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💡 CPA tips for building an emergency fund when savings fall short. General industry update.
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CPA Practice Advisor·May 21, 2026🟠 Heads Up
5 Tax Planning Moves to Make Due to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
💡 5 Tax Planning Moves to Make Due to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Review and take action if applicable to your clients.
CPA Practice Advisor·May 6, 2026🟠 Heads Up
Accounting Not Among Degrees Deemed ‘Professional’ in U.S. Education Department’s Final Rule
💡 Accounting Not Among Degrees Deemed ‘Professional’ in U.S. Education Departme.... Review and take action if applicable to your clients.
Current Federal Tax Developments·May 6, 2026🟠 Heads Up
An Analysis of the Reinstated Significant Issue Letter Ruling Program Under Revenue Procedure 2026-21
💡 An Analysis of the Reinstated Significant Issue Letter Ruling Program Under R.... Review and take action if applicable to your clients.
CPA Practice Advisor·May 4, 2026🟠 Heads Up
Karbon Announces New Gusto Integration for Payroll Workflows
💡 Karbon Announces New Gusto Integration for Payroll Workflows. Review and take action if applicable to your clients.
CPA Practice Advisor·Apr 20, 2026🟠 Heads Up
Johnson, Scalise Lean on Tax Cuts as They Fight to Keep Their Majority in Congress
💡 Johnson, Scalise Lean on Tax Cuts as They Fight to Keep Their Majority in Con.... Review and take action if applicable to your clients.
CPA Practice Advisor·Apr 10, 2026🟠 Heads Up
IRS Issues Final Regs on Occupations Eligible for OBBBA Tips Deduction
💡 IRS Issues Final Regs on Occupations Eligible for OBBBA Tips Deduction. Review and take action if applicable to your clients.
CPA Practice Advisor·Mar 12, 2026🟠 Heads Up
IRS Updates Withholding Estimator to Include OBBBA Tax Changes
💡 IRS Updates Withholding Estimator to Include OBBBA Tax Changes. Review and take action if applicable to your clients.
IRS Post-Release Form Changes·Recently🟠 Heads Up
Updates to the Instructions for Form 8609, Low-Income Housing Credit Allocation and Certification (Rev. December 2025), for projects financed with tax-exempt bonds (Clarified May 29, 2026)
💡 Updates to the Instructions for Form 8609, Low-Income Housing Credit Allocati.... Review and take action if applicable to your clients.
IRS Post-Release Form Changes·Recently🟠 Heads Up
Use Schedule 6 (Form 8849) to claim refunds for cancelled/expired remittance transfers
💡 Use Schedule 6 (Form 8849) to claim refunds for cancelled/expired remittance .... Review and take action if applicable to your clients.
IRS Post-Release Form Changes·Recently🟠 Heads Up
Claiming “no tax on tips” deduction for occupations that customarily and regularly receive tips may require an amended return
💡 Claiming “no tax on tips” deduction for occupations that customarily and regu.... Review and take action if applicable to your clients.
IRS Post-Release Form Changes·Recently🟠 Heads Up
Update to Part II—Beneficiary Information instructions
💡 Update to Part II—Beneficiary Information instructions. Review and take action if applicable to your clients.
IRS Post-Release Form Changes·Recently🟠 Heads Up
Updates to the Instructions for Form 8609, Low-Income Housing Credit Allocation and Certification (Rev. December 2025), for projects financed with tax-exempt bonds
💡 Updates to the Instructions for Form 8609, Low-Income Housing Credit Allocati.... Review and take action if applicable to your clients.
IRS Post-Release Form Changes·Recently🟠 Heads Up
Update to mailing address in Instructions for Form 8886, Reportable Transaction Disclosure Statement (Rev. October 2022)
💡 Update to mailing address in Instructions for Form 8886, Reportable Transacti.... Review and take action if applicable to your clients.
IRS Post-Release Form Changes·Recently🟠 Heads Up
Correction to the 2025 Instructions for Form 3468
💡 Correction to the 2025 Instructions for Form 3468. Review and take action if applicable to your clients.
IRS Post-Release Form Changes·Recently🟠 Heads Up
2025 Original Issue Discount (OID) Tables for Treasury Instruments
💡 2025 Original Issue Discount (OID) Tables for Treasury Instruments. Review and take action if applicable to your clients.
IRS Post-Release Form Changes·Recently🟠 Heads Up
New Publication 1099, General Instructions for Certain Information Returns (Forms 1096, 1097, 1098, 1099, 3921, 3922, 5498, and W-2G)
💡 New Publication 1099, General Instructions for Certain Information Returns (F.... Review and take action if applicable to your clients.
IRS Post-Release Form Changes·Recently🟠 Heads Up
Correction to the 2025 Instructions for Form 8940
💡 Correction to the 2025 Instructions for Form 8940. Review and take action if applicable to your clients.
IRS Post-Release Form Changes·Recently🟠 Heads Up
Tax years 2023, 2024, and 2025 reporting relief: Forms 3468, Investment Credit, and Form 8835, Renewable Electricity Production Credit
💡 Tax years 2023, 2024, and 2025 reporting relief: Forms 3468, Investment Credi.... Review and take action if applicable to your clients.
IRS Post-Release Form Changes·Recently🟠 Heads Up
Updates to the Instructions for Form 8829
💡 Updates to the Instructions for Form 8829. Review and take action if applicable to your clients.
IRS Post-Release Form Changes·Recently🟠 Heads Up
2025 Original Issue Discount (OID) Tables delayed
💡 2025 Original Issue Discount (OID) Tables delayed. Review and take action if applicable to your clients.
IRS Post-Release Form Changes·Recently🟠 Heads Up
Changes to the 2025 Instructions for Form 1040
💡 Changes to the 2025 Instructions for Form 1040. Review and take action if applicable to your clients.
IRS Post-Release Form Changes·Recently🟠 Heads Up
Updates to the 2026 Form 1040-ES (NR)
💡 Updates to the 2026 Form 1040-ES (NR). Review and take action if applicable to your clients.
IRS Post-Release Form Changes·Recently🟠 Heads Up
Changes to the State and Local Tax Deduction Worksheet in the 2025 Instructions for Form 1041
💡 Changes to the State and Local Tax Deduction Worksheet in the 2025 Instructio.... Review and take action if applicable to your clients.
IRS Post-Release Form Changes·Recently🟠 Heads Up
Casualty loss deduction expanded and made permanent
💡 Casualty loss deduction expanded and made permanent. Review and take action if applicable to your clients.
IRS Post-Release Form Changes·Recently🟠 Heads Up
Requesting a waiver from the e-filing requirement of Form 1042
💡 Requesting a waiver from the e-filing requirement of Form 1042. Review and take action if applicable to your clients.
CPA Practice Advisor·Jun 1, 2026🔵 FYI
Cherry Bekaert Acquires Calvetti Ferguson, Expanding Texas and Nashville Presence
💡 Cherry Bekaert Acquires Calvetti Ferguson, Expanding Texas and Nashville Pres.... Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
CPA Practice Advisor·May 28, 2026🔵 FYI
Sage Intacct Expands Automation Across Finance Systems
💡 Sage Intacct Expands Automation Across Finance Systems. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
CPA Practice Advisor·May 28, 2026🔵 FYI
Gartner Says CFOs Must Stop Mistaking Finance AI Deployment for Value Creation
💡 Gartner Says CFOs Must Stop Mistaking Finance AI Deployment for Value Creation. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
CPA Practice Advisor·May 27, 2026🔵 FYI
IRS is Resurrecting the Significant Issue Ruling Program
💡 IRS is Resurrecting the Significant Issue Ruling Program. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
Current Federal Tax Developments·May 25, 2026🔵 FYI
Analyzing Procedural Timeliness in Tax Litigation: The Karps’ Automatic Extension Ruling
💡 Analyzing Procedural Timeliness in Tax Litigation: The Karps’ Automatic Exten.... Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
CPA Practice Advisor·May 22, 2026🔵 FYI
How Much of ‘Survivor 50′ Champion’s Winnings—the Biggest Prize in Show History—Will Go to Taxes?
💡 How Much of ‘Survivor 50′ Champion’s Winnings—the Biggest Prize in Show Histo.... Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
Tax Foundation·May 22, 2026🔵 FYI
Distilled Spirits Taxes by State, 2026
💡 Distilled Spirits Taxes by State, 2026. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
CPA Practice Advisor·May 21, 2026🔵 FYI
Intuit QuickBooks Workforce: A New Era of Human Capital Management and an Advisory Opportunity for Accounting Firms
💡 Intuit QuickBooks Workforce: A New Era of Human Capital Management and an Adv.... Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
CPA Practice Advisor·May 12, 2026🔵 FYI
Caught in the Middle: Why Caregiving May Be Accounting’s Next Talent Crisis
💡 Caught in the Middle: Why Caregiving May Be Accounting’s Next Talent Crisis. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
IRS Draft Forms·May 11, 2026🔵 FYI
Form 8846 – Credit for Employer Social Security and Medicare Taxes Paid on Certain Employee Tips
💡 Form 8846 – Credit for Employer Social Security and Medicare Taxes Paid on Ce.... Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
CPA Practice Advisor·May 8, 2026🔵 FYI
Intuit Adds QuickBooks Workforce, a Human Capital Management Solution for SMBs
💡 Intuit Adds QuickBooks Workforce, a Human Capital Management Solution for SMBs. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
CPA Practice Advisor·May 7, 2026🔵 FYI
Fieldguide Earns AIUC-1 Certification
💡 Fieldguide Earns AIUC-1 Certification. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
IRS Draft Forms·May 7, 2026🔵 FYI
Form 8027 – Employer's Annual Information Return of Tip Income and Allocated Tips
💡 Form 8027 – Employer's Annual Information Return of Tip Income and Allocated .... Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
CPA Practice Advisor·May 2, 2026🔵 FYI
Ramp Rolls Out AI Agents for Procurement
💡 Ramp Rolls Out AI Agents for Procurement. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
CPA Practice Advisor·May 1, 2026🔵 FYI
Ramp Rolls Out AI Agents for Procurement
💡 Ramp Rolls Out AI Agents for Procurement. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
Federal Register (IRS)·May 1, 2026🔵 FYI
Section 6435 Payments; Refunds for Previously Taxed Dyed Fuel
💡 Section 6435 Payments; Refunds for Previously Taxed Dyed Fuel. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
Federal Register (IRS)·May 1, 2026🔵 FYI
Section 6435 Payments; Refunds for Previously Taxed Dyed Fuel
💡 Section 6435 Payments; Refunds for Previously Taxed Dyed Fuel. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
CPA Practice Advisor·Apr 28, 2026🔵 FYI
The Workplace Mental Health Crisis No One is Tracking: Sleep
💡 The Workplace Mental Health Crisis No One is Tracking: Sleep. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
Tax Foundation·Apr 27, 2026🔵 FYI
Minnesota Should Not Pay for Bad Tax Policy with More Bad Tax Policy
💡 Minnesota Should Not Pay for Bad Tax Policy with More Bad Tax Policy. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
CPA Practice Advisor·Apr 23, 2026🔵 FYI
Sage Launches Sage HCM to Connect HR, Payroll and Finance
💡 Sage Launches Sage HCM to Connect HR, Payroll and Finance. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
Tax Foundation·Apr 20, 2026🔵 FYI
Americans Are Moving to States with Lower Taxes and Sound Tax Structures
💡 Americans Are Moving to States with Lower Taxes and Sound Tax Structures. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
CPA Practice Advisor·Apr 17, 2026🔵 FYI
No Tax on Tips Meets Inflation Concerns in Trump’s Las Vegas Stop
💡 No Tax on Tips Meets Inflation Concerns in Trump’s Las Vegas Stop. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
Federal Register (IRS)·Apr 17, 2026🔵 FYI
Increase in Threshold for Requiring Information Reporting With Respect to Certain Payees; Extension and Modification of Limitation on Wagering Losses
💡 Increase in Threshold for Requiring Information Reporting With Respect to Cer.... Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
CPA Practice Advisor·Apr 16, 2026🔵 FYI
The IIA Enhances CIA Challenge Exam Program, Expanding Access Through New Pathway Pilot
💡 The IIA Enhances CIA Challenge Exam Program, Expanding Access Through New Pat.... Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
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