Legislative Update Newsletter

In this issue: Pennsylvania primaries to set 2026 political landscape; Two PICPA members nominated to State Board of Accountancy; Pa. False Claims Act proposal discussed at House hearing; and more.

In this issue: PICPA calls for modernization of Pa.’s R&D tax credit; Pennsylvania Senate meets in Philly to honor America 250; Pa. AI transparency bill advances; and more.

In this issue: Advertising tax gets Pa. House committee review; PICPA comments on GASB subsidies proposal; Pennsylvania budget trailer bills move through House; and more.

In this issue: Growing threat to CPAs in Pa. is real; Pennsylvania Senate's busy week; CPA-PAC annual report emphasizes CPAs' voice; and more.

In this issue: Pa. House advances governor's budget proposal; Panel examines Pennsylvania educational tax credit; What almost changed for CPAs; and more.

In this issue: PICPA Legislative Update webcast; Pennsylvania House return to session; Navigating the IRS’s Management Resolution System; and more.

In this issue: PICPA, Pa. Department of Revenue meet; Pennsylvania legislature begins spring recess; PICPA urges support for Fiscal State of the Nation Act; and more.

In this issue: Pa. DOR reinstates tax filing enforcement program; Minimum wage, paid leave bills advance in Pennsylvania House; Pennsylvania sales tax proposal hearing; and more.

In this issue: New online forms for Pennsylvania's EITC and OSTC; Pa. state budget enters negotiation phase; Pa. Senate protection measure against harmful AI chats; and more.

In this issue: Pa. budget hearings progress; Direct Loan Program changes ahead for students; Pennsylvania's new Working Tax Credit; and more.

In this issue: Democrats retain control of Pa. House; Pennsylvania budget hearings begin; PICPA challenges federal accounting degree status; and more.

In this issue: Pennsylvania's budget hearings begin; Multiple reforms proposed to tackle Pa. housing shortage; Fast File initiative to simplify filing Pa. returns; and more.

In this issue: PICPA applauds update to Pa. charitable audit thresholds; Pennsylvania mandatory arbitration survives day in court; PICPA pushes back on licensure-by-endorsement proposal; and more.

In this issue: Gov. Shapiro's $53.3 billion Pennsylvania budget; PICPA concerned over Pa. false claims legislation; Commission approves General Assembly’s audit; and more.

In this issue: Shapiro's Pennsylvania budget address this week; PICPA shares concerns with NOL transfer legislation; Lawmakers propose Pa. passive income tax; and more.

In this issue: Pennsylvania lawmakers return to session; Pa. DOR outlines upgraded online service; Paid parental leave for all Pennsylvanians proposed; and more.

In this issue: Marking the one-year success of Pa.'s new tax appeals process; Pennsylvania IFO warns of General Fund's structural imbalance; Pa. House lawmakers propose digital advertising tax; and more.

In this issue: Pa. lawmakers return for start of 2026 session; Pa. Gov. Shapiro launches reelection campaign; Join PICPA’s 2026 advocacy plan; and more.

In this issue: Pennsylvania legislative year in review; Jobless benefits bill clears Pa. General Assembly; First-time homebuyer credit clears Pa. House committee; and more.

In this issue: CPA Week in Pennsylvania; The dual efforts of PICPA Government Relations and CPA-PAC; Mounting structural deficits in Pa.'s fiscal outlook; and more.