MNCPA Perspectives

Taxation-Individual, Personal Financial Planning
Understand your W-2 this tax season: The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has changed this longtime form
January 21, 2019  |  By Corey Butler
With the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA), the current filing year is a challenge for taxpayers and certified public accountants... Read more
Professional Certification
You can never be reminded enough: Renew your CPA certificate
December 13, 2018  |  By Stephanie Schmidt
A little more than a month ago, my birthday came and went -- along with my valid driver’s license. I had gotten the postcard in the mail... Read more
Legislative & Government Affairs, Government
New legislators, new opportunities
December 6, 2018  |  By Geno Fragnito
Holiday planning, year-end business planning, tax planning packets for clients -- so many things to do as 2018 draws to a close. Have you made your... Read more
Peer Review
Better late than never, part 2: There's help!
November 29, 2018  |  By Faye Hayhurst, CPA
My Sept. 4 blog, "Better (12 years) late than never," discussed the new way peer reviewers are evaluating a firm's compliance with audit risk... Read more
Peer Review, Regulation
Systemic controls or systemic cause?
November 20, 2018  |  By Faye Hayhurst, CPA
We use buzzwords as a shortcut to refer to broad concepts in business. Buzzwords can be relatively straightforward and well-accepted (“return on... Read more
Taxation-Individual, Personal Financial Planning
Year-end tax planning -- more important than ever before
November 6, 2018  |  By Carolyn LaViolette
The weather is turning colder in Minnesota, which means 2018 is coming to an end. But, before you break out the eggnog and look up the lyrics to... Read more
Clients
Shining the spotlight on the CPA profession
November 5, 2018  |  By Carolyn LaViolette
The curtain goes up. The overture plays the songs that have become oh-so familiar to me. I stand in the wings, anticipating my entrance on stage.... Read more
Legislative & Government Affairs
Tax conformity changes are a team effort
October 31, 2018  |  By Geno Fragnito
If you have been watching the news the past two weeks, you have no doubt seen stories about overcoming long odds (1 in 302,575,350, to be exact) to... Read more

 
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