NYSSCPA News

The House approved H.R. 1864, the "Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act," on May 15. The law would limit state taxation of the wages or other remuneration of any employee who performs duties in more than one state to the state of the employee’s residence, and the state in which the employee is present and performing employment duties for more than 30 days, according to the bill’s official summary.

NYSSCPA members are used to seeing their names in top New York and national publications voicing insights on a variety of tax and accounting topics. But recently, CPAs broke new ground by getting into Women's Wear Daily, when that leading fashion publication printed an article about the May 1 NYSSCPA panel "Mergers and Acquisitions for the Fashion Industry."

The NYSSCPA announced on March 29 the winners of its annual Excellence in Financial Journalism Awards, and today the winners will be honored for their contributions to better understanding of financial topics at an awards luncheon.

Joanne S. Barry, executive director of the NYSSCPA, has been named this year's "Outstanding Association Executive" by the New York Society of Association Executives. It’s one of the association's Synergy Awards, which go to "individuals who have demonstrated leadership, service and special achievements that benefit the entire association and not-for-profit profession," according to the NYSAE.

CPAs--and even members of the general public--have been receiving emails claiming to be from the AICPA that say that  the Institute has received complaints about the recipient and as a result their licenses are in immediate danger of being revoked.

The New York State Education Department’s Quality Review Oversight Committee approved on Feb. 8 the NYSSCPA as a sponsoring organization that may administer and oversee mandatory quality reviews in New York State.

Check out the October issue of The Trusted Professional for Society news and information on the key legislative, regulatory and administrative issues that affect you.

Interesting, right? Want more? Make sure to check out the NYSSCPA Manhattan/Bronx Chapter's upcoming Federal Reserve Bank of New York Economic Outlook: National & Regional Seminar on Oct. 6 from 6-8 p.m. at Deutsche Bank, 60 Wall St., Auditorium lower level, N.Y.C. It's worth 2 CPE credits (specialized knowledge). You don't want to miss it. Register today!

View the webcast and check out Bloomberg's coverage of the event by journalist John Ethan Detrixhe.

Many NYSSCPA members and nonmembers alike -- especially in the Adirondacks and around Binghamton -- are still reeling from the aftereffects of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee, which battered the East Coast at the end of August and early September.