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

What's Inside

IRS Asks PayPal for Account Information

War Story: Late Reporting of a Claim

New York State Sales Tax Increases Raise Concerns

NYSSCPA Schools Associated Press on Forensic Accounting

Q&A with a CPA Personal Financial Planner

 

SED Updates Unprofessional Conduct Rules

AICPA Opines on Peer Review

Art Sparks (left), a member of the AICPA’s Peer Review Board, offers a critique of the peer review process at a recent meeting of the Society’s Peer Review Committee, while AICPA Director of Peer Review Gary Freundlich (center) and NYSSCPA Peer Review Committee member Liren Wei consider Spark’s comments.

By Forrest Whitesides

NEW YORK—The New York State Education Department (SED) on April 19 published finalized language for proposed changes to the rules of the Board of Regents regarding the “definition of unprofessional conduct in the practice of public accounting” as it pertains to reportable events for professional misconduct.

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Society, Health Dept. Resolve Cost-Report Conflict

By Allison Schiff

NEW YORK—After more than a year of discussions, the NYSSCPA and the New York State Department of Health have reached a resolution on the issue of Medicaid and Medicare cost reporting and CPA opinions on supplemental schedules in health-cost reporting systems. Continue...

Hevesi Sues Qwest, Arthur Andersen

By Stephanie R. Myers

NEW YORK—On April 18, New York State Comptroller Alan Hevesi, in his capacity as the sole trustee of the New York State Common Retirement Fund, filed a lawsuit against Qwest Communications International claiming fraud and negligence related to the company’s 2002 announcement of internal accounting irregularities. Continue...

President's Commentary

My tenure as NYSSCPA President has been an educational and fulfilling experience. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to serve our members in a variety of aspects, and I am especially proud to have been afforded the chance to see our profession impact issues of public policy important not only to us but, more importantly, to the public we serve. Continue...

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