SCACPA is thrilled to once again welcome Jennifer Louis, President of Emergent Solutions Group LLC, one of SCACPA's most popular speakers, to this year's Spring Splash. When choosing your [...]
During this legislative cycle, SCACPA has championed and supported several bills for the good of the CPA profession and the South Carolina business community. As the two-year cycle heads [...]
The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA) has issued their 2024-2027 Strategy and Work Plan titled TOWARDS A MORE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE: ADVANCING THE CENTRALITY OF ETHICS. [...]
Provided by Copper Dome Strategies, LLC Judicial elections were held on Wednesday. There were numerous subcommittee and committee meetings as the clock is beginning to wind down on the [...]
SCACPA is thrilled to once again welcome Frank Rainwater, executive director of the SC Revenue & Fiscal Affairs Office, to Spring Splash! Frank is renowned for his informative Economic [...]
GAO issued their Improper Payments: Information on Agencies' Fiscal Year 2023 Estimates report (GAO-24-106927) on March 26, 2024 which provides details on the $236 billion in improper [...]
The GASB is soliciting user feedback for their project on Going Concern Uncertainties and Severe Financial Stress—Potential Disclosures. The survey should take about 15 minutes to complete [...]
Submitted by Galasso Learning Solutions Further information will be made available as it happens. Upcoming GLS Governmental courses will feature deeper content on this topic, as will future SCACPA [...]
In a letter addressed to the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), SCACPA and its peers voiced serious concerns regarding enforcing the reporting [...]
Submitted by the IRS As part of the IRS’ effort to continue combatting identity theft and protecting taxpayers’ personal information, we’re making changes that will impact how tax professionals [...]
Provided by Copper Dome Strategies, LLC Two-thirds of the eighteen-week legislative session has been completed, and just six weeks remain before the May 9 adjournment. Both chambers were busy [...]
This week's blog will look at the hot topics discussed at the 2024 AICPA Regional Council Meetings held last week in NY, Dallas, LA & Chicago. While [...]
The ACFE has issued their 2024 Report to the Nation. It provides an overview of fraud schemes as well as an update on the avatar of a [...]
On March 6th, the SEC issued The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors after a 3 to 2 vote by the SEC Commissioners. [...]
By Hale E. Sheppard, Esq. The Employee Retention Credit (“ERC”) has all the elements to ignite a major battle: Complex laws issued in rapid succession, multiple sources of administrative [...]
The Financial Accounting Foundation has opened an opportunity for stakeholders to provide feedback on the effectiveness of the Private Company Council (PCC). The review request [...]
IESBA has issued a Proposed International Ethics Standards for Sustainability Assurance (including International Independence Standards) (IESSA) and Other Revisions to the Code Relating to Sustainability [...]
Buckle up: It’s tax season. So what better time to explore all things tax? On this episode, David is joined by Bill Harden, Associate Professor at the Joseph M. Bryan School [...]
In December, the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board issued the International Standard on Auditing for Audits of Financial Statements of Less Complex Entities (ISA [...]
Are innovations threatening accounting, finance and business — or shoring them up? Samantha Bowling, CPA, CFE, CGMA, joins host David Peters to offer her perspective. She tells the story of [...]
The AICPA & NASBA issued updated CPE Standards in January 2024. They made changes to definitions and clarified group internet based rules. They also addressed [...]
Whether you're a financial services professional or one of the business owners they serve, you may have some outdated processes and procedures to revisit -- especially given the hyperspeed [...]
In December, FASB issued a proposed chapter of the Conceptual Framework on measurement. The proposal identifies 2 systems of measurement: entry prices and exit prices. [...]
In December, FASB issued a proposed ASU that helps organizations determine whether a transaction is an induced conversion or an extinguishment. The topic comes from [...]
In November 2023, the DOL issued their Audit Quality study that found that 30% of ERISA audits from 2020 (prior to the adoption of SAS [...]
In January 2024, GASB issued Statement 102, Certain Risk Disclosures which provides additional risk information to users beyond those currently required. The standard focuses on [...]
The AICPA issued their 2023 Trends report which provides data on trends related to supply and demand for accounting students as well as trends related [...]
2023 is in the record books. This blog will review the standards that were issued by the FASB, AICPA and GASB throughout the year. This [...]
When it comes to unclogging the CPA pipeline, Karl Ahlrichs (an HR professional and thought leader who's also bilingual in accounting) doesn't believe you should emulate tried-and-true best practices. [...]
In response to the requests of investors for more disaggregation, the FASB has issued ASU 2023-09, Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. The ASU will require [...]