AICPA ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANTS for AICPA ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANTS

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues impacting multiple areas of the tax law and code including, tax reform; Identity theft; IRS regulation of tax practitioners; IRS service; Tax administration and compliance; Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017, HR 1393 and S 540.

Contacted: Government Accountability Office (GAO); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1393 (115th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Patent reform and ICANN domain name.

Contacted: SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Antitrust liability issues; Employer reporting under EEOC rules; Overtime rule.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Government Accountability Office (GAO); SENATE; Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Accounting ACC

Issues impacting the accounting and auditing profession; Reforms to Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Pub.L.111-203) and Sarbanes-Oxley Act (Pub.L.107-204); Financial Transparency Act, specifically data transparency standards requirements, HR1530; Formation agent and related beneficial ownership issues.

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1530 (115th)

Government Issues GOV

Federal government financial statements, H Con Res 8.

Contacted: Government Accountability Office (GAO); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.Con.Res. 8 (115th)

Immigration IMM

STEM and mobility of high skilled labor.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Government Accountability Office (GAO)