The CPA Journal - The Voice of the Accounting Profession
WEBThe CPA Journal is a publication of the New York State Society of CPAs, and is internationally recognized as an outstanding, technical-refereed publication for accounting practitioners, educators, and other financial professionals all over the globe.Edited by CPAs for CPAs, it aims to provide accounting and other financial professionals with the …
Major Revisions to the Auditor's Report - The CPA Journal
WEBApr 7, 2021 · Overview of Changes to Audit Reports. The ASB’s changes greatly impact auditor reports. Briefly, the changes included: 1) moving the opinion to the first part of the report; 2) adding more titles; 3) disclosing management’s and the auditor’s responsibility for going concern issues; 4) introducing key audit matters (KAM); and 5) expanding the …
Using the New Reporting Requirements for Not-for-Profit Entities
WEBApr 25, 2018 · In 2016, FASB issued ASU 2016-14, Presentation of Financial Statements of Not-for-Profit Entities, effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017. The standard is unusual because it substantially reduces the detail required to be reported in not-for-profit financial statements, largely in the areas of display and terminology.
Basic Tax Reporting for Decedents and Estates - The CPA Journal
WEBAug 3, 2021 · Gift and Estate Tax Returns. A fiduciary generally must file an IRS Form 706 (the federal estate tax return) only if the fair market value of the decedent’s gross assets at death plus all taxable gifts made during life (i.e., gifts exceeding the annual exclusion amount for each year) exceed the federal lifetime exemption in effect for the year of …
History of the Auditing World, Part 1 - The CPA Journal
WEBNov 25, 2020 · The history of modern auditing coincides conveniently with the history of The CPA Journal. The 1930s not only saw the NYSSCPA begin publication of what would become the Journal—it also witnessed the establishment of public company auditing, of the recognition of the central role of generally accepted accounting principles, and the …
Asset Acquisition Accounting - The CPA Journal
WEBApr 4, 2022 · The key consideration when classifying a transaction as an asset acquisition or a business combination is the definition of a business. In January 2017, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2017-01, Clarifying the Definition of a Business.This ASU provides a new framework for determining whether a transaction is an asset …
An Introduction to Structured Installment Sales - The CPA Journal
WEBDec 31, 2021 · Background. Structured installment sales evolved as an outgrowth of IRC section 453, which governs the selling of qualifying appreciated assets using the installment method where sellers can spread out recognition of capital gains over several years according to an agreed-upon schedule. As originally conceived, installment sales …
Tax Treatment of Liquidations of Partnership Interests
WEBFeb 9, 2021 · Redemption of a Partnership Interest. Redemptions of a partner’s entire partnership interests are governed by IRC section 736. That section does not affect the amount of income, gain, or loss that will be reported by the retiring partner; instead, it determines whether the income will be a capital gain (or loss) or ordinary income, and …
An Update on the Future of Accounting Education
WEBNov 14, 2022 · According to a recent report and CDC data (J. Marcus, “Colleges Face Reckoning as Plummeting Birthrate Worsens Enrollment Declines,” The Hechinger Report, May 22, 2021, https://bit.ly/3Bu0reY), the number of births in 2020 declined by 4% or 142,000, to the lowest point since 1979.And the provisional number of births for the …
Practical Illustrations of the New Leasing Standard for Lessees
WEBOct 4, 2017 · A fter a nearly 10-year collaboration to develop a converged standard on leasing, on Jan. 13, 2016, the IASB issued IFRS 16, Leases, and on Feb. 25, 2016, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-02, Leases—Topic 842.The two standards differ on some points, but each accomplishes the joint objective of recognizing …