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NASBA Extends CPA Exam Testing Window to 30 Months

April 24, 2023

In response to feedback submitted through the exposure draft, NASBA has announced that it will adopt an increased testing window of 30 months.

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  • advocacy - state
  • advocacy - federal

Seizing the opportunity to close the skills gap

March 01, 2023

There is a widening gap between the skills employers need and those workers have, recent AICPA & CIMA research found.

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  • practice management

No Gimmicks, Just Authenticity: How To Attract Gen-Z Talent

February 24, 2023

With the smallest, most tech-focused generation ever entering the workforce, experts say changes must be made to draw Gen-Z candidates.

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The number of CFOs who are women hits an all-time high

February 02, 2023

Women and racial and ethnic minorities continue their rise to executive roles, although the percentages remain low. The percentage of CFOs who are women hit an all-time high last year, and the number of female CFOs has almost doubled over the past 10 years, according to the Crist Kolder Volatility Report.

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  • diversity

Paul Iannone and Danny Pannese write Tax Advisor magazine cover story: 10 good reasons why LLCs should not elect to be S corporations

October 06, 2022

Paul N. Iannone, CPA, J.D., MST, and Danny A. Pannese, CPA/ABV/CFF, CVA, CSEP, MST, both associate professors in the Jack Welch College of Business & Technology at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, wrote the Tax Advisor magazine cover story: 10 good reasons why LLCs should not elect to be S corporations.

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  • federal tax

CT leaders mull special session for essential worker relief, gas tax

September 29, 2022

Legislative leaders are considering calling a special session after the November election

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  • state tax
  • advocacy - state

Senate Bill Would Force Large Private Companies to Register with SEC

September 27, 2022

Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island and two other Senate Democrats have filed legislation that would establish new SEC registration triggers for certain large private companies.

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  • advocacy - federal

Connecticut CPA Magazine Excerpt: Integrating ESG Into Your Business Strategy

September 21, 2022

By Timothy P. Hedley, PhD, CPA, CFF, CFE, Executive in Residence – Fordham University, CTCPA Chair-elect, and ESG Committee Chair

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‘Hero Pay' System Expected To Be Up And Running By End of Week

August 11, 2022

The crush of 30,000 applications for a $30 million program to compensate Connecticut workers who couldn’t work from home at the beginning of the pandemic is expected to be fully functional by the end of the week.

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  • advocacy - state

Connecticut CPA Magazine Excerpt - Financial Planning and Analysis Tools: Your Organization's Crystal Ball

March 28, 2022

By Jim Norton, CPA, GRF CPAs & Advisors Budgeting. Planning. Budgeting and planning. Financial planning and analysis. FP&A. Projections. Models. Forecasts. Pro formas. These are just a handful of terms that are often used interchangeably when talking about the process of analyzing an organization’s financial position. The buzz phrase that seems to resonate most with people lately is financial planning and analysis, or FP&A.

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Connecticut CPA Magazine Excerpt - The FASB and the GASB: Meet the New Chairs

January 06, 2022

Meet Joel Black, Chair of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board and Richard Jones, Chair of the Financial Accounting Standards Board.

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  • not-for-profit
  • practice management
  • advocacy - federal

Putting the Process Back in Automation

December 23, 2021

It's tempting to look for automation opportunities and jump right in. And while this strategy can deliver some quick wins, your firm will see better results if you create a process for innovation and a process around automation.

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  • technology and cybersecurity

Connecticut CPA Magazine Excerpt - Change Leadership: Acknowledge and Assuage the Fear

September 28, 2021

Change management is a buzzword we’ve heard a lot during the technological revolution. We all probably have our own idea about what it means – and the feelings it elicits.

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Connecticut CPA Magazine Excerpt - To Thrive in the Future, Finance and Accounting Must Embrace Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

September 28, 2021

America is changing. According to the 2020 Census, the proportion of the population identifying as white alone has fallen below 60%. The future of our workforce will be more racially and ethnically diverse. This demographic shift coincides with greater consciousness around Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) and extends to women and persons of other underrepresented demographic groups.

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  • diversity
  • practice management

Connecticut CPA Magazine Excerpt - The FASB and the GASB: Meet the New Staff Leaders

July 12, 2021

Meet Alan Skelton, Director of Research and Technical Activities for the Governmental Accounting Standards Board and Hillary Salo, Director of Technical Activities and Chair of the Emerging Issues Task Force for the Financial Accounting Standards Board.

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  • business and industry
  • practice management