VSCPA Positions Letters and Past Issues
2010
- VSCPA comment letter on Virginia Board of Accountancy Peer Review Oversight Committee proposal
- VSCPA letter to various legislators expressing concerns regarding the Internal Revenue Services' (IRS) proposal to regulate paid income tax return preparers
- VSCPA letter to Sen. Mark Warner expressing support for S. Amdt. 4342, which would strike Section 413 from the "American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010"
- VSCPA comment letter to IRS on regulation of permissible disclosures or uses without consent of the taxpayer
- VSCPA letter detailing concerns regarding certain aspects of Section 413 of the "American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010"
- VSCPA requests PTIN regulation comment deadline extension
- VSCPA letter urging Sen. Mark Warner to oppose aiding and abetting amendment to Restoring American Financial Stability Act
- VSCPA letter urging Sen. Mark Warner to oppose amendments to Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404
- HB 4410: VSCPA letter urging all Virginia U.S. Congress members to support requirement for U.S. comptroller general to be a CPA
- HB 755: VSCPA letter to all members of the Senate Courts of Justice Committee
- HB 384: VSCPA letter to all members of the Senate Finance Committee
- Seasonal tax preparation employees (HB 177): VSCPA letter to Del. Kathy J. Byron
- Tax conformity: VSCPA letter urging legislators to pass HB 614 and SB 545
- Virginia Board of Accountancy’s (BOA) fast-track proposal to conform its regulations to the public accountancy statutes as revised in 2007: VSCPA letter of support to Gov. Bob McDonnell
2009
- Virginia Board of Accountancy’s (BOA) fast-track proposal to conform its regulations to the public accountancy statutes as revised in 2007: VSCPA letter of support to Gov. Timothy M. Kaine
- VSCPA letter on financial literacy education to Governor-Elect Bob McDonnell
- Kanjorski, Frank, Sarbanes and Cohen amendment to the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) concerning section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act: VSCPA letter to Rep. Eric Cantor
- Bill opposing draft to create a new private right of action for allegations of aiding and abetting violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934: VSCPA letter to Sen. Mark R. Warner
- Bill extending registration and inspection of auditors of non-public broker-dealers: VSCPA letter to Sen. Mark R. Warner
- U.S. Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Final Rule Relating to Identity Theft Red Flags and Address Discrepancies Under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003: VSCPA letters to Sen. Mark R. Warner and Sen. Jonathan D. Leibowitz
- HR 2110, the “Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Fairness and Simplification Act,” and HR 2584, a bill to limit the patentability of tax planning methods: VSCPA letters to Rep. Randy Forbes and Rep. Robert Scott
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Notice 2009-60, Standards of Conduct for the Tax Return Preparer Community and Increased Taxpayer Compliance: VSCPA letter to the IRS
- 2009 Tax Amnesty Program guidelines: VSCPA letter to Virginia Department of Taxation
- Bill to repeal economics education and financial literacy requirement in middle and high schools; VSCPA letter to Sen. W. Roscoe Reynolds
- Bill to establish alternative financial reporting for OPEB: VSCPA issue summary; VSCPA letter to Del. Adam P. Ebbin
- Changes to 150-hour requirement: current status; VSCPA letter to Gov. Tim Kaine
2008
- Study on single-sales factor: bill passed by General Assembly; VSCPA letter to joint subcommittee
- Financial literacy graduation requirement: VSCPA comment letter to the Virginia Board of Education
- Washington, D.C., practice mobility status: VSCPA letter of encouragement
- Intangible holding company draft regulation: VSCPA Task Force letter to Virginia Tax Commissioner Janie E. Bowen
- Exposure draft, Proposed Content and Skill Specifications for the Uniform CPA Examination: VSCPA Task Force letter to AICPA Board of Examiners
- Changes in requirements to sit for CPA Exam: current status, VSCPA Executive Committee letter to Virginia Board of Accountancy
- Drafts of pass-through entity withholding tax forms: VSCPA Task Force letter to Virginia Tax Commissioner Janie E. Bowen
- Virginia Board of Accountancy to file regulatory package increasing licensing fees
- Tax patents:
- TAX's proposal on its regulatory process: current status; VSCPA Task Force comments
- California practice mobility legislation: current status; VSCPA letter of support
- HUD proposal on Independent Public Accountant Roster: current status; VSCPA comments to HUD; members urged to comment
- E-filing required for large tax return preparers: current status
- Virginia Supreme Court rules vehicle repair and labor tax unconstitutional
- 2008 filing season tax conformity legislation: current status
- Financial literacy graduation requirement bill: current status, VSCPA letter to Del. Lionel Spruill Sr.
2007
- "More likely than not" standard: VSCPA follow-up letter to Rep. Cantor (December 2007), VSCPA letter to Rep. Cantor (August 2007)
- Draft Form 990: VSCPA comment letter to the IRS
- Tax patents: House passes bill to prohibit tax strategy patents, Tax strategy patent amendment added to House legislation, Virginia Congressmen introduce tax patent legislation, AICPA urges Congress to restrict tax patents
- VSCPA statement on practice mobility
- VSCPA Endorses Walter A. Stosch, CPA, for Virginia 12th District Senate Seat
- UAA draft on practice mobility: VSCPA letter to NASBA
- Problems arise with federal excise tax refund and some long-distance customers, VSCPA reports
- Require financial literacy topics in Virginia public colleges and universities: current status
- 2007 filing season tax conformity legislation: current status
- VSCPA monitors, takes positions on Virginia General Assembly action
2006
- Tax patents: current status, VSCPA letter to AICPA and state societies, AICPA update
- Illinois, California requirements for out-of-state CPAs to file returns and/or practice in those states: current status
- Enterprise Zone Program permanent regulations: comment period open until October 7, 2006
- Private company financial reporting: VSCPA response to FASB and AICPA
- VSCPA Tax Appeals Task Force makes tax appeals recommendations to Virginia Department of Taxation; VSCPA letter to Virginia Tax Commissioner Janie E. Bowen
- Small business relief: current status, VSCPA letter to Rep. Eric Cantor
- Land conservation bill contains restrictive provisions: VSCPA letter to Gov. Tim Kaine
- Sharing taxpayer information: AICPA urges IRS to protect taxpayer information
- DHCD to issue revisions to "Enterprise Zone Grant Instruction Manual": current status
- California Board of Accountancy practice privilege requirements: current status, VSCPA letter to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Requiring personal finance course in Virginia high schools: current status, VSCPA letter to Virginia Board of Education
- 2006 filing season tax conformity legislation: current status, VSCPA letter to legislators
2005
- 2005 filing season tax conformity legislation: VSCPA letter to legislators, outcome
- Automatic paperless extensions: VSCPA letter to legislators, outcome
- Felony tax preparer legislation
- Financial literacy legislation: VSCPA letter to legislators, outcome
- VSCPA comments on National Association of State Boards of Accountancy exposure draft to make changes to the Uniform Accountancy Act related to peer review
- VSCPA opposes National Association of State Boards of Accountancy exposure draft revising the courses required for students to take prior to sitting for the CPA Exam proposal
- VSCPA Tax Appeals Task Force works to develop equitable tax appeals process
2004
- Emergency Board of Accountancy regulations signed by Gov. Warner; CPAs must take ethics course
- Legislation requires tax return e-filing requirement: VSCPA statement, VSCPA role in legislation, outcome
- 2004 filing season tax conformity legislation: issue alert and outcome
- Lawmakers introduce bill for pass-through entities' information returns to be filed with the Virginia Department of Taxation
2003
2002
- Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 "cascade effect" and resources
- VSCPA Statement on Corporate Reform
- Virginia Department of Taxation (TAX) proposal for an Independent Hearing Officer in an Office of Tax Appeals: VSCPA statement, TAX proposal (.PDF)
