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Read the archived editions of the Florida CPA Today magazine here! The archives provide a broad variety of information including past technical articles written by member CPAs, past legislative updates, past DOR and IRS updates, and much more.


Florida CPA Today - Fall 2022: Hurricane Ian: Filing Deadlines and Practice Management | Ready, Set, Go: 2022 Individual Tax Filing Season, Here we Come! | U.S. Estate Tax Avoidance by Non-Resident Non-Citizens: The Foreign Corporation | Making Fraud Brainstorming More Productive | How Firms Can Impact Their Local Communities

Florida CPA Today - Summer 2022; Julian Dozier Uses Curiosity and Dedication to Provide Insight and Perspective | DBPR's New CPE Reporting Requirements | FICPA 2022-23 Board of Directors Bios | New Audit Report Is Here - What Auditors and Their Clients Need to Know | SAS No. 145 Changes Coming to Risk-Based Audits | Condo Reform Laws - Be Aware and Prepare
Florida CPA Today - Spring 2022: Legislative Report: FICPA Members Ensure CPAs Count During 2022 Advocacy Days | FICPA's 2022 Legislative Report | Secretary Melanie Griffin: Guiding DBPR's Growth and Success | Florida's 2022 Tax Package | Legislation Changes DOR Audit Process | Taking the CPA Exam, Section by Section

Florida CPA Today - Winter 2022: C3: Children, Conversation and Cryptocurrency | IRS Power of Attorney Form 2848: New Methods for Processing and Submission | Accounting vs. U.S. Taxation for Derivatives: Book-Tax Differences Are Here to Stay | Navigating Recent Tax Law Changes

Florida CPA Today - Fall 2021: FICPA and DBPR: Better Together and Better Than Ever | Structured Installment Sales: A Business Sales Option for Income Tax Savings and the Reduction of Risk | Slaying the Sleeping Stalemate - A Primer on Avoiding Management Deadlocks Involving Limited Liability Companies | LIBOR Is Ending: Why Should I Care?

Florida CPA Today - Summer 2021: Kristin Bivona Embraces FICPA's New Season of Opportunity | Meet the 2021-2022 FICPA Board of Directions | Shelly Weir Aims to Take FICPA to New Heights | Changes Ahead for State and Local Government Reporting

Florida CPA Today - Spring 2021: What Is It Really Worth? Measuring Fair Value for Equity Securities in the Age of COVID-19 | Compliance with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards | Pending A&A Standards: Upcoming Effective Dates | FICPA Compliance Aids: Valuable Resource Tools

Florida CPA Today - Winter 2021: Are You Not Entertained? The Fight for Clarity on the Tax Deductibility of Meals and Entertainment | The Art of Penalty Abatement | Paycheck Protection Program Forgiveness Resources | IRC Section 199A: An Opportunity or a Threat?

Florida CPA Today - Fall 2020: The Importance of Developing Talent for the Profession | How to Develop Professional Relationships in a Digital World | Should my firm file protective claims in advance of the supreme court decision on ACA? | Web Digest: Levels of Value are Changing
Florida CPA Today - Summer 2020: FICPA Chair Spoor's Guiding Principle: #PeopleMatterMost | Meet the 2020-2021 FICPA Board of Directions | Addressing the Impact of COVID-19 | Assessing and Mitigating PPP Loan Forgiveness Risk

Florida CPA Today - Spring 2020: Leading in Uncertain Times | COVID-19 and Your Workforce: Lessoning Employer Liability Later Starts Now | Property and Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19): Is My Business Covered? | Keeping You Learning While Working Remotely

Florida CPA Today - Winter 2020: QBI Take 2: Qualified Business Income Deduction Carryforward Issues for 2019 529 Education Funding, Transfers and Un-Funding Traps and Tips Rental Real Estate Enterprise Special Content: Scholarship Foundation 2018-2019 Annual Report

Florida CPA Today - Fall 2019: RPA: Leading the Digital Workforce | Florida Enacts Legislation to Advanced Federal Tax Conformity Date and Address Other Federal Tax Reform Matters | GRC Tools: Hype or Reality?
Florida CPA Today - Summer 2019: CPAs Leading the Way | Meet the 2019-2020 FICPA Board of Directors | Lawmakers Address Florida CPA Requirements
Florida CPA Today - Spring 2019: Leases - Government Style | What in the World is an IT Auditor | Revenue Recognition and Telecommunications
Florida CPA Today - Winter 2019: First Time Penalty Abatement: Beware Low-Hanging Fruit | Cashing Cryptocurrency Can Cause Confusing Consequences | Are You Losing Money on Credit Card Processing

Florida CPA Today - Fall 2018: Big Move For Small Business | Wayfair Decision | ACA - Employer Provision Still Apply | Get to Know Your CPA

Florida CPA Today - Summer 2018: Meet the 2018-19 FICPA Board of Directors | Enhancing Transparency | Blockchain - A Disruptive Emerging Technology?

Florida CPA Today - Spring 2018: Jonathan Zachem Confirmed to Lead DBPR | Get to Know Your Board of Accountancy | IRS: Using Third Party Collection Program

Florida CPA Today - Winter 2018: Required Minimum Distributions: Benefits and Pitfalls | How the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Compares to Current Law | New Reporting Requirements for Domestic Disregarded Entities with a Foreign Owner |Robert Half 2018 Salary Guide

Florida CPA Today - Nov/Dec. 2017: Programming for Efficiency, In Irma’s Wake, Web-Based Tools, Pay it Forward, Best Practices, Of Course Catalog

Florida CPA Today - Sept/Oct. 2017: Hospice Care – What CPAs Need to Know to Assist Clients; Websites Offer Elder Financial Planning Resources; Unclaimed Property – The Two-Sided Coin CPAs Shouldn’t Toss Aside; The Davis Way – Recounting Lewis Davis’ Path to Becoming Miami-Dade...

Florida CPA Today - July/Aug. 2017: FICPA Installs Alan M. West as Chair

Florida CPA Today - May/June 2017: Cover story: Making history: CPAs Lead in the House

Florida CPA Today - March/April 2017: FICPA Announces Horizon Awards, Engaging Millennials, ACCEL 2017, Growing Pains of a New Firm

Florida CPA Today - Jan/Feb. 2017: Non-resident Alien Income Tax Compliance, Meet Mia Thomas, IRS Collection Standards, S Corp Update

Florida CPA Today - Nov/Dec. 2016: IT Tools for CFOs, Email Phishing, Managing the Four Cornerstones of Data Security, Using a Layered Cyber-security Approach

Florida CPA Today - Sept/Oct. 2016: Attracting New Business: Gain a competitive edge in an increasingly commoditized field.

Florida CPA Today - July/Aug. 2016: Landing a Leader, Meet the Board of Directors, MEGA CPE Conference Recap, Revenue Recognition

Florida CPA Today - May/June 2016: Sine Die Sealed and Delivered, Annuities, Meet Rick Fernandez, State Tax for Foreign Owners, Outstanding Discussion Leaders

Florida CPA Today - March/April 2016: Milestones, Florida Cyber Breach Notification Statute, IRS Changes Closing Letter Procedure, PCI Data Security, CPE Catalog

Florida CPA Today - January/February 2016: Cover Story -- Form 2848: A Necessary Tool for Tax Practitioners; Ex Parte Communications: Don't Bring Your Ex to the Parte; A Practitioner's Guide to LLCs; Corporate Income Tax: Computing Florida IRC § 382 Limitations

Florida CPA Today - November/December 2015: Cover Story -- Bitcoin Transactions: Cryptocurrency Trickles Into the Mainstream; IT Security Policies: Not Just For Big Business; Financial-service Offerings Benefit CPAs and Clients; Asset Protecion for Florida CPAs

Florida CPA Today - September/October 2015: Cover Story: Patrick Murphy: Putting Florida First in Washington; Auditor Independence and Nonattest Services: The Revised Ethics Rule 101; How Prevalent is Occupational Fraud?; DOR Adminsters Central Parts of Tax Package

Florida CPA Today - July/August 2015: Cover Story: Mia Thomas -- Living Passionately, Giving Generously as Board Chair; Meet the 2015-2016 Executive Committee; Florida Implements New CPE Requirements; Board of Accountancy Identifies Top 10 Violations; Benefit Corporations --...

Florida CPA Today - May/June 2015: Cover Story: Making an Impact -- Four FICPA members Serve in Florida House; Meet U.S. Congressman Patrick Murphy; The New GASB Pension Standards -- Putting Large New Liabilities on Government Balance Sheets; Effective Leadership -- Finding the...

Florida CPA Today - March/April 2015: Cover Story: FICPA Applauds 26 Under 36; Engaging Young CPAs: Hands, Head and Heart; IRS Launches Directory of Tax-Return Preparers; CPA Exam Statistics: How Does Florida Stack Up?; Accel 2015: YCPAs Learn Leadership, Join Legislative Action;...

Florida CPA Today - January/February 2015: Cover Story: On the Horizon -- Tommy Barie Looks to the Future as AICPA Chair; SSARS No. 21 Simplifies Preparation, Compilation and Review Standards; Disclosing or Using Tax-return Information -- An Update on IRC Section 7216; Florida Accounting...

Florida CPA Today - November/December 2014: Cover Story: BYOD, When D is Disaster; 3 Steps for Taming Mobile Threats; BP Claims Are Alive, But Subject to Policy 495; The New Revenue Recognition Standard: Build Your Implementation Plan Now

Florida CPA Today - September/October 2014: Cover Story: Paying for Long-term Care; Assisting Elderly Clients and Their Children; Estate-Planning Issues for Same-sex Couples; Entity Conversions Involving Incorporation Transactions

Florida CPA Today - July/August 2014: Cover Story: Jeff Barbacci Serves as FICPA's 87th Chair; Meet the 2014-2015 Executive Committee; Third Party Verification Letters; Association Fraud; Desperately Needed – CIRA Advisors

Florida CPA Today - May/June 2014: Legislative Wrap-up Issue: Stronger Together – Gov. Scott, Legislature make tax cuts a priority; Federal Tax Issues Affect Same-sex Couples; Motivating Auditees to Address Audit Findings; Client Data Breaches – Proactive and Reactive...

Florida CPA Today - March/April 2014: Preparing Your Firm for the Future Issue: The Perfect Storm – Managing the Generations and Moving to Next Practices; The 21st Century Workplace; YCPAs Visit the Capitol; Leadership Academy Renews Sense of Purpose; Your Bizcation is Back...

Florida CPA Today - January/February 2014: Tax Season Issue: The American Taxpayer Relief Act – Affecting 2013 Returns; Installment Agreements – Advising Clients With Delinquent Federal Taxes; Estate-tax Issues Affecting Non-resident Aliens; Web Digest – ROBS...

Florida CPA Today - November/December 2013: Cover Stories: The Affordable Care Act, FICPA Offers Private Health-insurance Exchange; CPA Expert Witnesses, Beware – Say Goodbye to Frye, Hello to Daubert; Web Digest – Independence and the 2011 Government Auditing Standards;...

Florida CPA Today - September/October 2013: Cover Story: Financial Exploitation of the Elderly – Know the Signs; Social Security Planning – Maximizing Benefits for Married Couples; Aid and Attendance – Exploring an Under-used Veteran’s Benefit; Marketing to Seniors...

Florida CPA Today - July/August 2013: Cover Story: Leading Through Collaboration and Continuity – Ken Strauss Becomes FICPA’s 86th Chair; Meet the 2013-2014 Executive Committee; AICPA’s New Financial Reporting Framework to Help Main Street Businesses; The New...

Florida CPA Today - May/June 2013: CPA Legislators Take the Lead

Florida CPA Today - March/April 2013: Cover Story: FICPA Congratulates 26 Under 36; The Evolution of the CPA Profession: Generational Approaches; The CPA Pipeline: How Florida Colleges and Universities Supply the Accounting Profession; CPA Licensure: Unraveling Florida’s...

Florida CPA Today - January/February 2013: Cover Story: Florida’s Principal and Income Act: Piecing Together the Changes; S corporations Update; Identity Theft Explodes in Florida – Protect and Educate Your Clients; The Taxonomy of Florida Entities – New Legislation...

Florida CPA Today - November/December 2012: Cover Story: Building Your Best Performance Management Systems; CPA Energy Boost – New Year’s Lifestyle Choices to Help Make Your Day More Productive; Change Management and the Small Firm; Collection and Recovers Issues for CIRAs;...

Florida CPA Today - September/October 2012: Cover Story: The Virtual World: Five Ways to Protect Client Data; GAO Revises Government Auditing Standards; DOR Enforcing Sales-tax payments Among Retailers; 2012 Mega CPE Conference Delivers Fresh Approach to Learning.

Florida CPA Today - July/August 2012: Cover Story: Gaining Altitude: Scott Price takes office as FICPA’s youngest Board Chair; Meet the FICPA Executive Committee; To Use or Not to Use Another Auditor’s Work; Clarified Auditing Standards: Prepare Now for the Transition;...

Florida CPA Today - May/June 2012: Cover Story: Florida wraps up 2012 Session, FICPA enjoys legislative success. Inside: CPAs play vital role in IRS examinations; Auditor’s report to undergo major changes; To the rescue: TAS helps unravel taxpayer issues; Simple? Maybe...

Florida CPA Today - March/April 2012: Cover Story: To succeed or not to succeed: Succession planning is for the successful. Inside: The auditor-selection process; Strengthening the risk-assessment process; ROI 101: Invest in young CPAs; Prepare for a new generation of leadership;...

Florida CPA Today - January/February 2012: Cover Story: CyberWise – Guarding against tax-ID theft. Inside: S corporations update; The best accounting and finance departments – Top 10 attributes; DOR update – Tax law roundup; The “Supercommittee” failure,...

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