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| February 15 , 2004 | The
Monthly Newspaper of the NYSSCPA |
Vol.
7, No.3 |
| State Board Eases Licensure Experience for Out-of-State CPAs |
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By Dennis O’Leary, Legislative Counsel NEW YORK—By a vote of 8 to 4, the New York State Board for Public Accountancy on Jan. 28 liberalized its long-standing experience policy for out-of-state CPAs to qualify for licensure in New York state. The New York State Society of CPAs considers this action by the board as a significant step in the right direction, and hopes it will be persuasive to legislators to expand professional experience for all candidates for initial licensure. State Senate bill S302-D by Sen. Kenneth LaValle and the identical Assembly bill A8555-A by Assemblyman Ron Canestrari would expand experience to include attest, auditing, tax preparation, tax advisory services, or any combination thereof. |
| Line 56: Enforcing New York’s Sales and Use Tax |
| By Dennis O’Leary, Legislative Counsel NEW YORK—
In 2003, the New York State Legislature passed into law a provision
that requires unpaid sales and use tax to be paid on the taxpayer’s
personal income tax return. This law resulted in the addition of
a single line—line 56—to the Resident Income Tax Return
IT-201. Continue... |
| Comptroller: Nonprofits Vital to NYC |
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NEW YORK—New
York City Comptroller William Thompson said his office would reform
its contract procurement process to help nonprofit organizations
maintain their vital role in the city’s economy, which has
only recently shown signs of recovery. Continue... |
| President's Commentary |
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As many of you know, I have spent most of my professional career as a tax advisor. In spite of my love for the tax law, I have tried to use these columns to discuss issues and opportunities affecting the broader CPA profession. However, by the time you read this, we will all be in the middle of tax season. Therefore, I thought I would give you some of the same reminders about tax practice that I give myself each year. These reminders are both simple and practical. They come from the American Institute of CPAs’ Statements on Standards for Tax Services and from Treasury Circular 230. Continue... |
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