Julian Dozier, 2022-23 Chair: Since 1905, the FICPA has been committed to serving our members and advancing the accounting profession. I’m Julian Dozier, your 2022-23 Chair, and it’s been my honor this year to usher in a new era in our proud history. This past February, we celebrated the grand
The latest edition of Advocacy Update features a detailed recap of our legislative visits at the U.S. Capitol, where we advocated to have Hurricane Ian declared as a qualified disaster and to have accounting added to STEM education.
Cybercriminals are constantly evolving their attacks and innovating new ways to breach increasingly sophisticated cybersecurity defenses. CPA firms need to be equally diligent to identify and thwart these schemes wherever they pop up.
Last month, members of FICPA leadership joined our national partners at the AICPA to meet with federal lawmakers on issues important to the accounting profession during the AICPA Spring Meeting of Council and Annual Members Meeting.
“We are a profession of leaders,” Ramsey said. “And it is our duty to guide people, firms, businesses and economies. Together, we can seize the moment and shape our future.”
“There is concern that many business owners are unaware of this filing requirement,” said FICPA President & CEO Shelly Weir. “Many small businesses will be subject to this requirement and the goal is to inform them prior to Jan. 1, 2024.”
Being specific on how your firm handles remote work gives potential employees a sense of what to expect and makes it more likely to attract the employees you are trying to hire. Who wouldn’t want the best and brightest?
On Wednesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed SB 1718 into law. The law will require private employers with more than 25 employees to use digital immigration verification - known as E-Verify – for new hires beginning July 1, 2023.
Throughout the last 60 days, the FICPA Governmental Affairs Team has worked diligently to ensure FICPA members were protected from legislation that could have had a negative impact on the CPA profession.
Eligible taxpayers that file Florida corporate income/franchise tax returns with original or extended due dates falling on or after April 12, 2023, and before Aug. 30, 2023, will now have a due date of Aug. 30, 2023.