Succession—There is Still Time
By Ben Hamrick, CPA Many would say that CPA firm succession is one of the most significant issues facing the...
Tips for working with first-time single audit clients
The U.S. has seen historic levels of federal funding in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Various laws, including the CARES...
Podcast | 4-26-2021
This week’s podcast focuses on the following items: A quick discussion of what know (little) and don’t know (a lot)...
NCACPA CEO, Sharon Bryson, featured on WRAL
Today marks the one year anniversary of NCACPA transitioning to a fully remote work environment. As we look ahead to...
New & Enhanced Connect Features
On Monday, February 22, NCACPA’s Connect platform underwent a scheduled update. As a result of this maintenance, we want to...
NCACPA Needs Financial Literacy Volunteers!
In July 2019, North Carolina passed House Bill 924 which mandates an economics and personal finance (EPF) course. Beginning with...
New Covid-19 Tax Law…Discovering Some Hidden Gems!
By Rick Meyer, CPA, MBA, MST As we start the New Year, hopefully fresh from all the tax drama, we...
Remote Work is Here to Stay
By Sandra Finerghty, Supporting Strategies What is the future of remote work? Many businesses weren’t ready when COVID-19 forced them...
The Craziest Work-From-Home Expenses of 2020
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The Best Ways To Collaborate With Office Documents
Thomas G. Stephens, Jr., CPA, CITP, CGMA Collaboration is more important today than it ever has been. With many team...
The Importance of CRM to Manage & Grow Your Business
By Randy Johnston and Sam Saab Higher client expectations and economic demands are causing firms of all sizes to re-evaluate...
The Top 100 People: 20 Lessons Learned From COVID-19
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Navigating the 2020 Election Outcome with Your Employees
By Jackie Ferguson The election is finally over and we have a new president….or the same president. Maybe it’s still...
Virtual Interviewing: A Message From SOAR
By the Student Outreach, Advancement, and Recruitment (SOAR) Committee The world as we know it has changed. The impacts of...
Networking is More Important Now Than Ever
By Eileen Monesson, CPC, PRCounts By the time the coronavirus pandemic hit, we were full swing into networking season. Most...
Tax Jobs That Pay Great Career Dividends
Tax season is when millions of people and organizations turn to the expertise of professionals such as tax preparers, tax...
Women’s Equality Day… & Voting!
Women’s Equality Day, celebrated annually on August 26, marks the anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment which granted...
What Taxpayers Need to Know About the Home Office Deduction
The home office deduction allows qualifying taxpayers to deduct certain home expenses on their tax return. With more people working...
Minding the Other Pandemic
Amid the threat of COVID-19, CPAs could be facing another health crisis: a mental one. By Bridget McCrea By now,...
Tips for Managing Your Mortgage During the COVID-19 Pandemic
For most homeowners, their mortgage is their biggest monthly expense. But job losses around the country are hammering people’s finances,...
Strategies for CPAs to Encourage Positive Changes in Diversity
By Ken Tysiac The racial injustice taking place throughout the United States has hit home hard for members of the...
Top 3 NCACPA Questions Answered
Following NCACPA’s Annual Business Meeting and Focus on the Profession session, we were delighted by the influx of positive input...
PCPS Diversity & Inclusion Toolkit
Efforts to improve diversity and inclusion really do make a difference. McKinsey found that companies in the top quartile for...
U.S. Businesses Must Take Meaningful Action Against Racism
By Laura Morgan Roberts and Ella F. Washington The United States is in crisis. As we write this article, videos of racial...
The Auditor’s Role in Internal Controls
By Donald J. Kaiser, CPA, McCarthy & Company, PC Internal controls are among the most important anti-fraud controls that...
Podcast | 5-11-2020
This week’s podcast focuses on the following items: IRS changes its guidance on the payment of health insurance only and...
Podcast | 5-4-2020
This week’s podcast focuses on the following items: PPP loan updates on corporate groups, businesses sold after February 15, 2020,...
Why the Coronavirus Lockdown is Making the Internet Stronger Than Ever
By Will Douglas Heaven Far from breaking it, the surge in usage the internet is seeing right now is driving...
Podcast | 4-27-2020
This week’s podcast focuses on the following items: PPP Loan program and EIDL Grants Get Additional Funding PPP guidance raises...
Podcast | 4-20-2020
This week’s podcast focuses on the following items: SBA issues guidance on self-employed taxpayers and partners for PPP loan program...
Podcast | 4-6-2020
This week’s podcast focuses on the following items: Recovery Rebate for Individuals, Including Advance Payment Deferral of the Required Minimum...
Podcast | 3-30-2020
This week’s podcast focuses on the following items: Payroll tax credit starts on April 1. IRS reverses courses, announces gift/GSTT...
Secrets to a Stellar LinkedIn Profile
Maintaining a social media account can feel like a second job to some, while others utilize it as a...
Podcast | 3-23-2020
This week’s podcast focuses on the following items: Congress passes payroll tax credit for newly mandated paid sick leave Initial...
Podcast | 3-17-2020
This week’s podcast focuses on the following items: President declares emergency over COVID-19, directs Treasury to provide relief–and now we...
State Society Student Membership: Why Joining Makes You More Employable
Becoming a student member of your state society is an excellent idea, and there are a whole lot of reasons to...
Podcast | 3-9-2020
This week’s podcast focuses on the following items: IRS denies a taxpayer’s request to make a late mark to market...
Tough Interview Questions: ‘Tell Me About Yourself’
By Stephanie Vozza Looking for a new job is stressful enough, but to make matters more challenging, some interview questions...
Next Stop CPA Podcast: Why Should You Join Your State Society?
CPA state society membership is not just for practicing CPAs. In fact, many offer a range of services and programs...
Podcast | 3-2-2020
This week’s podcast focuses on the following items: Taxpayer who voluntarily exited OVDI program ended up with very poor result....
Podcast | 2-24-2020
This week’s podcast focuses on the following items: Proposed regulations can be relied upon in the interim, as well as...
The 2020 Top New Products
By Ranica Arrowsmith This year’s top products were selected for their contact with innovation, whether it’s in actual technology—injecting artificial intelligence,...
Podcast | 2-10-2020
This week’s podcast focuses on the following items: Regulations implementing changes to FAVR and cents-per-mile methods finalized by IRS OIRA...
Tax Anxiety? Don’t Fret—You Still Have Time
By Sandra Finerghty, Supporting Strategies Even the most competent, upstanding, conscientious business owners tend to fret over filing their taxes....
Podcast | 2-3-2020
This week’s podcast focuses on the following items: Special agent in charge of Los Angeles CID talks about their potential...
Podcast | 1-27-2020
This week’s podcast focuses on the following items: IRS can use sample of transactions to carry burden for §165(c) kickbacks/bribery...
Podcast | 1-21-2020
This week’s podcast focuses on the following items: IRS expands rules excluding from income discharge of certain student loan debt...
The Young CPA Cabinet’s Thoughts on the ‘Season of Giving’
By Brooks Aker, CPA The Young CPA Cabinet (“YCPA Cabinet” or “cabinet”) enjoyed terrific accommodations at East Carolina University (ECU)...
Podcast | 12-23-2019
This week’s podcast focuses on the following items: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 signed into law on December 20, 2019...
Succession Planning from the Seasoned CPA Perspective
By Ben Hamrick, CPA After the (literal) blood, sweat, and tears owners put into a firm, it can be hard...
Succession Planning from the Young CPA Perspective
By Stacee Rash, CPA Retiring partners are not the only CPAs with succession planning on their minds these days. Young...
Podcast | 12-16-2019
This week’s podcast focuses on the following items: IRS does not have the discretion to waive repayment of advance premium...
Podcast | 12-9-2019
This week’s podcast focuses on the following items: Final version of 2020 Form W-4 released Final versions of 2019 Forms...
The Four Exit Ramps for Your Career
By Terrence Putney, CPA and Joel Sinkin The end of your professional career is something you will eventually face. How...
Podcast | 12-2-2019
This week’s podcast focuses on the following items: Commissioner rules that insurance payments for pyrrhotite damage does not require Forms...
Podcast | 11-25-2019
This week’s podcast focuses on the following items: IRS discusses information security responsibilities and risks for tax professionals Rental section...
Podcast | 11-18-2019
This week’s podcast focuses on the following items: Significant TCJA guidance to be issued by end of January 2020 PLR...
Podcast | 11-11-2019
This week’s podcast focuses on the following items: Federal Circuit shoots down previously successful taxpayer argument that limited maximum FBAR...
More Americans Are Leaving Their Money in 401(k) Plans After Retirement—Should You?
By Alessandra Malito Millions of workers contribute to a 401(k) plan so they can have more money when they retire...
Millennials Have A Different Definition Of Diversity And Inclusion
By Lydia Dishman Diversity and inclusion are more than just buzzwords or boxes to check. Millennials believe they are essential...
Podcast | 11-4-2019
This week’s podcast focuses on the following items: Wisconsin fails in attempt to look to sublease to tax software sales...
Technology Tools – Change with the Times
By Randy Johnston, Executive Vice President, K2 Enterprises Are you doing things the same old way? Do you wish there...
Podcast | 10-28-2019
This week’s podcast focuses on the following items: California rules on tax issues for directors that have meeting in California...
Myth Busters: NC CPA PAC Edition
With Election Day 2020 only one year away, it is the ideal time to remind our members of the importance...
The Impact $20.20 Can Have On Your Profession
$20.20 doesn’t seem like much money. It can get you four lattes from Starbucks, lunch for you and a coworker,...
What You Need to Know About NCACPA’s Advocacy Involvement
At NCACPA, we often say that advocacy is a member benefit North Carolina CPAs won’t receive anywhere else, and it’s...
What’s Your Fraud IQ?
While fraud can damage any organization, it can devastate small businesses, which often lack the resources for proper anti-fraud...
NCACPA Triad Women’s Initiative Luncheon June 20 | Vacation Tips & Tricks
Hello Friends, We had a great group of ladies at the May luncheon. Elizabeth Keller of CliftonLarsonAllen took us through...
State Budget Agreement in the Works
State lawmakers are hopeful that they can reach an agreement on budget adjustments by June 17. The House and Senate...
Why you should participate in the MAP Survey
2020 was tough. COVID-19 made firms of all sizes put their heads down and focus on the rapidly evolving situation...
NCACPA Discusses Legislative Priorities & Members’ Concerns with NCDOR
NCACPA volunteer leaders and advocacy staff met on Wednesday, February 17 with senior staff from the N.C. Department of Revenue...
