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  • Senate Majority Leader Thune Signals Trouble for House SALT Compromise

    By:
    Emma Slack-Jorgensen
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    Jun 5, 2025

    The House’s deal to raise the cap on state and local tax (SALT) deductions to $40,000 may not make it through the Senate, according to Senate Majority Leader John Thune. While the chamber has just begun deliberations on President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax bill, Thune’s office has already indicated that the SALT provision will likely need to be revised. 

  • Baker Tilly Plans National Push with Moss Adams Deal

    By:
    Karen Sibayan
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    Jun 4, 2025

    Baker Tilly Advisory Group, which has combined with Moss Adams, is working to establish a powerful national brand for its clients in the middle market. Baker Tilly is leveraging private equity investment to broaden its service offerings while upgrading its technology.

  • Private Equity in Accounting Enters a New Phase

    By:
    Emma Slack-Jorgensen
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    Jun 4, 2025
    The first generation of private equity deals in accounting is approaching its inflection point. With holding periods ending, early movers like Citrin Cooperman and EisnerAmper are either flipping to new investors or nearing their exit windows.
  • IRS Offers Temporary Simplified Method for Corporate AMT

    By:
    Emma Slack-Jorgensen
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    Jun 3, 2025
    Corporations navigating the new corporate alternative minimum tax (CAMT) now have the option to calculate their liability using a simplified method for tax year 2025, according to interim guidance released by the IRS last week.
  • NYCPA Elects New Board Members, Honors Award Recipients, and More at 2025 Annual Meeting

    By:
    Jessica Salerno-Shumaker
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    Jun 3, 2025
    At the May 29 NYCPA Annual Meeting and Installation Dinner, members gathered in Manhattan to elect a new slate of officers for the coming fiscal year, recognize Society award winners, vote on proposed bylaws, and celebrate a year of progress for the Society.  
  • Withum Acquires PKF Texas, Adding Expertise in Energy and Oilfield Services

    By:
    Karen Sibayan
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    Jun 3, 2025
    Withum announced that on June 1, Pannell Kerr Forster of Texas, P.C. (PKF Texas), a public accounting, tax and business advisory firm headquartered in Houston, Texas, joined its practice with Withum, 
  • AICPA Pushes for Key Changes in Senate Version of Tax Bill

    By:
    Emma Slack-Jorgensen
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    Jun 2, 2025
    As the Senate takes up President Trump’s wide-ranging tax legislation, the American Institute of CPAs is pushing for revision to several provisions that could significantly affect accounting firms and other service-based businesses
  • Regulatory Roundup: May 27-June 2

    By:
    Karen Sibayan
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    Jun 2, 2025
    With so many regulators out there, it can be tough to keep track of all the decisions being made. This is the NYCPA'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
  • Federal Appeals Court Temporarily Stops Injunction on Trump's Tariffs

    By:
    Emma Slack-Jorgensen
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    May 30, 2025
    A federal appeals court issued a temporary stay on May 29, pausing an injunction from U.S. Court of International Trade that would have blocked much of President Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs. The ruling means the tariffs remain in effect for now.
  • IRS Retreats on Basis-Shifting Rule, but Questions Remain

    By:
    Emma Slack-Jorgensen
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    May 29, 2025

    The IRS’s proposal to withdraw a Biden-era rule targeting partnership basis-shifting transactions is being met with cautious approval from tax professional, but the door isn’t fully closed.