PICPA News
  • Develop the Helpful Habits to Ward Off Litigation

    Mar 21, 2023
    Raymond J. Michaud offers insight into establishing best practices to prepare for unforeseen litigation, stressing the need for practitioners to document all correspondence and exchanges.
  • Increasing Diversity, Growing the Accounting Pipeline via Programs for High School Students

    Mar 21, 2023
    Cory Ng, CPA, DBA, CITP, showcases Temple University’s efforts to both bolster diversity within the accounting profession and enhance the pipeline by reaching out to eager high school students.
  • Newly Proposed Foreign Tax Credit Regulations Offer Potential Relief on Cost-Recovery Requirement

    Mar 21, 2023
    Andrew M. Bernard Jr., CPA, discusses how new foreign tax credit regulations may provide some relief by creating a safe harbor that relaxes the cost-recovery requirement. A single-country exception was also added for royalties, permitting taxpayers to structure or amend their royalty agreements so foreign taxes withheld on royalty payments may qualify as a creditable foreign income tax.
  • SQMS Implementations Are a Heavy Lift: Procrastination Is Not Recommended

    Mar 21, 2023
    Nicole K. Cradic, CPA, gives a high-level overview of Statement on Quality Management Standards (SQMS) No. 1, A Firm’s System of Quality Management, and offers suggestions for the implementation of the standards.
  • Legislative Update - Week Ending March 17, 2023

    Mar 17, 2023
    In this issue: PICPA Provides Testimony on Pa. School General Fund Balances; Public Retirement Savings Plan Moves in the Pa. House; Proposal to Restrict Pay History Requests in Pennsylvania; and more.
  • CPA Law Amendments: PICPA’s Grand Finale to Legislative Session

    Mar 14, 2023
    Peter N. Calcara, PICPA’s vice president of government relations, discusses the last-minute passage of amendments to the Pennsylvania CPA Law, capping a very successful advocacy effort.
  • Neurodiversity Inclusion Needed in Accounting’s Diversity Efforts

    Mar 14, 2023
    Ibi Balog, CPA, CGMA, explains how the accounting profession is beginning to better understand neurodiversity and the contributions it brings to the working world.
  • Pennsylvania Income Tax Policy: A Comparison to Other States

    Mar 14, 2023
    Drew VandenBrul, CPA, explores some of the areas where Pennsylvania income tax policy remains an outlier among other states and the possible adjustments needed to better align personal and corporate net income taxes.
  • Solutions for Solving Quiet Quitting

    Mar 14, 2023
    Anna J. Johnson-Snyder, CPA, CFE, shares her research on quiet quitting and discusses how leaders and managers can combat this troubling work phenomenon and improve engagement and retention among younger employees.
  • The Rise of the State and Local Tax Specialist

    Mar 12, 2023
    A career in state and local tax can be challenging but also rewarding. With 50 states, the District of Columbia, and thousands of localities, there are numerous types of state and local taxes, including income, nonincome-based entity taxes (gross receipts, franchise), sales and use, real and personal property, excise, transfer, and many other industry-specific taxes. Pennsylvania alone has about 34 state-level taxes.
  • Legislative Update - Week Ending March 10, 2023

    Mar 10, 2023
    In this issue: Gov. Shapiro Unveils $44.4 Billion Pennsylvania Budget; Pa. Revenue Department Provides Schedule DC Guidance; Samuelson to Chair Pa. House Finance Committee; and more.
  • Legislative Update - Week Ending March 3, 2023

    Mar 03, 2023
    In this issue: Joanna McClinton Elected First Woman Speaker of Pa. House; PICPA Provides Testimony on Philadelphia Super Credit; Senators Unveil Pennsylvania Tax Reform Proposals; and more.
  • Legislative Update - Week Ending Feb. 24, 2023

    Feb 24, 2023
    In this issue: Pa. State House Lawmakers Enter Special Session; Pennsylvania DOR Clarifies Section 174, Other Guidance; Pa. Court Issues Decision in Synthes Tax Refund Case; and more.
  • Legislative Update - Week Ending Feb. 17, 2023

    Feb 17, 2023
    In this issue: Pa. House Lawmakers Return to Harrisburg; Pennsylvania e-TIDES System Shuts Down Feb. 24; PICPA State Budget Proposal Webcast; and more.
  • Legislative Update - Week Ending Feb. 10, 2023

    Feb 10, 2023
    In this issue: Pa. School Funding System Unconstitutional; “Final Payment” Scam Targets Pennsylvanians; Special Elections Give Control of Pa. House to Democrats; and more.
  • Legislative Update - Week Ending Feb. 3, 2023

    Feb 03, 2023
    In this issue: Executive Order to Improve Pa. Licensing and Permitting; Pennsylvania Revenue Department 411 Videos; Greiner Named Republican Chair of Pa. House Finance Committee; and more.
  • Legislative Update - Week Ending Jan. 27, 2023

    Jan 27, 2023
    In this issue: Pa. House Speaker's Listening Tour; New Office to Streamline Pennsylvania Business Development; DOR Offers myPATH, PA-100 Guidance; and more.
  • Legislative Update - Week Ending Jan. 20, 2023

    Jan 20, 2023
    In this issue: Shapiro Takes Oath as 48th Governor of Pennsylvania; Order Eliminates College Requirement for State Jobs; Special Pa. House Elections Set for Feb. 7; and more.
  • Legislative Update - Week Ending Jan. 13, 2023

    Jan 13, 2023
    In this issue: Shapiro Taps CPA for Revenue Secretary; Pa. Senate Approves Constitutional Amendments; e-TIDES to Shut Down in February; and more.
  • Legislative Update - Week Ending Jan. 6, 2023

    Jan 06, 2023
    In this issue: Pa. CPA Law Amendments, Tax Changes Take Effect; Shapiro Continues to Build Staff; Civil Justice System Costs Pennsylvanians Billions; and more.
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