Recently added articles from California CPA:
Maintaining the status quo.(news & trends)
Oct 01, 2009; Half, Robert ... CFOs are expecting hiring to remain static in the fourth quarter. A recent survey found: 84% of CFOs will take no hiring actions before the end of the year. 10% ...
Emergency tax relief.(news & trends)
Oct 01, 2009; ... A state of emergency declared in San Bernardino, Los Angeles, Mariposa, Monterey, Placer, Santa Cruz and Yuba counties because of recent wildfires provides emergency tax relief for ...
CalCPA member Logo.(news & trends)
Oct 01, 2009; ... Your CalCPA membership sets you apart from nonmember CPAs. It shows your commitment to the highest levels of ethics and integrity, so let the world know. Use ...
Correction.(Correction notice)
Oct 01, 2009; ... A chart in the Annual Report published in the August 2009 issue of California CPA ...
Procedures for electing deferral of COD income on repurchased debt.(IRS NEWS)
Oct 01, 2009; Josephs, Stuart R. ... For debt discharges in tax years ending after 2008, a taxpayer can elect under Internal Revenue Code Sec. 108(i) to have cancellation of debt (COD) income from reacquiring an applicable debt instrument, after 2008 and before 2011, included in gross income ratably over five tax years ...
CPAs maintain high approval ratings.(IRS NEWS)
Oct 01, 2009; Josephs, Stuart R. ... A recent AICPA Study found, among other things, that; * About four of every five decision-makers at companies of all sizes say they are satisfied with both their internal and external CPAs. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * 55 percent of non-CPA accountants under ...
FASB: improving fair value measurement disclosures.(IRS NEWS)
Oct 01, 2009; Josephs, Stuart R. ... FASB's new exposure draft of a proposed standards update is intended to improve disclosures about fair value measurements. The proposal would affect all entities that are required to make disclosures about ...
FTB clarifies: "Cash for Clunkers" tax rules.(IRS NEWS)
Oct 01, 2009; Josephs, Stuart R. ... The "Cash for Clunkers" program (H.R. 2346) allows qualifying consumers to receive a $3,500 or $4,500 voucher from the federal government when they trade in qualifying old vehicles and purchase or lease a new one. The law provides that the value of the voucher received by the ...
Accomplishments.(member milestones)
Oct 01, 2009; ... Adrian Thompson's CPA services were voted best in North Tahoe and Truckee for 2009 by Sierra Nevada Media ... Bradley J. Bartells, CPA graduated with honors from the ...
Firm news.(member milestones)
Oct 01, 2009; ... Greenstein Rogoff Olsen & Co. plans to merge the Ronald ...
Bankruptcy basics: U.S. bankruptcy court.
Oct 01, 2009; Sebold, Maryellen K. ... With the economy on rocky footing, bankruptcies are on the rise. What docs this mean for your clients? They will be faced with the challenges that surface from slow collections, loss of business, impending foreclosure, layoffs or a combination of these and other factors. Whether you are an ...
Sign here, governor: inactive disclosure, equivalency bills await signing.(Capitol Beat)
Oct 01, 2009; Alien, Bruce C. ... When the governor signs AB 117, CPAs with inactive licenses will be required-effective Jan. 1, 2010--to disclose their inactive status when they use the designation. The legislation, authored by CPA Assembly members Roger Niello and Fiona Ma, was introduced at CalCPA's request and ...
