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MDOR Responds to MSCPA Requests for Relief of Tax Deadline
he MSCPA Taxation Committee, Executive Committee and members have been actively working with MDOR and State leadership to extend the tax filing deadline. MSCPA leadership sent a letter to MDOR Commissioner Frierson requesting that MDOR extend Mississippi's individual tax filing and payment deadlines to align with all due dates established for Federal filings as closely as possible in order to alleviate the strain on our members and their clients and to eliminate confusion.
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MSCPA Advocates for Accounting as Essential Service
As a precautionary and proactive move, MSCPA sent Governor Reeves a letter March 21, requesting accounting services be designated as an essential service if an order to shelter-in-place is issued.
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MSCPA Honors Hamp King Award Winner
Ethan Emory of Millsaps College was honored at the MSCPA Tax Institute December 5 for his selection as the Hamp King Award scholarship winner.
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MSCPA Day of Service Brings Together Over 220 Volunteers to Help Mississippians in Need
MSCPA volunteers turned out for the Mississippi Society of CPAs statewide annual CPA Day of Service on Friday, Nov. 8, teaming up at events around the state to lend a helping hand. This was the fifth year that MSCPA implemented a Day of Service for members and accounting students.
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New CPAs Honored Nov. 2 at State Board Ceremony
The Mississippi State Board of Public Accountancy honored new CPAs during their fall CPA License Presentation Ceremony November 2 at the Mississippi State Capitol.
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A Fiscal Reality: MSCPA and AICPA Support the Fiscal State of the Nation Resolution
The U.S. government’s balance sheet indicates that, over time, the nation had an accumulated deficit (from annual shortfalls) of $21.5 trillion as of September 30, 2018. To put that in perspective, if you made a stack of 21.5 trillion $1 bills, you would be able to go to the moon and back more than three times.
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The Mississippi Society of CPAs, Board of Accountancy and Others Unite to Maintain Public Protection as Licensing Standards Put at Risk
The Mississippi Society of CPAs (MSCPA) has announced its support for the Alliance for Responsible Professional Licensing (ARPL) - a new coalition of advanced professions focused on educating policymakers and the public about the importance of rigorous professional licensing standards.
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MSCPA Calls on Mississippi's U.S. Senators and Representatives to Support Practitioner Services Division at IRS
This past May, at the conclusion of the AICPA’s Spring Meeting of Council, several hundred CPAs from across the nation met with members of Congress to ask for their support of consolidating existing IRS units into a Practitioner Services Division so that taxpayer issues are more efficiently resolved. These efforts proved effective – IRS Commissioner Rettig announced last week that he is considering the creation of a Practitioner Services Division, saying he understands the need for such a unit.
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Julia Jesuit Rising Star
Julia Jesuit, Senior Manager of Healthcare Reimbursement & Advisory at HORNE LLP, has been named the 2019 MSCPA Rising Star and was recognized during the Business Meeting at Convention on Saturday, June 22.
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Charles Lindsay Public Service Award Winner
Charles Lindsay, Shareholder at Matthews, Cutrer and Lindsay, P.A., has been selected as the 2019 MSCPA Public Service Award winner and was recognized during the Annual Business Meeting on Saturday, June 22.
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