VSCPA News

The VSCPA welcomes new 40-year members this membership year — a designation bestowed upon those in their 41st year of consecutive membership. These members were celebrated at the in-person annual business meeting May 8, 2025, at 1 p.m. at the VSCPA Learning & Innovation Center. Thank you for your

By Emily Walker, CAE Budget amendments made by committees in Virginia’s House and Senate during the 2025 Virginia General Assembly session threatened the great strides we made to simplify tax season. Luckily, due to overwhelming support from members and our lobbying team, the VSCPA was able to

For Immediate Release Emily Walker, VSCPA (804) 612-9428 [email protected] Richmond (Feb. 17, 2025) — The Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants (VSCPA) applauds the Virginia House and Senate for passing VSCPA-backed legislation to address a crucial barrier preventing accountants from

Every scholarship recipient has a unique story of resilience, passion and determination. For Evan Segalman, the 2024 VSCPA Legacy Scholarship recipient, it’s about more than academic success — it’s about creating meaningful change in his community and the accounting profession. A vision of integrity

By Stephanie Peters, CAE We talk a lot at the VSCPA about the changing business landscape, how technology will affect accountants, workplace trends, and other drivers of change. But what do we need to tackle these forces? Empathic, well-trained, future-thinking leaders. Over the past year, we’ve

In 2023, the VSCPA successfully lobbied for rolling income tax conformity legislation at the Virginia General Assembly . Lawmakers spent the previous two decades passing retroactive emergency tax conformity legislation each year to update Virginia’s conformity to the U.S. Internal Revenue Code (IRC)

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. From national organizations and massive accounting firms down to sole proprietor CPAs, there are a lot of opinions about how

At its Nov. 8, 2024, meeting, the VSCPA Board of Directors approved revisions to its standing position statement on practice mobility and licensure: The Society endorses automatic practice mobility for out-of-state CPAs with licenses in good standing and substantial equivalency and practice mobility

At the heart of every scholarship recipient lies a story of determination, passion and a drive to succeed. Meet Tiandra Threat, a shining example of all three, and the proud recipient of the VSCPA Educational Foundation’s Curtis C. Duke and Dr. Ruth Coles Harris Scholarship . Her journey is one of

For Immediate Release Tina Bates, VSCPA (804) 612 -9416 [email protected] 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