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Nonprofit Performance Measures: Financial and Nonfinancial Metrics

CPAs working for nonprofits have a responsibility to provide useful information for often very tough decision making. Historically, CPAs focused mostly on financial metrics, but today nonprofits need financial leaders who can go beyond the numbers and provide mission performance assessments that integrate and interpret financial and nonfinancial components.
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Help Shape the Future of Professional Ethics

Changes to the rules and interpretations in the CPA profession’s Code of Conduct frequently originate from the AICPA Professional Ethics Executive Committee (PEEC). PEEC recently released a three-year strategy and work plan, and it is seeking CPAs to provide comments. You can be a part of the ethics discussion.
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Office 365 Features: Gems to Maximize Your ROI

Business professionals use Office 365 a lot, but few are taking full advantage of all that is available to them. This blog explores a few of the ways you can use your Office 365 subscriptions more efficiently and, in turn, increase your return on investment.
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Pennsylvania Online Sales Tax Law: Changes after Wayfair

The Supreme Court’s South Dakota v. Wayfair decision is affecting how states are levying sales tax on online purchases. It is critical for CPAs – both those in firms and in corporate settings – to communicate the complexities of the new law to their clients, employers, and customers.
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Expungement in Pa.: Clear a Minor Infraction from Your CPA Record

Act 6 of 2018 gives the commissioner of the Pennsylvania Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs (BPOA) the authority to expunge the disciplinary records of licensees under BPOA’s jurisdiction. But what does that mean exactly for CPAs in the state?
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CPA-PAC Closes in on Fundraising Goal: You Can Help Us to the Finish Line

The CPA-PAC – Pennsylvania’s sole CPA political action committee – ensures that CPAs have a voice in political matters that matter most to the accounting profession.
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Year-End Tax Planning: Get It Right for Savings This Year and in the Future

Year-end tax planning looks at the tax year that is about to end with the general objective of reducing taxes, but also has the additional aim of reducing long-term tax liability when making current-year end decisions.
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CPA Futures Begin at Year End

Accounting Career Day programs have been a staple of PICPA’s student outreach efforts for countless years. They may have changed in style and name, but they’ve also grown in attendance and popularity.
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Occupational Licensing Reform Needs a Guard Against Mishap

State lawmakers across the country are removing barriers to a person’s right to work in numerous occupations and professions. Some have taken the path of outright elimination of state licensing. The PICPA is taking an active role in protecting the CPA designation so the profession will not be caught flatfooted should similar legislation be brought up for a vote in Pennsylvania.
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Benefits of Mentoring: From the Mentor’s Perspective

It can be difficult to entice experienced professionals to give of their limited time and mentor those who are following in their footsteps. To grow the mentor pool, we should emphasize three propositions: value to the mentor, ease of connecting, and a more natural structure for the relationship.
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