February 1, 2008
The Newspaper of the NYSSCPA
Vol. 11, No.2

What's Inside

Letters to the Editor

Notes from Underground

CPA Q & A: Richard Leibner

Committees Respond to Frequently Asked Questions

NYSSCPA Partners with AARP on Tax Planning Webinar

More Than 13 Million Affected By AMT Delays

When Step-Ups Won't Work for Clients

The Whys and Hows of Disengaging

 

Lifson Tapped for IRS Advisory Council Seat

He Wants You …

William Comiskey, New York State Department of Taxation and Finance Deputy Commissioner of Tax Enforcement, informed CPAs at FAE’s New York State Taxation Conference on Dec. 18 that he wants to “enlist” them in the state’s fight to close its tax gap.

By Melissa Hoffmann Lajara and Colleen Lutolf

NEW YORK—NYSSCPA President David A. Lifson has been selected to serve on the Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council (IRSAC), a group of 27 individuals that advises the IRS and provides a public forum for the discussion of key tax issues.

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GAO Unable to Issue U.S. Audit Opinion - Again

By Melissa Hoffmann Lajara

NEW YORK—Citing “serious material weaknesses” affecting the federal government’s financial accountability, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) was, for the eleventh consecutive year, unable to issue an audit opinion of the Treasury Department’s 2007 Financial Report of the United States. Continue...

The Fair Tax

By William R. Lalli, CPA, NYSSCPA Tax Policy Manager

As part of a series, The Trusted Professional is examining issues of national tax policy, some of which have become part of the discussion among presidential candidates. Continue...

Tax Cop Turns Recruiter at FAE Conference

By Melissa Hoffmann Lajara

For clients and preparers alike, a visit from William Comiskey, the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance deputy commissioner of tax enforcement, could be frightening. Continue...

Chapter Newsletters

BROOKLYN
Message from the President
BUFFALO

Message from the President

Tax Liaison Meeting Summary

MANHATTAN

Message from the President

Manhattan/Bronx Chapter Hosts Career Day for Urban Teens

MID HUDSON
Message from the President
NASSAU
Message from the President
QUEENS

Getting the Queens House in Order: Year-end Planning

ROCKLAND

Message from the President

Business Plans Bring Out the Best in Students

SYRACUSE
Message from the President
WESTCHESTER
Message from the President
UPFRONT ARTICLE
CPAs in Love

 


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