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Letter to FASB on Subtopic 350-40

January 27, 2025

The VSCPA Accounting and Auditing Advisory Committee has reviewed the proposed Accounting Standard Update Intangibles-Goodwill and Other – Internal Use Software (Subtopic 350-40); Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software.

  • advocacy

Letter to IASB on equity method of accounting exposure draft

January 20, 2025

The VSCPA Accounting & Auditing Advisory Committee (Committee) has reviewed the Exposure Draft (ED) — Equity Method of Accounting — IAS 28 Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures.

  • advocacy

What the IRS wants tax pros to know to stay safe

December 03, 2024

  • taxation

ERISA’s 50th anniversary: Retirement planning now and beyond

November 22, 2024

  • disclosures

Medicare 101: What CPAs need to know to advise retirees

November 22, 2024

  • disclosures

Taking action on CPA licensure

November 22, 2024

The world is changing fast. Should the qualifications to become a CPA change too? The VSCPA is introducing legislation in 2025 to add an additional pathway to become a CPA.

  • talent
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  • news
  • pipeline

Turning the tide of government fraud

November 22, 2024

  • disclosures

Using CPA in your firm title? Make sure you’re licensed!

November 22, 2024

  • ethics
  • disclosures

Why burnout matters

November 22, 2024

  • wellness
  • disclosures

Your support, their success

November 22, 2024

  • educator
  • students
  • disclosures
  • vscpa
  • news

From the CEO: Connect and engage, the VSCPA way

November 21, 2024

  • disclosures

How CPAs can start implementing AI before tax season

November 21, 2024

  • ai
  • disclosures

State initiatives target workforce growth

November 21, 2024

  • talent
  • disclosures

Power play: Coaching as a leadership style

November 12, 2024

  • leadership
  • disclosures

VSCPA Essential Ethics debuts new course on artificial intelligence

October 29, 2024

For Immediate Release  Emily Walker, VSCPA (804) 612-9428 ewalker@vscpa.com Richmond (Oct. 23, 2023) — With the explosion of artificial intelligence use in the corporate world, business professionals must understand the critical ethical issues surrounding AI use, development and deployment.

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  • ai
  • ethics
  • technology

VSCPA Celebrates 115th Anniversary

October 08, 2024

For Immediate Release Tina Bates, VSCPA (804) 612 -9416 tbates@vscpa.com X: @vscpanews Richmond (Oct. 9, 2024) — The Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants (VSCPA) marks 115 years as the professional organization for CPAs in the Commonwealth of Virginia — more than a century of membership.

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Tax Treatment of Qualified Disaster Payments

October 01, 2024

Individuals and businesses want to help individuals affected by disasters and may not realize there are “Qualified Disaster Payments” that allow disaster victims not to include as income some assistance payments they receive. Read more from the NCACPA.

  • disaster
  • taxation

VSCPA CEO Stephanie Peters Receives Prestigious Award for Supporting Diversity in Accounting

October 01, 2024

In recognition of her contributions to advancing diversity in the business and accounting community, VSCPA President and CEO Stephanie Peters, CAE, received the 2024 Leadership Award from the Ruth Coles Harris Leadership Institute (RCHLI) in the Sydney Lewis School of Business at Virginia Union University (VUU).

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  • vscpa

Quality matters! Lessons learned from the PCAOB’s latest sanctions

September 16, 2024

Where BOI reporting stands now

September 16, 2024