Advocacy Overview & Legislative Priorities

Register for Upcoming Advocacy Webcasts

• Jan. 5, 2023 - Federal Taxation: End-of-the-Year Update Webcast
• Jan. 12, 2023 - Pennsylvania DOR: Business Tax Updates to the myPATH System Webcast

New Resources for CPAs

• NEW! Tips from the Pennsylvania Board of Appeals - Dec. 5, 2022
• NEW! Pa. DOR Update: Notice of Waived Penalty - Nov. 1, 2022
• NEW! Pa. DOR Tutorial Video - How to Get Answers to Your Tax Questions Without Waiting to Speak with a Phone Representative - Oct. 19, 2022
• Pa. Department of Labor & Industry - Updates to Minimum Wage Act Regulations Webcast - Oct. 6, 2022
•  Business Taxes Moving to myPATH in November 2022 - Oct. 3, 2022
• Pa. DOR Bulletin Reflects Act 53 Changes to 1031 Like-Kind Exchanges - Sept. 27, 2022
• Changes to Minimum Wage Act Regulations Affecting Tipped Workers and Nonexempt Salaried Workers Who Work a Fluctuating Work Week - Effective Aug. 5, 2022
• PICPA Legislative Update Webcast - Budget Passage & Tax Implications - July 21, 2022
• Pa. DOR State Tax Legislative Summary for July 2022 - July 15, 2022
• Revenue 411 Videos: Making Estimated Payments, Making Extension Payments, Making a Return Payment, Paying a Bill, and Responding to a Letter in myPATH - July 11, 2022
• Advocacy Update with Rep. Matt Bradford Webcast - May 26, 2022
• Philadelphia DOR: Offer in Compromise Program Overview Recording - May 3, 2022
• Advocacy Update with House Speaker Rep. Bryan Cutler Recording - April 6, 2022
• Q&A with Governor Tom Wolf - March 2022
• PA Department of Revenue Tax Professional Email Service - Nov. 30, 2021
• PA Department of Revenue Contact List - Dec. 14, 2021
• PA Department of Revenue Schedule-A-Call Portal - Dec. 14, 2021
• Full Transcripts from PICPA's Q&A Sessions with the DOR

Legislative Accomplishments

2021-2022 Session

Act 110 of 2022 enacted much-needed changes to Pennsylvania's CPA Law. These changes include the following:

• Directs the Pennsylvania State Board of Accountancy to adopt a nationally recognized code of professional conduct.
• Revises numerous peer review standards.
• Expands the scope of classes eligible for an accounting degree to include economics and technology.
• Permits an applicant for licensure to sit for the CPA Exam upon completing 120 semester credits without a degree being conferred.

Learn more about the major legislative changes to Pennsylvania's CPA Law. Signed into law on Nov. 3, 2022.

Act 10 of 2021 changed the corporate tax due date to the 15th day of the month following the federal tax due date and addressed the inconsistency with the local tax filing due date in 2021 by making a permanent change so that the local tax due date updates automatically when the federal and state due dates are moved. Signed into law on April 22, 2021.

Act 1 of 2021 exempted Paycheck Protection Program loans that were forgiven from the state personal income tax. Signed into law on Feb. 5, 2021.

Testimony on Your Behalf

• Public hearing on "Commonwealth Transparency 101: Sunshine Act, the Right-to-Know Law, the Ethics Act, and Per Diems" - Nov. 4, 2021. Testimony presented by Cheri Freeh, CPA, a member of the PICPA State Taxation Steering Committee. View More
• Pa. House Finance Committee Hearing on the Revitalization of Pennsylvania's Business Tax Climate - Oct. 7, 2021. Presented by Drew VandenBrul, CPA, a member of the PICPA State Taxation Steering Committee. View More
• Pa. House Finance Tax Modernization Subcommittee Hearing on An Analysis of the Condition of Pennsylvania's Financial Security. Presented by Suzanne Leighton, CPA, Fiscal Responsibility Task Force (FRTF) Chair, along with Cindy Bergvall, CPA, and Cheri Freeh, CPA, FRTF subcommittee chairs. - March 9, 2021 View More
• Pa. House Majority Policy Committee Public Hearing to discuss Gov. Wolf’s 2021-2022 tax proposal. Presented by Jason Skrinak, CPA, member of the PICPA State Taxation Committee and Fiscal Responsibility Task Force. - Feb. 24, 2021 Read More

Comment Letters Archive

Review recent comment letters submitted to regulatory bodies by PICPA committees.

• Email to Senate Finance Committee - Please Support House Bill 2058, Printer No. 2365 - Local Tax Enabling Act - Feb. 7, 2022
• Email to the full House - Please Support House Bill 1328, Printer’s No. 2641 - Feb. 3, 2022
• PICPA Comment Letter to DOR on Proposed Broker Registration Guidelines - Jan. 10, 2022

Pennsylvania CPA Journal Archive 

• Key Tax Changes Included in Inflation Reduction Act - Sept. 28, 2022
• Pennsylvania's General Election: Big Deal Statewide and Nationally - Sept. 14, 2022
• PICPA's Pivotal Role in Addressing Federal Tax Issues - June 28, 2022
• Budget, Elections, and Tax Issues to Dominate Harrisburg in 2022 - March 18, 2022
• Reaching Across the Delaware on Cross-State Tax Matters - Dec. 21, 2021

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