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CPA USA: Course details, Eligibility, Benefits and Fee structure

CPA USA

CPA USA (Certified Public Accountant) is the highest standard of competence in the field of Accountancy across the globe. The exam is administered by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), which is the world’s largest accounting body. If you ever consider a career in accounting and want an illustrious career, CPA USA Course is the best option for you. CPAs are globally recognized as premier accountants and are hired across industries throughout the world.

What is CPA USA? 

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) is the title of qualified accountants in numerous countries in the English-speaking world. In the United States, the CPA is a license to provide accounting services to the public. It is awarded by each of the 50 states for practice in that state. Additionally, almost every state (49 out of 50) has passed mobility laws to allow CPAs from other countries to practice in their state. State licensing requirements vary, but the minimum standard requirements include passing the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination, 150-semester units of college education, and one year of accounting related experience.

Continuing professional education (CPE) is also required to maintain licensure. Individuals who have been awarded the CPA but have lapsed in the fulfillment of the required CPE or who have requested conversion to inactive status are permitted to use the designation "CPA Inactive" or an equivalent phrase in many states. In most U.S. states, only CPAs are legally able to provide attestation (including auditing) opinions on financial statements. Many CPAs are members of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and their state CPA society.

State laws vary widely regarding whether a non-CPA is even allowed to use the title "accountant." For example, Texas prohibits the use of the designations "accountant" and "auditor" by a person not certified as a Texas CPA, unless that person is a CPA in another state, is a non-resident of Texas, and otherwise meets the requirements for practice in Texas by out-of-state CPA firms and practitioners.

Many other countries also use the title CPA to designate local public accountants.

CPA USA Course Eligibility

To appear for the CPA USA Examination, the candidates must have any of the below qualifications

·        Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

·        Member of the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants in India.

·        Member of the Company Secretaries in India.

·        Master of Commerce

·        MBAs

Quite a few states also accept Indian CA's with B.Com in the U.S. However. The exact criteria will vary from State to State. You can get in touch with EduPristine CPA USA Course, a recognized training provider in association with Becker for further details.

CPA USA Exam application process and fees

Sometimes, the most tedious part of writing an exam is not the study but the application process! Application for the CPA USA exam is a different process from applying for a CPA license. Once you have cleared the uniform CPA USA exam with a minimum passing score of 75, you are eligible for a license as a CPA and can start the application process for a CPA license.

Once you have analyzed the minimum eligibility criteria for the jurisdiction you wish to apply for, you need to pay the CPA USA application and examination fees. The CPA application fees should be submitted with the application and the other required documents.

CPA USA Course Syllabus

The CPA USA exam syllabus is broken down into four sections. Each of these sections has their syllabus and exam which you need to be proficient in. The four parts of the CPA USA exam are as follows:

·        Auditing and Attestation (AUD),

·        Financial Accounting and Reporting (FAR)

·        Regulation (REG),

·        Business Environment Concepts (BEC)

Here are the direct links to download the AICPA revised new syllabus 2019. Huge number of aspirants are preparing for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in various countries. The CPA USA exam question paper covers multiple-choice questions, written communication and task-based simulations. Candidates need to concentrate more on exam content provided by Becker to score more marks in the examination.

CPA Course Exam and pass rates

The CPA USA exam scoring is done on an independent basis for every candidate. With this kind of scoring pattern, the candidate is adjudged on the grounds of knowledge levels, skills, and analytic approach. Over the years, the number of CPAs has been on the rise. Here's a table that gives overall CPA USA Exam pass rates section-wise, for section-wise analysis go to

(CPA Exam pass rates for the year 2015)

The difficulties and challenges you face to be a CPA are all paid off once it is attained. CPAs are in demand in every industry because of the extensive knowledge and high professional standards that a CPA has to maintain.

C.A v. US CPA

CPA USA Course Benefits

The CPA USA course is considered as the ultimate qualification that has unlimited possibilities to show your potential in the accounting field. Listed below are the specific benefits of CPA USA course.

International Recognition: Excellent opportunity for C.A., ICWA, C.S., LLB, MBA (Finance), M.com and Commerce Graduates who aspire for an International Certification. The exam is administered by the AICPA, which is the world's largest accounting body.

Careers Opportunities: After passing the CPA exam candidates start their career with accounting & Auditing Firms, Research firms, Investments banks, Hedge Funds, Private equity firms, Commercial banks, Mutual funds, Merger & Acquisition etc.

Flexibility & Ease: It's a Single Level Online exam with just 4 Papers; one can quickly clear the exams in less than a year.

Must do for CA, M.Com and Commerce Graduates: There are very few International certifications that you can give along with our job and get such high job potential.

Academic Excellence: A CPA qualification is similar to the Indian CA qualification. In addition to the C.A. qualification, a CPA will know US GAAP, GAAS and U.S. federal taxation and business laws. This gives a great advantage to a CPA when working with U.S. Based Financial firms or Indian firms working for U.S. clients. 

CPA USA Exam Fees

How much is the CPA USA Exam fee? Well, we can only answer that question by reviewing a series of CPA USA exam costs.

When you apply to take the CPA USA Exam, you must pay an application fee and an examination fee. Depending on your state, you may also have to pay a registration fee at some point. The boards can charge whatever they want for these fees, but 50 out of 55 adhere to NASBA’s examination fee schedule.

CPA Exam Application Fee

You must pay an initial application fee to your state board. To give you a sense of how much this fee will cost, I’ll discuss some examples.

Of the jurisdictions that follow NASBA's fee schedule example, the application fee ranges from a mere $10 (thank you, West Virginia) to a monstrous $245 (no thank you, Montana). Of the jurisdictions that developed their fee schedule, the lowest application fee is $150 (a tie between Oregon and the U.S. Virgin Islands). And though their application fees may be high, some of these rogue state boards charge lower examination fees than their NASBA-influenced counterparts.

And then, there's Wisconsin, which is in a league of its own. Wisconsin has combined its application and examination fee to charge $412.40 for one section (slightly less than Montana) and $1,106.60 for all four parts (that's entering good CPA review course territory).

This is a one-time fee, but you’ll have to pay it again if your state board rejects your application or if you let your Authorization to Test Notice (ATT) expire.

Some common FAQs asked by the students-

1. Is there any value for CPA USA?

US CPA course gives you in-depth knowledge on areas related to US GAAP, U.S. Tax, U.S. Audit.  It will help you all to increase your work areas, and you will be able to deal with more and more clients. 

2. How to become a CPA USA?

Becoming a CPA might be the smartest career decision of your life, but it's not an easy one. Even if you're already a working accountant, also if you have your bachelor's degree in business or accounting, you've still got a few hurdles to leap before you can hang your state license on the wall of your own private, public accounting practice. You need to understand how the CPA requirements by state differ, so you can know the steps to becoming a CPA in your home state.

3. How many questions are on the CPA USA Exam?

You will see that each section has a large number of Multiple-choice questions divided into two tests. Test number 1 in the Auditing and Attestation section has 36 Multiple-choice questions, and test number 2 in the same division has another 36 Multiple-choice questions.

4. How many hours to study for the CPA USA Exam?

In general, it's recommended that CPA candidates study for 300-400 hours for the CPA exam in total to ensure they pass. Essentially, this equates to about 80-100 hours of CPA study hours for each exam section.

5. Is CPA considered as a master's study?

No, CPA is not a masters degree. CPA is an abbreviated form for Certified Public Accountants. It is a designation given to those who pass the CPA exam and meet the experience requirements.

We'd love to call it a journey, or an adventure, but you're not returning the One Ring to Mount Doom; you've got to dot your I's, cross your T's, and make sure you have met all the requirements, because the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA), and the state boards themselves, don't fool around. They are your gatekeepers to a career as a CPA.

STEPS TO BECOMING A CPA: THE 3 E'S

CPA USA requirements boil down to the 3 E's: Education, Exam, and Experience. You must be crystal clear about a couple of things regarding the 3 E's.

Conclusion

If you have a master's degree in the relevant field, I encourage you to take the CPA exam right now, as you are lucky few who can get qualified for this exam in your country.

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During the two-day conference, attendees were treated to a series of interactive panels highlighting some of the most crucial issues facing U.S. business leaders and policymakers. On the second day of the event, Thomas DeLong, a Senior Fellow, former Philip J. Stomberg Professor at the Harvard Business School and author of “Flying Without a Net,” gave the conference’s keynote lecture on the importance of leadership and empathy within any successful and sustainable business. During this interactive session, DeLong focused specifically on the importance of implementing leadership strategies that keep employees engaged with the broader goals of the organization and highlighted how developing strong personal relationships and encouraging employee empowerment can achieve this end. Using a case study that referenced C&S Wholesale Grocers self-managed team concept, DeLong illustrated how empowering employees to work together improved productivity and promoted accountability among employees in one of C&S’s self-managed warehouses.

“Their voices had never counted before. No one was listening to them,” said DeLong of the workers interviewed during this study. “And now they are the ones making decisions.”

Keeping with the theme of leadership, a presentation by alliantgroup Vice Chairman of Professional Services and former CEO of Deloitte Italy, Frank Tirelli, and former COO of Grant Thornton, Jim Brady, focused on a number of strategies to build and manage a successful professional services organization. Leveraging their combined seven decades of experience within the industry, Tirelli and Brady discussed how professional services has evolved over the years and where executives from these organizations should be focusing their time to grow their firms. Specifically, Tirelli and Brady emphasized the importance of putting in place an organizational structure that emphasizes professional development and in building out a long-term growth strategy for attracting new business from emerging industries.

“There are only two things I think about every single morning,” said Tirelli. “How am I going to make the people I work with and work for successful, and how am I going to make my clients successful?”

In addition to these events, the conference also included a panel on the growing importance of cybersecurity protocols for mid-sized businesses and a presentation from alliantgroup CEO, Dhaval Jadav, awarding 13 STEM scholarships to students who are pursuing higher education within a STEM field.

Those in attendance included former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Mike Johanns, former Alabama Governor, Bob Riley, former Missouri Governor, Kit Bond, former U.S. Congressmen, Harold Ford, Jr. and Rick Lazio, former Senior Counsel to the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, Dean Zerbe, former IRS Commissioners, Mark W. Everson, Steven Miller and Kathy Petronchak, and alliantgroup CEO, Dhaval Jadav.

“I would like to thank everyone who took the time to attend this event,” said Jadav. “Our goal in hosting these conferences is to provide thought leadership to our CPA firms and the businesses they serve. By providing them with the information they need to stay ahead of emerging economic, industry and policy trends, it is our hope that we are offering another avenue to ensure their continued success.”

About alliantgroup

alliantgroup’s mission is one of education and awareness—we exist to help industry organizations, businesses and the accounting firms that advise them to take full advantage of all federal and state tax credits, incentives and deductions available. These powerful incentive programs are legislated by the government to help businesses grow and remain competitive locally as well as abroad. We are proud to have helped over 16,000 businesses claim more than $8 billion in tax incentives. alliantgroup’s international headquarters is in Houston, Texas, with offices across the country and internationally including Austin, Boston, Chicago, Indianapolis, New York, Orange County, Sacramento, Washington, D.C and Bristol and London in the U.K. For more information on alliantgroup, please follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

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Certified Public Accountant Not to be confused with Chartered Accountant, Certified Practising Accountant, or Chartered Professional Accountant. Certified Public Accountant (CPA) is the title of qualified accountants in numerous countries in the English-speaking world. In the United States they will have passed the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination and will have met additional state education and experience requirements for membership in their respective professional accounting bodies and certification as a CPA. Individuals who have passed the exam but who have lapsed their continuing professional education or have requested to be converted to inactive status are, in many states, permitted the designation "CPA Inactive" or an equivalent phrase. In most U.S. states, only CPAs are legally able to provide to the public attestation (including auditing) opinions on financial statements. Many CPAs are members of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants or their state CPA society. In many circumstances, a CPA licensed in one state is prohibited from using the CPA designation in a second state until a license or certificate from the second state is obtained. Texas additionally prohibits the use of the designations "accountant" and "auditor" by a person not certified as a Texas CPA, unless that person is a CPA in another state, is a non-resident of Texas, and otherwise meets the requirements for practice in Texas by out-of-state CPA firms and practitioners. Many other countries also use the title CPA to designate local public accountants. Services provided The primary functions performed by CPAs relate to assurance services. In assurance services, also known as financial audit services, CPAs attest to the reasonableness of disclosures, the freedom from material misstatement, and the adherence to the applicable generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in financial statements. CPAs can also be employed by corporations—termed "the private sector"—in finance functions such as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) or finance manager, or as CEOs subject to their full business knowledge and practice. These CPAs do not provide services directly to the public. Although some CPA firms serve as business consultants, the consulting role has been under scrutiny following the Enron scandal where Arthur Andersen simultaneously provided audit and consulting services which affected their ability to maintain independence in their audit duties. This incident resulted in many accounting firms divesting in their consulting divisions, but this trend has since reversed. In audit engagements, CPAs are (and have always been) required by professional standards and Federal and State laws to maintain independence (both in fact and in appearance) from the entity for which they are conducting an attestation (audit and review) engagement. However, most individual CPAs who work as consultants do not also work as auditors. CPAs also have a niche within the income tax return preparation industry. Many small to mid-sized firms have both a tax and an auditing department. Along with attorneys and enrolled agents, CPAs may represent taxpayers in matters before the Internal Revenue Service. Whether providing services directly to the public or employed by corporations or associations, CPAs can operate in virtually any area of finance including: Assurance and attestation services Corporate finance (merger and acquisition, initial public offerings, share and debt issuings) Corporate governance Estate planning Financial accounting Governmental accounting Financial analysis Financial planning Forensic accounting (preventing, detecting, and investigating financial frauds) Income tax Information technology, especially as applied to accounting and auditing Management consulting and performance management Tax preparation and planning Venture Capital Financial reporting Regulatory reporting CPA exam Main article: Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination In order to become a CPA in the United States, the candidate must sit for and pass the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination (Uniform CPA Exam), which is set by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and administered by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA). The CPA designation was first established in law in New York State on April 17, 1896. Eligibility to sit for the Uniform CPA Exam is determined by individual state boards of accountancy. All states have adopted what is known as the "150 hour rule" (150 college semester units or the equivalent), which usually requires an additional year of education past a regular 4 year college degree, or a master's degree. (As such, universities commonly offer combined 5-year bachelor's/master's degree programs, allowing a student to earn both degrees while receiving the 150 hours needed for exam eligibility.) The Uniform CPA Exam tests general principles of state law such as the laws of contracts and agency (questions not tailored to the variances of any particular state) and some federal laws as well. Other licensing and certification requirements Although the CPA exam is uniform, licensing and certification requirements are imposed separately by each state's laws and therefore vary from state to state. State requirements for the CPA qualification can be summed up as the Three Es—Education, Examination and Experience. The education requirement normally must be fulfilled as part of the eligibility criteria to sit for the Uniform CPA Exam. The examination component is the Uniform CPA Exam itself. Some states have a two-tier system whereby an individual would first become certified—usually by passing the Uniform CPA Exam. That individual would then later be eligible to be licensed once a certain amount of work experience is accomplished. Other states have a one-tier system whereby an individual would be certified and licensed at the same time when both the CPA exam is passed and the work experience requirement has been met. Two-tier states include Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Montana, and Nebraska. The trend is for two-tier states to gradually move towards a one-tier system. Since 2002, the state boards of accountancy in Washington and South Dakota have ceased issuing CPA "certificates" and instead issue CPA "licenses." Illinois planned to follow suit in 2012. A number of states are two-tiered, but require work experience for the CPA certificate, such as Ohio. The experience component varies from state to state: The two-tier states generally do not require that the individual have work experience to receive a CPA certificate. (Work experience is required, however, to receive a license to practice.) Some states, such as Colorado and Massachusetts, will waive the work experience requirement for those with a higher academic qualification compared to the state's requirement to appear for the Uniform CPA. As of July 1, 2015, Colorado no longer offers the education in lieu of experience option and all new applicants must have at least one year of work experience. The majority of states still require work experience to be of a public accounting nature, namely two years audit or tax experience, or a combination of both. An increasing number of states, however, including Oregon, Virginia, Georgia and Kentucky, accept experience of a more general nature in the accounting area. This allows persons to obtain the CPA designation while working for a corporation's finance function. The majority of states require an applicant's work experience to be verified by someone who is already licensed as a CPA. This requirement can cause difficulties for applicants based outside the United States. However, some states such as Colorado and Oregon will accept work experience certified by a Chartered Accountant as well. Over 40 of the state boards now require applicants for CPA status to complete a special examination on ethics, which is effectively a fifth exam in terms of requirements to become a CPA. The majority of these will accept the AICPA self-study Professional Ethics for CPAs CPE course or another course in general professional ethics. Many states, however, require that the ethics course include a review of that state's specific rules for professional practice. Like other professionals, CPAs are required to take continuing education courses toward continuing professional development (continuing professional education [CPE]) to renew their license. Requirements vary by state (Wisconsin does not require any CPE for CPAs) but the vast majority require an average of 40 hours of CPE every year with a minimum of 20 hours per calendar year. The requirement can be fulfilled through attending live seminars, webcast seminars, or through self-study (textbooks, videos, online courses, all of which require a test to receive credit). In general, state boards accept group live and group internet-based credits for all credit requirements, while some states cap the number of credits obtained through the self-study format. All CPAs are encouraged to periodically review their state requirements. As part of the CPE requirement, most states require their CPAs to take an ethics course at some frequency (such as every or every other renewal period). Ethics requirements vary by state and the courses range from 2–8 hours. AICPA guidelines grant licensees 1 hour of CPE credit for every 50 minutes of instruction. Other accounting designations sometimes confused with CPA Many states have (or have had) a lower tier of accountant qualification below that of CPA, usually entitled "Public Accountant" or "Licensed Public Accountant" (with designatory letters "PA" or "LPA"), although other titles have included "Registered Public Accountant" (RPA), "Accounting Practitioner" (AP), and "Registered Accounting Practitioner" (RAP). Such designations were originally intended to license non-CPA accountants who were practicing public accounting before a state law was enacted which would serve to regulate the practice of public accounting in that state. The majority of states have closed the designation "Public Accountant" (PA) to new entrants, with only six states continuing to offer the designation. Many PAs belong to the National Society of Accountants. Many states prohibit the use of the designations "Public Accountant" or "Licensed Public Accountant" (or the abbreviations "PA" or "LPA") by a person who is not certified as a PA in that state. Inter-state practice An accountant is required to meet the legal requirements of any state in which they want to practice. Also, the term "practice of public accounting" and similar terms are given definitions PA status under reciprocity to a CPA licensed in another state. CPAs from other states with less stringent educational requirements may not be able to benefit from these provisions. This does not affect those CPAs who do not plan to offer services directly to the public. Moreover, most states would grant the temporary practicing rights to a CPA of another state. In recent years, practice mobility for CPAs has become a major business concern for CPAs and their clients. Practice mobility for CPAs is the general ability of a licensee in good standing from a substantially equivalent state to gain practice privilege outside of his or her home state without getting an additional license in the state where the CPA will be serving a client or an employer. In today’s digital age, many organizations requiring the professional services of CPAs conduct business on an interstate and international basis and have compliance responsibilities in multiple jurisdictions. As a result, the practice of CPAs often extends across state lines and international boundaries. Differing requirements for CPA certification, reciprocity, temporary practice and other aspects of state accountancy legislation in the 55 U.S. licensing jurisdictions (the 50 states, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands) make the interstate practice and mobility of CPAs more complicated. By removing boundaries to practice in the U.S., CPAs are able to more readily serve individuals and businesses in need of their expertise. At the same time, the state board of accountancy’s ability to discipline is enhanced by being based on a CPA and the CPA firm’s performance of services (either physically, electronically or otherwise within a state), rather than being based on whether a state license is held. The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) have analyzed the current system for gaining practice privileges across state lines and have endorsed a uniform mobility system. This model approach is detailed through the substantial equivalency provision (Section 23) of the Uniform Accountancy Act (UAA). The UAA is an "evergreen" model licensing law co-developed, maintained, reviewed and updated by the AICPA and NASBA. The model provides a uniform approach to regulation of the accounting profession. Under Section 23 of the UAA, a CPA with a license in good standing from a jurisdiction with CPA licensing requirements essentially equivalent to those outlined in the UAA is deemed to be “substantially equivalent,” or a licensee who individually meets the requirements of: Obtaining 150 credit hours (150 college semester units or the equivalent) with a baccalaureate degree Minimum one year of CPA experience Passing the Uniform CPA Examination Uniform adoption of the UAA’s substantial equivalency provision creates a system similar to the nation’s driver’s license program by providing CPAs with mobility while retaining and strengthening state boards’ ability to protect the public interest. The system enables consumers to receive timely services from the CPA best suited to the job, regardless of location, and without the hindrances of unnecessary filings, forms and increased costs that do not protect the public interest. As of October 2012, a total of 49 out of the 50 states and the District of Columbia have passed mobility laws and are now in the implementation and navigation phases. Only the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and Guam have not passed mobility laws. On September 20, California Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation that permits cross-border mobility for CPAs. The law went into effect July 1, 2013. The District of Columbia passed mobility laws that went into effect on October 1, 2012. AICPA membership The CPA designation is granted by individual state boards, not the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). Membership in the AICPA is not obligatory for CPAs, although some CPAs do join. To become a full member of AICPA, the applicant must hold a valid CPA certificate or license from at least one of the fifty-five U.S. state/territory boards of accountancy; some additional requirements apply. AICPA members approved a proposed bylaw amendment to make eligible for voting membership individuals who previously held a CPA certificate/license or have met all the requirements for CPA certification in accordance with the Uniform Accountancy Act (UAA). The AICPA announced its plan to accept applications from individuals meeting these criteria, beginning no later than January 1, 2011. State CPA association membership CPAs may also choose to become members of their local state association or society (also optional). Benefits of membership in a state CPA association range from deep discounts on seminars that qualify for continuing education credits to protecting the public and profession's interests by tracking and lobbying legislative issues that affect local state tax and financial planning issues. CPAs who maintain state CPA society memberships are required to follow a society professional code of conduct (in addition to any code enforced by the state regulatory authority), further reassuring clients that the CPA is an ethical business professional conducting a legitimate business who can be trusted to handle confidential personal and business financial matters. State CPA associations also serve the community by providing information and resources about the CPA profession and welcome inquiries from students, business professionals and the public-at-large. CPAs are not normally restricted to membership in the state CPA society in which they reside or hold a license or certificate. Many CPAs who live near state borders or who hold CPA status in more than one state may join more than one state CPA society. State Associations Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FICPA) source - Wikipedia Because the study material is quite expensive, not all can buy it. The RBbox does the same small cache of the same information and study material to reach you for free. You also help in making this case successful by cooperating. You also have some information that you can send to others as a post or article. We will publish it with your name and picture. www.rbbox.in https://ift.tt/2pTxCTP

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Country Bank Chairman Honored for Leadership by U.S. Marine Corps University Foundation

Country Bank New York Chairman Joseph M. Murphy, a U.S. Marine, has been named the recipient of The Major General John H. Russell Leadership Award by the Marine Corps University Foundation. Murphy was chosen for his exemplary service and dedication to community, and the award honors his lifelong commitment to excellence in leadership and character, which reflects the history, traditions and ethos of the Marine Corps.

Major General John H. Russell, USMC, was the 16th Commandant of the Marine Corps. The Major General John H. Russell Leadership Award established in his honor is presented annually at a luncheon to a distinguished American whose commitment to personal and professional excellence embodies those qualities of leadership and character uniquely associated with the U.S. Marine Corps. Murphy will receive the award at the luncheon on Oct. 18, 2018 at The Union League Club in New York City.

In addition to his many endeavors, Murphy is chairman of Value Investors, Inc. a national real estate development and finance company. For over 20 years, the Murphy Family have been the majority owners of Value Express LLC, a mortgage origination and securitization entity.

Murphy was born and raised in the Inwood Section of Manhattan.His father, Michael, was from Dunworley, County Cork, and his mother, Mary Sullivan, was fromBallyporeen, County Tipperary.He attended Rice High School in Harlem, and subsequently Iona College—both were operated by The Congregation of Irish Christian Brothers.After one year at Iona, he joined the U.S.Marine Corps.

Murphy served as a Platoon Sergeant with the U.S. Marine Corps, Fifth Marines, First Marine Division, from 1953-1956, in defense of United Nations positions in Korea. He remained in the Reserves until 1961. Subsequently, Murphy visited Afghanistan with General James L. Jones, Jr. USMC (Ret), Supreme Allied Commander Europe and Commanding General of NATO, on a research mission to study the opium/heroin problem with the hope of finding a solution. Murphy assembled a team in Brussels to create a white paper, which was presented to General Jones, the DEA and NATO.

Following his military service, Murphy completed his undergraduate at Iona College and graduated with honors in 1959. He later attended the Graduate School of Business at New York University. Murphy received his CPA in public accounting and spent three years at Pannell, Kerr, Forster & Co. and six years at Price Waterhouse & Co. He was associated with Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (GBL), Belgium’s second-largest banking and investment company, from 1970-1990. Murphy was a director and member of the Executive Committee of GBL, president and CEO of the U.S. affiliate, Lambert Brussels Corporation after 1974. GBL invested in Drexel Burnham Lambert.

Murphy has been an active director of the Marine Corps – Law Enforcement Foundation since 1997. He was a director of the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation (Museum of the Marine Corps) in Quantico, Va. He was also a trustee, member of the Executive Committee and Chairman of the Investment Committee of the Marine Military Academy in Harlingen, Texas, and also served on the Board of the Marine Corps University Foundation. As treasurer emeritus, he received the Leonard F. Chapman medal for his service.

Murphy is chairman emeritus of the Naomi Berrie Diabetes Advisory Committee and a member of the Board and Executive Committee of the Columbia University Medical Center Board of Advisors. He was appointed by President George H.W. Bush as a member of the National Board of the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education. He was a member of the Financial Advisory Board of the Congregation of Christian Brothers-Eastern American Province. He was a trustee and member of the Executive, Finance and Marketing Committees of Iona College for over 20 years, and is now trustee emeritus. Additionally, Murphy funded The Murphy Science and Technology Center, The Iona College Art Center, Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium and Mazzella Field named after the parents of his wife, JoAnn Murphy. He was a director and member of the Executive Committee of the Partnership for Quality Education, which was established in the Archdiocese of New York in 1998 by Cardinal John O’Connor. In 2004, Murphy was also a recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.

As the chairman of the Board of Directors and chairman of the Executive Committee for Country Bank, Murphy has ensured the bank exemplifies solid corporate citizenship within the communities it serves: New York City, Riverdale, Woodlawn and Scarsdale. Country Bank fosters and values the spirit of volunteerism in its staff, and members of the Murphy Family have served on Board of Directors for many not-for-profit and charitable organizations. In 2016, the bank was awarded the Outstanding Corporate Philanthropy Award by the Association of Development Officers for its support of Westchester nonprofits and their causes. In June 2018, Country Bank received the Burke Award from Burke Rehabilitation Hospital in recognition of its longtime support of the medical institution as it continues to expand its excellence of healthcare to the New York community. The bank is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year.

Murphy and his wife JoAnn reside in Eastchester, N.Y. They have five children: Patricia, Joseph Jr., Christopher (deceased), Carolyn and Mary, and eight grandchildren.

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IRS voluntary tax preparer program gets federal court OK

After years of being lambasted for efforts to regulate tax preparers, the Internal Revenue Service is on a roll in its efforts to oversee certain tax professionals.

A recently introduced bipartisan Senate bill would give the IRS the authority that many argue it doesn't have to set standards for tax professionals who aren't subject to other professional guidelines.

This is not the first time such legislation has been introduced. But those previous bills never went anywhere.

However, the tide now seems to be shifting a bit in the tax agency's favor.

Influential tax professional groups are among this latest legislative effort. And this week, a federal appeals court ruled that the IRS existing voluntary regulation of tax professionals is good to go.

Competency, oversight rules: Sens. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Ben Cardin (D-Maryland) introduced the Protecting Taxpayers Act (S. 3278) in July. (A similar bipartisan IRS revamp bill, the Taxpayer First Act, also has been introduced in the House.)

Section 202 of the Senate's legislative attempt to reshape the federal tax collecting office would allow the IRS to license and regulate tax preparers. That includes setting minimum competency standards for preparers.

Specifically, the bills says:

(1) IN GENERAL.—Any tax return preparer shall demonstrate minimum competency standards under this subsection by —

(A) obtaining an identifying number for securing proper identification of such preparer as described in section 6109(a)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;

(B) satisfying any examination and annual continuing education requirements as prescribed by the Secretary [of Treasury]; and

(C) completing a background check administered by the Secretary.

As in other attempts to regulate tax preparers, S. 3278 exempts tax return preparers who "have been subject to comparable examination, continuing education requirements, and background checks administered by the Secretary or any comparable State licensing program."

Basically, that means tax attorneys, Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) and Enrolled Agents who already must meet their professions' standards and continuing education rules will not be subject to extra IRS oversight.

The IRS has long argued that it needs oversight authority to protect taxpayers from incompetent and unscrupulous tax preparers who inadvertently or knowingly cheat clients out of proper tax payments or refunds.

Professional support: The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), which has had issues with prior tax pro regulatory attempts, supports this latest effort.

The group's leadership, in a letter to Portman and Cardin, told the lawmakers:  

"On behalf of our members, the AICPA would like to express its support for Section 202, Regulation of Tax Return Preparers, which will help to promote good tax administration and protect the interests of the American taxpayer by protecting taxpayers from incompetent and unscrupulous preparers. The Bill authorizes the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to sanction tax return preparers and specifically notes their ability to revoke preparer tax identification numbers (PTINs). This authority will ensure minimum competency and ethical standards similar to what was required under the Registered Tax Return Preparer (RTRP) Program and allow the agency to act swiftly and efficiently to stop preparers from continuing to file inaccurate and fraudulent tax returns."

The latest professional tax group to support the proposal is the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants.

In an Aug. 9 letter, the Lone Star State accountants' group echoed the AICPA backing, adding that the measure "would address much of the concern raised by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration's (TIGTA's) recent report that the IRS lacks a coordinated strategy to address unregulated return preparer misconduct."

Appellate ruling for IRS: Meanwhile, legal action involving IRS efforts to regulate tax preparers continues to wend through the federal court system.

One case, however, could be nearing a final result.

On Tuesday, Aug. 14, a three-member U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia panel determined 2-1 that the IRS' voluntary tax return preparer program is legal.

In AICPA vs. IRS, the accounting group argued that the IRS did not have the statutory authority to create what the agency dubbed the Annual Filing Season Program. It was devised in the summer of 2014 as a voluntary training and certification program for otherwise unaccredited tax preparers.

The program was formulated after the IRS lost its attempt to impose mandatory tax preparer registration in the 2013 court case Loving v. IRS.

In the AICPA lawsuit, the appellate court found that the IRS is authorized to establish and operate the voluntary program. However, the IRS still needs legislative authority from Congress before it can regulate all unenrolled tax return preparers.

With the Portman-Cardin bill, the IRS finally may get what it needs in order to increase oversight of tax preparers.

You also might find these items of interest:

7 states that regulate paid tax preparers

Most taxpayers support tax preparer competency standards

IRS seeks stay in PTIN fee collection court ruling while it ponders its additional legal options 

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HFTP’s 2017-2018 Global Executive Committee and Board of Directors Begin Term

The 2017-2018 Global Executive Committee and Board of Directors for Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) have officially begun their term. The association leaders represent a wide variety of segments within the hospitality industry, including: clubs, consulting, hotels, finance, technology and more. The HFTP Global Board volunteers its time and professional expertise to help guide and progress the association to the forefront of the industry as it carries out its strategic plan. The HFTP Global Board is the primary decision-making body of the association. Under its Board's vision, HFTP is able to expand its international reach and address the needs of the hospitality industry at large. The Board ensures the continuity of the association by planning for the future, establishing and reviewing major policies and programs that support the mission of the association, and by ensuring that the association is fiscally sound. "The HFTP Global Board is focused on upcoming events including HITEC Dubai, Amsterdam and Houston, the new Club Summit and a new lineup of Prolinks webinars to further the education of our membership," said HFTP Global President Timothy G. Nauss, CHAE. "In my new role as president, I will be working with the executive committee to fill assignments for several key advisory councils for the association, as well as the establishment of the Young Professionals Council, which was recently approved by the board." Upcoming this year, HFTP will continue its international expansion of the world's largest Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC®) with its inaugural HITEC Dubai at the end of this month, and its second HITEC Amsterdam in April 2018. HFTP will produce its Club Summit in March 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana USA. The association recently announced its strategic partnership with industry ally Open Travel Alliance (OpenTravel), and will continue the corporate co-location. The association will continue to promote its newsworthy, resourceful web series: HITEC Bytes, HFTP Club Bytes, HFTP Finance Bytes and HFTP News – as well as its hospitality-specific search engine, PineappleSearch.com. "HFTP is filled with top hospitality industry leaders from around the world," said HFTP CEO Frank I. Wolfe. "Thanks to these passionate and proactive educators, HFTP was able to celebrate 65 years of success as an association this year. HFTP will continue to work hard, break barriers and create a better industry for hospitality professionals across the globe." HFTP 2017-2018 Global Executive Committee members: * President: Timothy G. Nauss, CHAE, CFO, Macao Studio City * Vice President: Scot Campbell, CHTP, CTO, North American Concerts - Live Nation * Treasurer: Michael Levie, CHTP, COO, citizenM Hotels * Secretary: Mark Pate Sr., CHAE, CHTP, MBA, assistant controller and IT director, Highpointe Hotel Corporation * Immediate Past President: Lyle Worthington, CHTP, CIO, The Student Hotel * Executive Advisor: Jill Burnett, CHAE, CPA, controller, Medalist Golf Club HFTP 2017-2018 Global Board of Directors: * Director Stephanie Anderson, CHAE, CPA, CGMA, CFO, River Bend Golf & Country Club * Director Cindy Braak, SVP finance business partner, Marriott International * Director Cindy Estis Green, co-founder and CEO, Kalibri Labs, LLC * Director Md Amirul Islam, assistant manager of income audit, Marriott Autograph Collection * Director Sherry Marek, co-founder and VP, Datavision Technologies * Director Martha Mazzitelli, CAM, CHAE+, CHTP+, CFO, Bay Colony Shared Services * Director Nick Price, CEO, NetSys Technology Limited * Director Laurie Rozeski, CHAE, MBA, CFO, Wildcat Run Golf & Country Club * Director Kaeko Shirasu-Bailey, CPA, assurance senior manager, RSM US LLP * Director Justin Taillon, MBA, PHD, professor and department head, Highline College * Director Derek Wood, managing director, Derek Wood Associates LTD * Ex Officio Frank I. Wolfe, CEO, HFTP For more information on HFTP leadership and leadership opportunities, contact HFTP Executive Services Administrator Millicent Gustafson at millicent.gustafson@hftp.org or +1 (512) 220-6449. Annual Convention 2018 is slated for October 24-26 at the new Omni Louisville Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky USA. For more information about HFTP's Annual Convention and other global activities, contact the HFTP Meetings & Special Events Department at education@hftp.org or visit www.hftp.org. For the latest news, follow HFTP/HITEC on HITEC Bytes, PineappleSearch, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter (@HFTP), Instagram (HFTP_HITEC), Flickr and YouTube. About HFTP Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) established in 1952, is an international, nonprofit association, headquartered in Austin, Texas, USA, with offices in Hong Kong, United Kingdom and the Netherlands. HFTP is recognized as the spokes group for the finance and technology segments of the hospitality industry with members and stakeholders spanning across the globe. HFTP uniquely understands the industry's pressing issues and assists its stakeholders in finding solutions to their challenges more efficiently than any organization. It does this via its expert networks, research, certification programs, information resources and conferences/events such as HITEC. HFTP also owns the world's only hospitality-specific search engine, PineappleSearch.com. For more information about HFTP, email membership@hftp.org or download the HFTP/HITEC media kit via the HFTP website. Read industry updates on the suite of HFTP hospitality news sites: HITEC Bytes, Club Bytes, Finance Bytes and HFTP News. Logos, product and company names mentioned are the property of their respective owners. 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9 Tips to Avoid Becoming an Investment Fraud Victim

Investment fraud is as old as the world itself. From the day we stopped trading livestock and produce and began using money as a means of exchange, dishonest people have been trying to cheat and swindle it away. Though it is an old problem, recently Bemie Madoff and now (allegedly) Allen Stanford have brought it back to our attention in a big way. As an investment professional as well as a consumer, it's an outrage that both inexperienced and savvy investors alike get taken advantage of by conmen and charlatans. So in an effort to battle these wrongs and protect you from being a victim yourself, I offer these guidelines to reduce the risk of imprudent investment as well as fraud. 1. Educate yourself. Buy a basic investment primer if you don't know the basic nature and risk VS return characteristics of traditional stock, bond, money market, CD & mutual fund investments. Double digit returns invariably mean higher volatility. Annuities and retirement plans are long term investments. If an investment sounds "too good to be true", it probably is! Avoid the seduction of "alternative investments" except as a minor piece of a diversified portfolio. 2. TWOU Inventory Is All Established to Make an Advance Map out your goals before shopping or investing. What is the purpose and time horizon for the planned investment and your need for liquidity? 3. Who are you considering investing with? Never do business with a stranger you've only met over the phone or internet. You've been detecting clues about liars all your life by looking people in the eye and watching their response to impromptu questions! Get their business card It should show evidence of regulatory oversight and ideally professional designations (such as CFP®, CHFC or CPA PFS) which show evidence of continuous training and ethics reviews. Almost all investments are regulated either as securities or insurance and you can check out the investment advisor at finra.org/brokercheck or verify insurance licensing with the state. The Entrepreneurial Dreamer For Texas go to tdi.state.tx.us/. 4. Be careful mixing business with pleasure. Affinity fraud occurs when investors relax their investment scrutiny because they know or know of the salesperson from church, civic or social organizations. Con-men frequently depend on this approach! 5. Beware of "edutainment". Radio, TV and newspaper commentators are not legally responsible for their stated views and some program formats promote audience interest by featuring two radically different viewpoints. Merely writing a popular book or appearing on Oprah does not make someone an invest-ment expert or appropriate investment advisor! 6. Ask tough questions. How is the salesperson compensated? Does he or she have an incentive to promote "new issues" or proprietary products? Will there be regular written performance reports and is online lookup available? 7. Don't be rushed - check it out. Say no to any salesperson that pressures you to make an immediate deci-sion. Get an independent research report on any stock or bond and a prospectus on mutual funds or vari-able annuities. Be suspicious of "hot tips" or "one time offers". 8. Benefit from internal controls. Never make investments in cash or payable to the salesperson. Most in-vestments can be held within a SIPC insured brokerage account and initial investments should be pay-able by check to the brokerage firm (or insurance company). 9. Limit your exposure. Investing in 2017 - Energetic, Passive or Every single? Limit the amount you invest in any one security to 5 - 10% of your investment capi-tal. Diversification is your friend.

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With Social Security and Taxes, Make Sure You're Getting the Right Advice

Plenty of experts on Social Security can provide information ranging from reports to analysis pieces about determining the best time to opt into the program to maximize your benefits. However, some of these experts may not give you the whole picture: They may not take taxes into consideration, and that could hurt your retirement plans.

SEE ALSO: Maximize Your Social Security Benefits With Tailored Strategies

Never underestimate how much of an impact Social Security taxes can have on your retirement. An important, but often misunderstood, factor is your provisional income. Your provisional income determines whether you will be taxed on your Social Security benefits, as well as how much you owe.

The Internal Revenue Service defines provisional income as the sum of your adjusted gross income, non-taxable interest and 50% of your Social Security benefits. If your provisional income is more than $34,000 (for an individual) or $44,000 (for a married couple filing jointly), you can be taxed on up to 85% of your Social Security benefits. As you can see, your adviser might steer you the wrong way if he doesn’t consider how Social Security can impact your taxes as part of your retirement calculations.

Choose your help carefully

It’s also important to gather the correct information on when you should retire and when you should start taking Social Security. Let’s say you retire at 60 and, after talking to an adviser, you decide to start taking Social Security when you’re 66 – which you believe is the optimal time. You will have to live on your assets for the next six years, instead of taking Social Security at 62 and allowing your assets to continue to grow. And, of course, whatever you decide, you need to factor in how it can impact your taxes.

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There are some steps you can take to make sure you do not get hit hard by taxes when you retire, but the most important one is making sure your adviser has the experience and knowledge to guide you through retirement. Sure, there are plenty of financial professionals who profess to be experts on Social Security, but they might not be as knowledgeable about how taxes and your investments might impact your benefits. If that’s the case, they potentially can draw up the wrong game plan for your retirement.

SEE ALSO: What to Consider Before Filing for Social Security Early

What do you look for in a fiduciary adviser? One good benchmark is someone who performs a comprehensive review of your overall financial plan. You want a planner who considers all of your investments and who has the ability to give you guidance on your overall income picture and the impact it can have on your taxes and future income.

Don’t rely on the SSA for guidance

You might be tempted to turn to the Social Security Administration for help, but you might not find the advice you need. Recently, I spoke with a longtime Social Security administrator who offered me some advice on the people he worked with on a daily basis. “The people who work at Social Security are just order takers,” he told me. “They are not there to educate you on how it works. They are basically there to ask what you want to do.” It was an interesting perception from someone who worked at Social Security for more than three decades and a reminder of how important it is to find the right adviser who can help ensure your retirement is set up correctly.

This being the case, you need to work with a retirement planner who knows how provisional income works and how it can affect your taxes. Remember, at the end of the day, some advisers will not tell you where to take income from. You might tell them you need to take income, and they might send it to you with no thought on how it will impact your provisional income and the taxes you will pay on Social Security. You need to work with someone who can tell you what sources to use when you start taking income in your retirement. The majority of financial advisers simply don’t do that. The same holds true for many CPAs. They’re simply not paid to be specialists in Social Security.

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Too many of us go into retirement flying blind. After working hard throughout our lives, we assume tax headaches go away when we start taking Social Security. In fact, Social Security can cause tax headaches of its own, unless you work with a financial adviser who helps you find the right strategy to avoid handing more money over to Uncle Sam in your retirement.

Kevin Derby contributed to this article.

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Financial professional and fiduciary Reid Johnson holds his Texas life and health insurance license and has passed the Series 65 securities exam. Reid, his wife, Danielle, sons Ethan and Kelton, and daughter Adilyn live in Rockwall, Texas.

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