Bon Secours Health System to Merge with Mercy Health
Bon Secours Health System -- the parent company of Bon Secours St. Francis Health System, which operates two hospitals in Greenville -- announced plans to merge with another Catholic health [...]
View from the Dome – February 28, 2018
By Copper Dome Strategies, LLC The House Ways and Means Committee completed their work on next year's state budget. The Senate spent considerable time on the floor debating the "poultry [...]
Pension Pains: State Senator Calls to Enroll New Public Employees into 401(K)-Type Plans
Each new state worker would be enrolled in a 401(k)-style retirement plan instead of South Carolina’s pension system beginning July 1, 2018, under a proposal unveiled on Feb. 20 by [...]
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Experts Disagree on How a SCANA Bankruptcy Could Play Out It took New Hampshire ratepayers decades to scale down some of the nation’s highest electric bill payments as a utility [...]
Insights into the Writing of CPA Exam Questions
The writers of CPA Exam questions work hard on their wording to ensure each multiple-choice question has one -- and only one -- right answer. According to this AICPA overview, [...]
Hear About Latest Tax Law Topics on SCACPA’s Lynn Nichols Weekly Podcast
The monumental Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 was just the start of sweeping legislation that will affect all aspects of taxation. Every day there are rulings and actions [...]
Partnership Places SC DOR’s Tax Ed Classes into SCACPA’s CPE Catalog
The South Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants is announcing a tax education partnership with the South Carolina Department of Revenue. SCACPA members will now be able to use the [...]
North Carolina Bank Names its New HQ in Charleston
A North Carolina bank announced it is moving its headquarters to Charleston amid a shakeup of its management team and board of directors. First Capital Bancshares Inc., which began business [...]
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Where is My Local Taxpayer Assistance Center? While the IRS maintains a wide range of online resources to answer all your tax questions, those who need help from a Taxpayer [...]
SCACPA Continues to Monitor, Oppose SC House Proposals on Services
As part of our mission to be on the forefront of advocacy for South Carolina CPAs, it has come to SCACPA’s attention that a South Carolina House panel has proposed [...]
3 Ways to Protect Yourself from Mistakes During the Rush of Busy Season
As busy season deadlines loom, rushed work can lead to errors or gaps in work that could result in disputes with your client over work product. To ensure client expectations [...]
At Charleston Airport, Rise in Rival Airlines Keeps Pace with Passenger Counts
Charleston International Airport’s status as a medium-size hub airport is being proven in a recent audit by the Charleston County Aviation Authority. Despite increased competition from more airlines serving the [...]
IRS Audit of Rock Hill Leads to Changes for Rec Department
An IRS general audit of the city of Rock Hill last year took issue with its longtime practices of how employees were classified as employees or independent contractors, according to [...]
Meet Professional Education Manager, Renee Joye
Renee Joye is the Professional Education Manager at SCACPA. We sat down with Renee to get to know her a little better and ask her the hard hitting questions like [...]
Businesses Find Protection from ‘Nuisance Lawsuits’ as Gov. McMaster Signs Bill
South Carolina businesses and manufacturers became shielded from being declared a public or private nuisance if they are following pertinent laws, licensing regulations and local ordinances, thanks to a bill [...]
SC Department of Revenue Offers Wide Range of 2018 Tax Education
When it comes to properly learning about how to comply with tax laws, it makes sense for your teacher to be the South Carolina Department of Revenue. The SCDOR offers [...]
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SC’s Anti-Gambling Laws are Holding Back Charities Bill in legislature would let nonprofits raise the price of a raffle ticket from $100 to $300. Non-cash prizes could nearly double to [...]
IRS: 2018 Pension Plan Limitations Not Affected by Tax Cut and Jobs Act
The IRS announced on Feb. 7 that the Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017 will not affect the tax year 2018 dollar limitations for retirement plans outlined last year [...]
Try These Busy Season Exercises at Your Desk
When there’s too much work to do at the office, and you can’t spare a minute to get away from your work station to exercise, here’s some good news. There [...]
The Most Romantic Financial Compatibility Quiz on the Internet
Here’s an important way to say “I love you” on Valentine’s Day: by taking time with your significant other to gauge your checks and balances when it comes to your [...]