Beverly Horner to Receive TSCPA Award for Public Service
Beverly L. Horner, CPA, CFSA, MBA of Columbia, will be awarded 2018 Public Service Award at the Nashville Chapter meeting on Oct. 16.
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Trade Conflicts and Rising Interest Rates Weigh on Business Executives’ View of U.S. Economy, AICPA Survey Finds
For the second quarter in a row, business executives are reining in their optimism about the U.S. economy, in part because of the potential impact of trade and tariff policies and rising interest rates, according to the third-quarter AICPA Economic Outlook Survey, which polls chief executive officers, chief financial officers, controllers and other certified public accountants in U.S. companies who hold executive and senior management accounting roles.
View MoreTSCPA Member Receives AICPA Award for Outstanding CPA in Government
The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) has presented Deborah Loveless, CPA, CGFM, CGMA of Hendersonville, Tenn., with the Institute’s 2018 Outstanding CPA in Government Career Contribution Award honoring her lifelong contribution to the profession.
View MorePaul Arab Selected to Attend AICPA's Leadership Academy
Paul Arab, CGMA, CIA, CPA was one of only 41 CPAs honored by the American Institute of CPAs as a member of the Leadership Academy's tenth graduating class. Arab was selected based on his exceptional leadership skills and professional experience for the four-day Leadership Academy program on Oct. 7-11 in Durham, N.C.
View MoreOffshore Voluntary Compliance Program to End Sept. 28
The Internal Revenue Service is reminding taxpayers they have until Sept. 28 to apply for the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP).
View MoreGASB Clarifies Guidance on Majority Equity Interests
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) has issued guidance clarifying the accounting and financial reporting requirements for a state or local government’s majority equity interest in an organization that remains legally separate after acquisition.
View MoreFASB Improves the Accounting for Costs of Implementing a Cloud Computing Service Arrangement
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has issued an Accounting Standards Update (ASU) that reduces complexity for the accounting for costs of implementing a cloud computing service arrangement. The ASU is based on a consensus of the FASB’s Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) (Issue No. 17-A).
View MoreFASB Improves the Effectiveness of Disclosures in Notes to Financial Statements
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has issued two changes to the FASB’s conceptual framework and two Accounting Standards Updates (ASUs) that improve the effectiveness of disclosures in notes to financial statements.
View MoreIRS Announces Adjustments to the Compliance Assurance Process (CAP) Program
Internal Revenue Service officials have announced changes to the Compliance Assurance Process (CAP) program for 2019. CAP is a cooperative pre-filing program for some of the largest taxpayers. To give affected taxpayers more time to assess the proposed changes, the IRS will shift the start of the application period to Oct. 1, 2018 and it will close on November 30, 2018.
View MoreNew Law Makes Clear: Combat-zone Contract Workers Qualify for Foreign Earned Income Exclusion
Certain U.S. citizens or resident aliens, specifically contractors or employees of contractors supporting the U.S. Armed Forces in designated combat zones, may now qualify for the foreign earned income exclusion.
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