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As Session concludes next week, FICPA will provide a full report on the bills that passed and details Florida CPAs need to know. Review our list of key bills of interest right here.

Shelly Weir and Taxfyle Co-founder and CEO Richard Laviña, CPA, discuss ways to empower the licensure, and how Taxfyle seamlessly matches taxpayers with more than 7,200 CPAs and enrolled agents.

If you end up dealing with an ERC audit, be prepared to cover these six key questions that the IRS will most likely be asking.

This week’s big news is that FICPA’s automatic tax extension is now included in both the House and Senate proposals. This makes the provision much more likely to be part of the final product.

The FICPA's two key legislative priorities - retired status and disaster-related tax extensions - continue to move forward in the Legislature, as we continue to advocate for CPA protection from bills that could impact your practice mobility.

The first 30 days of the 2024 Legislative Session have seen FICPA's legislative priorities gain momentum and mobility emerge as a key topic with 30 more days to go.

The FICPA Governmental Affairs Team this week was successful in advancing our retired-status bill through the Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability and the House Regulatory Reform committees.

Several bills that are now moving forward could threaten CPA mobility. Our entire lobby team is fully engaged in educating legislators and staff and taking the necessary actions to protect the profession.

In compliance with Article XI, Section 6, of the FICPA Bylaws, be it known that a regular meeting of the FICPA Council will be held virtually on Tuesday, Feb. 20, at 3 p.m.

The FICPA would like to thank all its members who took time out of their busy schedules to travel to Tallahassee to participate in our CPA Day at the Captiol, a key event that will make a tremendous impact on our legislative priorities.

“The FICPA Leadership Academy identifies rising stars in our state and equips them with the leadership skills to take the next step in their promising careers,” FICPA President & CEO Shelly Weir said.

With Florida's 2024 Legislative Session underway, two FICPA priority bills have been filed in the House and Senate, as the Governmental Affairs team tracks nearly 300 pieces of legislation.