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Are you enjoying the benefits of ASCPA membership? Take a minute and think of all the benefits that come with being a member of the Alaska Society of CPAs. What do you think are some of the main benefits? CPE? Networking? Staffing? None of the above? If you aren’t sure…

Divorce with Dignity By Lisa M. Rogers, CPA and Jacque Briskey, CPA There is a new technique spreading around the country, and the world, which provides a respectful and practical team approach to separation, divorce and custody – Collaborative Practice. Collaborative…

Upcoming Events Webinar: April 27, 2011 – Freedom of Information Requests FOIA The free April 27 webinar, Accessing IRS Records, will explain the Freedom of Information Act, the IRS Office of Disclosure and procedures to access records. Phone Forum:…

2011 is a licensing renewal year and you will need to complete 4 hours of Alaska specific ethics for relicensure by December 31, 2011. In case you missed it in last months newsletter, the Alaska Ethics course will be offered twice in Anchorage this year and once in…

IR-2011-33, March 31, 2011 WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) today announced that Form 8939 is not due on April 18, 2011, and should not be filed with the final Form 1040 of persons who died in 2010. New guidance that announces…

AICPA urges IRS to help safeguard electronic accounting records Posted by AccountingWEB in Tax, Technology, Income Tax on 03/31/2011 - 13:19 In a letter this week, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) urged the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)…

The Alaska Department of Revenue is allowing the use of the graduated tax rates for personal service corporations. The State has lost several cases on appeals regarding the use of a flat 9.4% tax on personal service corporate income. (Send thanks to Kevin Walsh in…

PCAOB Addresses Emerging Audit Issues In the 2011 Forum on Auditing in the Small Business Environment Washington, D.C., February 28, 2011 – The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board today announced the 2011 schedule for its Forum on Auditing in the Small Business…