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Integrations have become the new norm for businesses, but when software isn’t regularly updated, problems are bound to arise. Our partners at Merchant Advocate offer this important guidance.

Extension of Certain Timeframes for Employee Benefit Plans, Participants, Beneficiaries, Qualified Beneficiaries, and Claimants Affected by Hurricane Helene, Tropical Storm Helene, or Hurricane Milton

All matters of fiscal policy in the Senate must pass through Sen. Joe Gruters. Senate President-designate Ben Albritton named the Sarasota Republican as the new Chair of the Senate Committee on Fiscal Policy.

The FICPA Governmental Affairs team has been hard at work traveling the state and actively collaborating with our members and esteemed leaders in the CPA profession. This week, the team had the pleasure of honoring Rep. Cyndi Stevenson, CPA, with a Lifetime Champion of the CPA Profession Award.

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network on Tuesday issued a series of extensions to those entities which are required to file beneficial ownership information (BOI) reports.

Identity theft can unfortunately happen to anyone, anywhere, but there are ways you can protect yourself from it. As part of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, our partners at Aon offer this look at how to shield yourself from cyber threats.

This is a free replay of our Oct. 23 webinar with disaster-relief expert Jerry Schreiber, featuring links to assorted guides and resources referenced in the two-hour presentation.

The latest episode of FICPA CEO Conversations features an interview with FICPA Board member Mindy Rankin. In 20 minutes, Mindy discusses the top five things you need to know to serve your clients, including new filing deadlines, qualified disaster information, calculating costs and more.

The state of Florida has weathered Hurricanes Milton, Helene and Debby this season, prompting multiple filing-extension notices from federal and state agencies. These are the most up-to-date deadlines following Hurricane Milton.

Following an extensive global search, the Board of Directors of the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (the Association) has appointed Mark Koziel, CPA, CGMA, as the organization’s next CEO. Koziel will succeed Barry Melancon, CPA, CGMA, who will retire at the end of 2024.

The Department of Revenue on Tuesday announced that all Florida counties are now under an extension to May 16, 2025. Please be sure to note the specific county lists and effective dates listed.

FinCEN announced on Friday that victims of Hurricane Milton have until May 1, 2025 to file Reports of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBARs) for the 2023 calendar year. FBAR filings for calendar year 2023 would otherwise be due on or before October 15, 2024.

The Internal Revenue Service on Friday that taxpayers all taxpayers in Florida now have until May 1, 2025, to file various federal individual and business tax returns and make tax payments following a series of storms including Hurricanes Milton, Helene and Debby.

News and resources from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for those Florida counties affected by Hurricane Milton.

President Joe Biden on Monday declared that an emergency exists in the Florida and ordered federal assistance to supplement state, tribal, and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from Hurricane Milton beginning on October 5, 2024, and continuing.

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today issued four notices extending the filing date of Reports of Foreign Bank and Financial Account (FBARs) for victims of recent natural disasters, including Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Debby, Hurricane Beryl, and Tropical Storm Francine

With 72% of businesses falling victim to overcharging, initiating a review by an independent auditor like FICPA partner Merchant Advocate is a crucial way to add revenue back to your clients’ bottom line.

Hurricane Helene has prompted filing extensions to May 1, 2025, from both the Internal Revenue Service and the Florida Department of Revenue for taxpayers in 41 affected counties. We've put together this county-by-county list of due dates.

On Thursday, we presented a "Hurricane Helene: Getting Started with Recovery" webinar, featuring nationally renowned disaster-relief expert Gerard Schreiber and FICPA Board member Mindy Rankin. Watch the replay here.

The Florida Department of Revenue on Wednesday granted relief to counties impacted by recent storms, including Hurricanes Helene and Debby and the severe weather that hit the Big Bend region in May.