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Cybersecurity Action Plan: 7 Tips for Small Business CFOs

March 26, 2024

These practical steps help finance chiefs enhance or build practices to prevent cybersecurity risk.

  • technology and cybersecurity
  • boi

Latest federal budget includes $20 billion rescission for IRS

March 26, 2024

The budget passed by Congress over the weekend officially rescinds $20 billion in long-term spending for the IRS, a move that the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said will reduce federal revenues and increase the cumulative deficit.

  • advocacy - federal
  • federal tax

Tax season so far: Looking for answers

March 26, 2024

Taxpayers are accessing the IRS website much more this year than last to find the answers they need to file their taxes. The number of visits reached 411,961,000 as of March 15, up 19.3% over the corresponding period in 2023.

  • federal tax

71% of CFOs Plan to Raise Average Pay More Than 4%: Report

March 25, 2024

With core inflation in the U.S. hovering around 3%, the smaller pay increases employers offer workers this year may still outpace inflation.

  • business and industry

Succession a big factor in accounting M&A activity

March 25, 2024

The current spate of mergers and acquisitions across the accounting industry is a result of several dynamics, including succession plans and a Covid hangover, according to AJ Chambers director James Gosling.

  • practice management
  • emergency assistance and practice continuation

CT lawmakers seeking new options to work around budget cap

March 22, 2024

Democrats insist they won’t pass a budget that short-changes core programs.

  • advocacy - state

Department of Consumer Protection Working to Verify CPE Compliance Certificates

March 22, 2024

In response to reports of incidents of individuals altering PDF documents used to verify CPE compliance with the state of Connecticut, the Department of Consumer Protection has been working to validate certain CPE certificates, including some issued by the CTCPA. We have been contacted to verify information for current investigations and have been informed by the Department of Consumer Protection that several more inquiries are forthcoming.

  • career resources
  • practice management

Enforcement, voluntary programs yield over $1 billion from ERC claims

March 22, 2024

The IRS has identified about $1 billion in potential savings from erroneous employee retention credit (ERC) claims, with over half of that money coming from enforcement efforts and the rest from the ERC voluntary disclosure program (VDP) and claim withdrawal process, officials said Friday.

  • business and industry
  • practice management
  • advocacy - federal
  • federal tax

IRS tries to catch up on backlog as returns flood in

March 22, 2024

The Internal Revenue Service has been making progress on catching up with its backlog of unprocessed tax returns, but more work needs to be done, according to a new report.

  • federal tax

How finance leaders can motivate their teams (and themselves)

March 21, 2024

Experts suggest five tactics that can keep finance team members motivated, engaged, and performing well in their role.

  • business and industry
  • career resources
  • practice management

How financial services companies are responding to employee demands

March 21, 2024

If you're looking to hire in the financial services space, you can bank on one thing: The large majority of your competitors are offering candidates some form of a flexible work schedule.

  • business and industry

CT state agencies ordered to tally unspent ARPA funds

March 20, 2024

All CT agencies must respond by March 25.

  • advocacy - state

Crypto Fraud Losses Rose to $3.9B in 2023, a 53% YoY Increase: FBI

March 20, 2024

Americans made over 43,000 complaints to the FBI’s Internet Crime Center about potential cryptocurrency scams last year.

  • business and industry
  • practice management
  • technology and cybersecurity

ESPN: Repealing film tax credit ‘will cause a chilling effect’ on sports media company’s future growth in CT

March 20, 2024

Dozens of film and production industry workers and leaders converged on the Legislative Office Building in Hartford Wednesday to voice their opposition to a bill that would eliminate Connecticut’s film production tax credit.

  • advocacy - state

Seven warning signs of incorrect Employee Retention Credit claims for businesses to review as key March 22 deadline approaches

March 20, 2024

To counter promoters that marketed misleading information about the Employee Retention Credit (ERC), the Internal Revenue Service urged businesses to review seven suspicious signs of a bad claim and see if the agency’s special programs can help them avoid future compliance issues.

  • business and industry
  • practice management
  • advocacy - federal
  • federal tax

The worst of times: Issues in accounting in 2024

March 20, 2024

It's a great time to run an accounting firm — except for how hard it is.

  • practice management

Entrepreneurship in Accounting: A Comprehensive Guide to Buying Your Own CPA Firm

March 19, 2024

There are many reasons why you may want to purchase an accounting firm. Perhaps you are looking to increase your geographic reach, expand into a new area of practice, or add quality staff. Regardless of the reason, this article can help you navigate the process and help reduce the risk when purchasing an accounting firm.

  • career resources
  • practice management
  • emergency assistance and practice continuation

Senators introduce bill to curb GRAT tax break

March 19, 2024

A pair of lawmakers proposed a bill Wednesday to end the abuse of grantor-retained annuity trusts to avoid taxes.

  • advocacy - federal

Werfel says digital initiatives can transform ‘iconically unpopular’ IRS

March 19, 2024

Danny Werfel understands that the IRS has a perception problem. The IRS commissioner said in a speech Monday at American University that the Service is "iconically unpopular," even playing a clip from The Simpsons to illustrate the point.

  • advocacy - federal
  • federal tax

66% of Boards Indifferent or Uninterested in Finance GenAI Adoption: Report

March 18, 2024

Boards of directors are more likely to push for GenAI implementation in areas outside finance, according to Deloitte.

  • business and industry