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If you are a business with customers in multiple states, your tax obligations grow exponentially with the number of states and the sales tax complexities in those states. But nexus determination and upkeep is just one part of the difficult sales tax compliance process.

CPAs have extensive experience helping clients meet their fiscal challenges head-on and directing them toward success. Pennsylvania, too, faces fiscal challenge, and the PICPA's Fiscal Responsibility Task Force has developed a report to assist those in governance find a sound financial footing for the state's financial health.

Long-term care services can cost upward of $100,000 per year. PICPA members have access to planning and educational tools that can help them make informed decisions as well as access to long-term care solutions.

To better connect our members to available job opportunities, the PICPA has launch an upgrade to its online job board. Find enhanced features for job seekers and employers.

When it comes to defining the value of PICPA membership, "value" can mean different things to different people. But a member satisfaction survey revealed what members value most among all of the things the PICPA provides.

The PICPA partnered with Avenue M back in June to survey members to see how COVID-19 was affecting their firms, clients, and companies. With the pandemic still in full swing, we conducted a second survey in the fall, found what information members are craving, and developed a slate of resources that address these issues.

The PICPA has been hosting a monthly town hall series featuring top thought leaders from the profession and the business community. If you’re interested in this great content, recordings of each have been posted online.

Filling the profession’s pipeline with bright, motivated, young professionals is of strategic importance to all firms and companies that hire CPAs. The Pennsylvania CPA Foundation's CPA Exam Scholarships play a crucial part in ensuring that talent continues to develop.

The Women’s Leadership Conference is always a big day on PICPA's calendar. Numerous members have benefited from the unique opportunity to hear from trailblazers in the profession that this conference provides.

Jill Gilbert, CPA, the PICPA’s 2020-2021 president, produced a short video to introduce herself to PICPA members. In it, Gilbert reveals what she values in her PICPA membership, particularly the relationships she’s been able to build over the years.

In a bold move to deliver tremendous value to members and ensure the long-term success of the Institute, PICPA’s Board has authorized the acquisition of a nationally recognized CPE provider.

The connection between human error and hacking makes employees a big part of a company’s risk, but they also can be a big part of its cyberdefense. The key is building a business culture around the right ways to defend against a cyberattack.

The PICPA recently hosted a series of virtual town hall meetings in all 11 of our chapters. The Legislator Town Hall series gave members an opportunity to hear from our elected officials and raise concerns in an informal setting.

In the spring and early summer, the PICPA offered a series of virtual corporate finance roundtables as part of the PICPA Corporate Cabinet's efforts to improve connections among our members in corporate finance. Find out how the sessions went.

The PICPA recently partnered with Avenue M to conduct a survey to determine how COVID-19 is impacting accounting firms and other companies nationwide and at the state level. Find out what Pennsylvania's 1,050 respondents had to say.

In these incredibly difficult moments, we cannot be silent. The unjust killing of black people and people of color, like George Floyd and countless others, must stop. To all PICPA members, especially black members, colleagues, and friends, we see you, we hear you, we stand with you, and we are committed to making a difference.

Advocating on your behalf is usually an in-person endeavor, but our new world with a pandemic has complicated matters. The PICPA mustered an all-hands-on-deck effort to get and provide information from and to state officials and regulators. These efforts would not have been so well received if not for all our members who made a CPA-PAC contribution in 2019.

In these days of crisis and uncertainty, CPAs are taking on roles unfamiliar to them – crisis response coordinator, building manager, unemployment specialist, loan officer, and therapist, to name a few – while also mastering new legislation and adjusting to new tax and A&A guidance and deadlines. You are doing this with poise, resilience, and determination, further elevating public trust in your profession.

At this time of year, the PICPA government relations team usually is humming along preparing for PICPA’s annual Day on the Hill event. We had been contemplating changes to this annual gathering, but with the COVID-19 pandemic it seems our hand has been forced. It’s time to pursue new paths forward in advocacy.

These recommendations are provided to help small businesses adjust to remote working circumstances. Please note, this advice should be taken into consideration with the restrictions and health warnings of the World Health Organization, Centers for Disease Control, and federal, state, and local governments.