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Minnesota paid sick and safe leave [MNCPA]
Learn how employers can stay compliant with the new Minnesota Earned Sick and Safe Leave Act.
A thoughtful approach to local taxes [MNCPA]
Find out about key issues the MNCPA is monitoring at the Capitol. Stay current on legislative news and events with stories, tips and grassroots involvement.
Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management may begin accepting adult-use cannabis applications sooner than expected
On Jan. 30, 2024, the Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) provided a public update on the office’s rulemaking and application process for the adult-use cannabis market in Minnesota.
Minnesota’s State Housing Tax Credit Program offers a generous charitable tax break
A new tax saving opportunity for charitable dollars is directed to affordable housing in Minnesota and is administered by the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency (also known as Minnesota Housing).
Broader dialogue boosts existing — and new — relationships [MNCPA]
Find out about key issues the MNCPA is monitoring at the Capitol. Stay current on legislative news and events with stories, tips and grassroots involvement.
Ms. Lindsey goes to St. Paul [MNCPA]
Carolee Lindsey, an MNCPA member who's been a longtime advocate at the Capitol, shares her experience of seeing the early federal tax conformity bill signed by Gov. Tim Walz.
New Revenue commissioner answers MNCPA questions [MNCPA]
Find out about key issues the MNCPA is monitoring at the Capitol. Stay current on legislative news and events with stories, tips and grassroots involvement.
IRS rulemaking continues to be called into question [MNCPA]
So long as the IRS and/or Treasury Department enforce rules that have not met the rulemaking requirements of the APA, taxpayers will continue to have the opportunity to seek relief in the courts.
MNCPA sets 2023 legislative agenda [MNCPA]
Federal conformity and private letter rulings are once again at the top of the list
MNCPA to explore broadening CPA licensure options [MNCPA]
The board approved an initiative to draft legislation to broaden options to CPA licensure requirements in Minnesota while maintaining rigorous testing requirements.
MNCPA sets 2022 legislative agenda [MNCPA]
It’s imperative issues that affect the CPA profession and those you serve continue to get attention from lawmakers.
Technology is key to relationships, our work [MNCPA]
Find out about key issues the MNCPA is monitoring at the Capitol. Stay current on legislative news and events with stories, tips and grassroots involvement.
Minnesota legalizes THC edibles [MNCPA]
Following the July 1, 2022 legalization of unregulated THC products derived from hemp in Minnesota, here are some factors employers should keep in mind.
Minnesota legalizes THC edibles
Following the July 1, 2022 legalization of unregulated THC products derived from hemp in Minnesota, here are some factors employers should keep in mind.
2022 legislative session review [MNCPA]
Find out about key issues the MNCPA is monitoring at the Capitol. Stay current on legislative news and events with stories, tips and grassroots involvement.
Signs of progress on our journey to normal [MNCPA]
Find out about key issues the MNCPA is monitoring at the Capitol. Stay current on legislative news and events with stories, tips and grassroots involvement.
Building a tax system for all Minnesotans [MNCPA]
Minnesota Department of Revenue Commissioner Robert Doty writes about creating a tax system for all.
Year-end tax planning in flux [MNCPA]
Last-minute tax legislation is making planning especially difficult this year. Here’s a look at seven tried-and-true tax planning approaches and how they may change.
A complex intersection of state and federal tax laws [MNCPA]
The Minnesota Department of Revenue provides and update on its implementation and process of tax law changes.
Minnesota resident trust law update [MNCPA]
The Fielding result may influence a broader and more fact- and circumstances-based test in determining whether a trust is subject to Minnesota tax.
Reading the tea leaves on tax reform [MNCPA]
Though many proposals in the "Green Book" aren't expected to pass, it's important to understand what's in there.
What did, didn’t happen at the Capitol [MNCPA]
Find out about key issues the MNCPA is monitoring at the Capitol. Stay current on legislative news and events with stories, tips and grassroots involvement.
Communications the key to our sustainable relationship [MNCPA]
Find out about key issues the MNCPA is monitoring at the Capitol. Stay current on legislative news and events with stories, tips and grassroots involvement.
Doty: I choose to use it as a positive [MNCPA]
Robert Doty, Minnesota Department of Revenue commissioner, answers questions about his new role.
MNCPA 2021 legislative agenda set [MNCPA]
Find out about key issues the MNCPA is monitoring at the Capitol. Stay current on legislative news and events with stories, tips and grassroots involvement.
The hidden gems of the new COVID-19 tax law
There's a lot to be lost — and found — in the new bill.
MNCPA member benefits are tangible and intangible [MNCPA]
Find out about key issues the MNCPA is monitoring at the Capitol. Stay current on legislative news and events with stories, tips and grassroots involvement.
2020: New decade, new challenges, new opportunities [MNCPA]
Find out about key issues the MNCPA is monitoring at the Capitol. Stay current on legislative news and events with stories, tips and grassroots involvement.
Hands-on collaboration still key in a virtual year [MNCPA]
Find out about key issues the MNCPA is monitoring at the Capitol. Stay current on legislative news and events with stories, tips and grassroots involvement.
Involvement is key to a healthy profession, society [MNCPA]
Get insight and news from MNCPA leadership about the organization and professional issues.
MNCPA 2020 legislative agenda set [MNCPA]
Find out about key issues the MNCPA is monitoring at the Capitol. Stay current on legislative news and events with stories, tips and grassroots involvement.
What to know about FLSA changes
On Sept. 24, the DOL announced its final rule on raising the salary threshold needed to satisfy the executive, administrative and professional exemptions to the FLSA.
2023 legislative session review [MNCPA]
Find out about key issues the MNCPA is monitoring at the Capitol. Stay current on legislative news and events with stories, tips and grassroots involvement.
Beginning the hard work of implementation [MNCPA]
Find out about key issues the MNCPA is monitoring at the Capitol. Stay current on legislative news and events with stories, tips and grassroots involvement.
Changing the 150-credit rule for CPAs is key to addressing shortages [MNCPA]
Read insights on addressing the pipeline from Julie Blaha, Minnesota State Auditor.
CPAs are stronger together [MNCPA]
Get insight and news from MNCPA leadership about the organization and professional issues.
Highlights of the CARES Act [MNCPA]
The CARES Act contains many tax provisions that impact your practice and life immediately as our nation and world combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
Minnesota bans new employee covenants not to compete [MNCPA]
Learn about the new ban on employee covenants not to compete and the impact it will have on the employer-employee relationship.
MNCPA sets 2024 legislative agenda [MNCPA]
Broadening the pathways to licensure, private letter rulings lead the way
The calendar flips, the work continues [MNCPA]
Get insight and news from MNCPA leadership about the organization and professional issues.
The MNCPA goes to St. Paul [MNCPA]
For the first time in five years, the MNCPA was able to celebrate CPA Day at the Capitol — at the Capitol!
MNCPA Perspectives blog posts
A clearer pathway to CPA licensure vital to the financial health of Minnesota nonprofits
The current shortage of CPAs has hit the nonprofit sector especially hard because nonprofits cannot easily increase their funding to pay higher rates for the CPAs that are available ...
Member testimony on Senate File 1660
The following texts are excerpts from each individual’s prepared remarks...
Pathways CPA licensure bill advances in Senate
The MNCPA-backed bill to broaden the pathways to CPA licensure, advanced in the Minnesota Senate today. Watch the hearing now...
Township association supports proposal to increase number of Minnesota CPAs
To be frank: CPA firms are needed to audit many of the townships in Minnesota, and there simply are not enough of them! Something urgent needs to be done...
Connect with legislators concerning CPA pathways licensure bills
Can one voice have an influence? Yes! When you share how an issue affects you, your business or your clients, it elevates an issue for legislators...
Make your voice heard
Why attending CPA Day at the Capitol matters
CPAs hold a unique position of being a trusted adviser, expert on financial matters and a pillar of economic stability for individuals, businesses and communities across Minnesota...
CPA licensure bills return to Minnesota Legislature
The 2024 Minnesota legislative session convened this week and bills introduced last year automatically rolled over into the second year of the biennium...
Reaching high school students: Ideas from CPAs
As part of our annual MNCPA Tax Survey, we recently asked members a score of questions, including their ideas about what they have done or suggest for encouraging more students to get involved in the accounting industry...
Recent grads dish on 150 hours, CPA licensure
Hear from six current and recent students from two Minnesota universities to see how they view the accounting profession, the requirements around accreditation and how these weighed into their professional choices...
Choice in auditors is good for Minnesota
It is imperative residents engage with local governments and there is spending oversight. Whether we are discussing private businesses, not-for-profit or governmental entities...
We must change the conversation around pathways to CPA licensure
It is no secret the field of accounting has both pipeline and diversity problems. There are many actions that should be taken to address these problems, and one of those is to follow Minnesota’s lead...
The CPA pipeline: Students are the future
The 2023 MNCPA Annual Meeting this month provided an opportunity to reflect on challenges by discussing areas of the profession that still need addressing, such as the CPA pipeline...
Experiential learning: An evolution in how knowledge is obtained by prospective CPAs
As the AICPA and NASBA consider new ways to enhance the attractiveness of the profession to counter a drop in accounting student enrollments and retain them...
Why should a school district care about CPA licensure?
Working in public education, I am acutely aware of how difficult it is to hire quality staff, but I never took a step back to think about what this means in other sectors throughout Minnesota...
Broadening the pathways to CPA licensure discussion will continue
The MNCPA board-approved bill, with bipartisan support in both the Minnesota House and Senate, did not become law this year, but this is not the end of this bill...
MNCPA submits amicus brief to the Minnesota Supreme Court
Recently, the MNCPA submitted a brief as amicus curiae to urge the Court to determine that Minnesota Tax Court decisions serve as binding precedent upon the Revenue commissioner...
Response to Journal of Accountancy article, Feb. 10, 2023, ‘NASBA upholds 150-hour education requirement’
We believe we are closer to the AICPA and NASBA in finding solutions for this critical issue than the article leads readers to believe...
An agile accounting profession requires adaptable licensing requirements
There are not enough CPAs now nor expected in the future to meet the needs of communities, entities and clients, setting up a perfect scenario for future financial failures. Introducing legislation was driven by several years of MNCPA member concerns and feedback...
The questions (and questions) about Minnesota federal tax conformity
Following the surprising, but well-received passing of an early federal tax conformity bill last month there were, naturally, lots of questions about what this meant for tax preparers, businesses and individuals...
Broadening the path to CPA licensure
Last month, MNCPA members received an email that the MNCPA board approved moving forward with drafting legislation to broaden the path to CPA licensure in Minnesota...
A front-row seat to tax conformity bill signing
Last week, Gov. Tim Walz signed a federal conformity bill after it moved through both the Minnesota House (132-0 vote) and Minnesota Senate (67-0) this week. This hit a suggested deadline by Paul Marquart...
MNCPA members: What concerns us most about upcoming tax season
We asked our members as part of the annual MNCPA Tax Survey about what concerns them most about this upcoming tax season...
The ins and outs of Election Day
I served as an election judge in 2016. It was a fascinating opportunity to learn more about the rules of voting in Minnesota. But even for those of us who are more involved...
Be a voter and leader
Every Minnesota state senator, representative, state office holder (governor, attorney general, secretary of state, auditor) are on the ballot, along with...
Elections matter: Your participation is important
This year’s election has an election dynamic that happens only once every 20 years. After redistricting this year, there are elections in all 201 legislative districts...
Auditors: You’re in luck
A $4 billion industry! Minnesota generates more charitable gambling income than any other state, according to a recent Gambling Control Board (GCB) Gaming News issue...
Unresolved issues at the Capitol and still no deal on a special session
The 2022 legislative session ended on time, but it did not end as most people had hoped it would end...
Your voice matters — use it
Your voice — the CPA voice — is invaluable to Minnesota lawmakers. Be heard today.
MNCPA calls on Congress to address IRS service levels
As a CPA, you have, no doubt, seen a significant reduction in IRS service levels. It’s nearly impossible to connect with a representative to ask questions...
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