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