March 15 , 2004
The Monthly Newspaper of the NYSSCPA
Vol. 7, No.5

What's Inside

A Wrinkle in Tax Time

Attending the Section 404 Conference

Former NYSSCPA President Dies

Michael Urbach, Former Tax Commissioner, Dies at 60

New Demands on Industry CPAs Spark New Committees

Government Entities Consider Audit Committees

Nominating Committee Report

Maximum Satisfaction

Client Screening and Acceptance

Spitzer Sees Improvements
in Nonprofit Governance

Old Provision Can Lower Taxes for Trust Beneficiaries

 

 

 

Proposed Legislation Targets Corruption, Waste and Mismanagement

Society Mourns Loss of Profession’s Leaders

A. Rick D’Arcangelo Michael Howard Urbach

 

By Jay Dismukes

ALBANY—Deemed a “semisecret fourth branch of government” that operates with limited supervision, New York state’s 600-plus public authorities are the object of a major reform initiative.

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SAS 99 in Full Effect

By Simon Eskow

NEW YORK—A year-old anti-fraud standard has gone into effect in earnest recently as practitioners begin to audit financial statements with a mandate for a keener eye and greater skepticism. Continue...

Society Mourns Loss of Profession’s Leaders

The New York State Society of CPAs mourns the passing of two prominent members.
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President's Commentary

By Jeffrey R. Hoops

It was about this time two years ago that I was nominated to serve as your president-elect to eventually become your president. At the time we were in the middle of what has become known as the Enron crisis. The energy giant had declared bankruptcy and was effectively out of business. Continue...

Chapter Newsletters

BROOKLYN
Message from the President
BUFFALO
Message from the President
STATEN ISLAND
Message from the President

 

 


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