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AZ CPA provides information, news and trends to the accounting profession bimonthly as a regular service to the Arizona Society of CPAs members. In this issue, learn more about building your business as an entrepreneur, the importance of serving tribal entities and how CPA Evolution will affect the next generation of CPAs.

Tax preparers, you can help your corporate clients receive a dollar-for-dollar tax credit and help them to have control over where their state tax dollars go. Utilize Arizona's Only Corporate Tax Credit! Your corporate clients can help low-income and disabled/displaced children with their private school education with this simple donation process through IBE. Sponsored by IBE.

AZ CPA provides information, news and trends to the accounting profession bimonthly as a regular service to the Arizona Society of CPAs members. In this issue, learn more about our Excellence in Teaching Award recipient, new Board of Directors and preparing for your first not-for-profit single audit.

Volunteers are fundamental to the Arizona State Board of Accountancy, which depends on highly talented individuals to help advance the accounting profession in the public interest.

My heart rate hastened, and a bead of sweat appeared on my forehead after I opened up my computer on the morning of April 30, 2020. Nothing appeared normal. My desktop icons were broken links and rearranged on the display. Most of our employees were working from home on COVID protocol, and the only reason I was in the office was to run checks. Then I saw a readme text file, opened it and raced downstairs to our IT manager’s office...

In this issue, learn more about our 2022 Life Members, lessons from a ransomware attack and the value of service.

Rushda Mustafa discusses pre-paying pension debt in Arizona.

According to the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, minority groups only represent 14% of CPAs. To diversify the accounting workforce, substantial action will be needed. Hear from Ken Udenze, a managing partner at Deloitte LLP, on the benefits of DEI and three actionable ways you can incorporate it in your strategy.

Kate Franklin shares her insights on starting the conversations around diversity, equity and inclusions.

In this issue, learn more on communicating with clients via text, pre-paying pension debt and three pillars of diversity, equity and inclusion strategy.

Would you rather: find and report the white-collar crime as early as possible; or, explain why you failed to find and report the white-collar crime? David L. Cotton shares a nightmare scenario: Is your client a white-collar criminal?

Read about the Arizona State Board of Accountancy’s monthly meeting, the 2021 ASCPA Legislative Roundtable and what to expect for the 2022 legislative session. Information on legal challenges to the state’s recently passed budget, federal infrastructure legislation, the state’s economic forecast and updates on the status of legislative lawsuits and referrals and redistricting are also included.

In this issue, learn more on bolstering your cybersecurity, assessing risks in malpractice and in audits and turning your emotional intelligence.

The Arizona State Board of Accountancy (Board) will soon be issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP) for contact investigators to help carry out their mission. Hear from one CPA on why this opportunity is one to seek out.

How has your organization’s workforce adjusted to working from anywhere? Michael S. Seaver shares four tips for building professional connections and managing your teams in a hybrid workplace.

This month’s update includes information about the Arizona State Board of Accountancy’s Annual Meeting and appointments, the 2021 legislative effective date, IRS acceptance of e-signatures, an ADOR notice for unemployment benefits and the ASCPA PAC Report.

AZ CPA provides information, news and trends to the accounting profession bimonthly as a regular service to the Arizona Society of CPAs members. In this issue, hear reports from the state legislature, recap what you missed at the July ASCPA Tax Talk Webcast and understand how clients deal with financial unrest.

This month’s update includes information on litigation to overturn recent tax laws, congressional efforts to include accounting as part of STEM, a Paycheck Protection Program portal and a state appropriations report from the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.

This month’s update includes information on the Arizona Legislature adjourning for 2021, an approved rule change from State Board of Accountancy and an ASCPA PAC update.

CPA Exam Changes on the Way, Client Assessment Checklist, Extended Relief for Temporary Use of e-Signatures, How COVID-19 Pushed HR Into the Future, How to Get a Handle on Today’s Volatile Supply Chains