Articles
- Meet the New Georgia Department of Revenue Commissioner
Recently, The Georgia Society of CPAs had the opportunity to sit down with the newly appointed Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Revenue. Governor Brian Kemp appointed commissioner David Curry to this position in May 2019. The Georgia... read more
- 2019-2020 Special Per Diem Rates
Notice 2019-55 announces the special per diem rates effective October 1, 2019, which taxpayers may use to substantiate the amount of expenses for lodging, meals, and incidental expenses when traveling away from home. This notice provides the... read more
- CECL: Compliance Challenges and Some Proposed Relief
Complying with requests from banks and other lenders for The Accounting Standard (ASU No. 2016-13) Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments is intended to improve financial reporting... read more
- Professional Profile: Lindsay Ross, Accountant and Digital Nomad
Who says being an accountant means sitting in a cubicle 12 hours per day, wearing overpriced business casual, and anxiously dreaming of spreadsheets during the busy season? Honestly, everyone does, including me for over six years of my... read more
- Managing Sales and Use Taxes in Georgia and Beyond
With the landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court on June 21, 2018, the gates to the collection of sales taxes on internet transactions were flung wide open, revealing the promise of significant new revenue for 45 states. This has generated a... read more
- IRS, States and Industry Outline ‘Security Six’ Protections to Help Tax Professionals and Taxpayers Be Safer Online
IR-2019-127 WASHINGTON — Using a new “Taxes-Security-Together” Checklist, the Internal Revenue Service and the Security Summit partners urged tax professionals to review critical security steps to ensure they are fully... read more
- Getting Started with Bots (Keys to a Successful RPA Program)
Wouldn’t it be nice to have a bot do some of the repetitive and manual processes of your job so you have more time to focus on critical work areas? Many organizations are looking into robotics to imitate human actions and work across... read more
- Fifty Shades of Fraud!
By Ben P. Lee, CPA, CFE, CFF, CGMA, CGFM, CGFO Managing Member, Coastal CPAs, LLC Coastal CPAs, LLC is a local full service accounting firm in the Golden Isles. One of the many services of the firm is Fraud and Forensic Investigations, Fraud... read more
- Fifty Shades of Fraud: Part Two
Case II: Ms. Politician! “Living – High on the Hog” at Taxpayers’ Expense. I hope Case 1 was some interesting reading for you. In case II I will share with you a very lengthy investigation involving an elected government... read more
- Fifty Shades of Fraud: Part Three
By Ben P. Lee, CPA, CFE, CFF, CGMA, CGFM, CGFO Managing Member, Coastal CPAs, LLC In Parts I and II I discussed cases that I had investigated and served as an expert witness. In this article I will discuss how to deter fraud in your... read more
