May 1, 2008
The Newspaper of the NYSSCPA
Vol. 11, No.8

What's Inside

NYSSCPA President David A. Lifson Thanks 2007-2008 Principal Comment Letter Drafters

NYSSCPA Thanks Committee Chairs

NYSSCPA Thanks Committee Technical Hotline Volunteers

Student Volunteers Cut Tax Prep Teeth at Baruch

Supertaxman: Notes on a Daily News Tax Panel

NYSSCPA White Paper Focuses on CPA Education in NY

On the Horn

Daily News readers keep Society members Samuel Katz, Avery Neumark, Scott Cheslowitz and Bart Fooden busy with calls to the paper’s offices for free tax advice on March 25.

By Melissa Hoffmann Lajara, Trusted Professional Staff

NEW YORK—CPA candidates will be required to have 30 more credit hours under their belts to be eligible for licensure in New York state beginning in August of next year. But for some, a question remains: What skills should be taught in those extra hours?

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NYSSCPA in 'Strong Position' as Directors Approve 2009 Budget

By Melissa Hoffmann Lajara, Trusted Professional Staff

NEW YORK—The Foundation for Accounting Education exceeded expectations in course attendance and revenue last year, reducing the need for a contribution from the NYSSCPA, according to the NYSSCPA’s 2009 budget, which was recently approved by the Society’s board of directors. Continue...

Exempt from Sense: Wacky Sales & Use Tax Rules in New York and Beyond

By Melissa Hoffmann Lajara, Trusted Professional Staff

Next time you’ve got a hankering for a Twix bar, don’t grab it from the candy aisle, and be sure to get your Twix fix in at least a package of six. Continue...

State Comptroller DiNapoli to Speak at NYSSCPA Dinnerd

By Melissa Hoffmann Lajara, Trusted Professional Staff

One man controls New York state’s $154 billion pension fund. That same man is also charged with completing an audit of every school district in the state by March 31, 2010. He has made it his stated mission to restore the public’s trust in a state office marked by recent scandal and a federal investigation. Continue...

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