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Just as the CPA Evolution Initiative is on the brink of taking effect, with its accompanying overhaul of the CPA exam framework, there are many within the profession, both inside and outside of academia, who are questioning whether the changes will be enough—enough to ensure future professionals are ready to succeed in today's business environment, enough to adapt to changes wrought by emerging technologies, and enough to make public accounting more appealing to the next generation and replenish the declining pipeline to the profession. Several articles in this issue examine the complex and interconnected problems in accounting education, licensure, and recruitment. 

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  • Professionals Consider Potential Tax Issues for Busy Season and Beyond
    Nov 28, 2023
    With Congress still needing to pass bills to keep the government open by early next year, there may be little time to consider new tax legislation. Meanwhile, the Treasury Department, the IRS and the courts still have to enforce and interpret existing tax laws and regulations.
  • Cannabis Settlement Allows for Resumption of License Issuances in NY
    Nov 28, 2023
    The New York State Cannabis Control Board voted to approve a settlement that would resolve two lawsuits and end a three-month-long freeze on recreational dispensary openings across the state.
  • Coinbase CEO: Binance Settlement Enables Crypto Industry to Move Past Scandals
    Nov 28, 2023
    The crypto industry can now move forward after a number of scandals, culminating in the recent $4 billion settlement between the U.S. government and Binance, in which founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao resigned and pleaded guilty to charges of money laundering violations, said Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong.
  • IRS May Survey Tax Pros in the Coming Months
    Nov 27, 2023
    The IRS has hired an independent research firm that may randomly phone tax professionals for a survey between Nov. 27 and Jan 19, 2024.
  • Regulatory Roundup: November 21-27
    Nov 27, 2023
    With so many regulators out there, it can be tough to keep track of all the decisions being made. This is the NYSSCPA's regular series that collects relevant regulatory announcements from the past week and puts them in one place to help you stay on top of the issues.

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  • The College Planning Process 2023
    Oct 31, 2023

    Planning for students attending college, including choosing the right school they will attend and how much you are willing to pay for their education, is becoming more and more important and complicated.
  • Hot New York Tax Topics in the Hedge Fund World
    Oct 31, 2023
    There have been countless reports in recent years of hedge funds leaving New York in favor of better state tax and business climates. And New York’s weather isn’t driving the exodus.  Instead with the onset of remote work during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, many service professionals have realized that they can do their work from anywhere.
  • The New York Pass-Through Entity Tax (PTET): Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
    Oct 31, 2023
    New York’s Pass-Through Entity Tax (PTET) is now in its third year. Since its passage as part of the 2021/22 budget legislation in April 2021, New York has made some significant changes and released interpretive guidance responding to some of the most common questions about the elective tax. It has become clear that the PTET offers significant benefits to many taxpayers by shifting the incidence of the tax from individuals, who are limited to a $10,000 federal deduction for state and local taxes, to entities that may deduct the entirety of the tax federally.
  • Recent Court Decision Highlights the Split in Authority Concerning the Estate Tax Treatment of Life Insurance under a Buy-Sell Agreement
    Sep 28, 2023
    In Connelly v. United States, No. 21-3683 (8th Cir. 2023), the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, on the taxpayer’s appeal from an order granting summary judgment in favor of the IRS by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, considered(i) whether a buy-sell agreement was able to fix the value of the decedent’s corporate shares for estate tax purposes (it was not), and (ii) whether life insurance proceeds payable to the corporation to help fund a corporate redemption of shares needed to be considered in determining the fair market value of the corporate shares for federal estate tax purposes.