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Digital literacy: a Must-Have For Accountants

Digital literacy: a Must-Have For Accountants

Published February 7, 2025

The role of an accountant has been evolving significantly over the last several years and will continue to be notably impacted by continuously emerging technology solutions. The days when accountants were predominantly number-crunchers and those that put together financial reports are dwindling, if not all together gone. Traditional accounting tasks have been streamlined or eliminated with the introduction of multiple technological solutions.

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NSAC Support of Section 199 A Permanence

NSAC Support of Section 199 A Permanence

Published January 23, 2025

NSAC joins the Main Street Employers Coalition and more than 230 trade associations supporting legislation to make the Section 199A deduction permanent. The Main Street Tax Certainty Act is set to be reintroduced by Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) and Representative Lloyd Smucker (R-PA). The deduction was enacted in 2017 to encourage job creation and new investment by private businesses. It also helps private companies compete with public ...

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Accounting and Tax Guidance for Crypto Assets

Accounting and Tax Guidance for Crypto Assets

Published January 17, 2025

In December 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2023-08, entitled Accounting for and Disclosure of Crypto Assets. The provisions in ASU 2023-08 add Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Subtopic 350-60, entitled Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Crypto Assets to the accounting technical literature. This guidance applies to all entities that hold crypto assets that meet certain criteria. The provisions of ASU ...

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FASB ISSUES Accounting Standards Update 2024-03 INCOME STATEMENT-REPORTING COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - EXPENSE DISAGGREGATION DISCLOSURES (Subtopic 220-40) November 2024

FASB ISSUES Accounting Standards Update 2024-03 INCOME STATEMENT-REPORTING COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - EXPENSE DISAGGREGATION DISCLOSURES (Subtopic 220-40) November 2024

Published December 30, 2024

Feedback from investors, lenders, creditors, and other allocators of capital (collectively, “investors”) on the 2021 FASB Invitation to Comment, Agenda Consultation, indicated that disclosure of disaggregated financial reporting information (in the income statement, the statement of cash flows, or the notes to financial statements) should be a top priority for the Board. The Board received similar feedback as part of the 2016 FASB ...

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ROI for Electric Cooperatives

ROI for Electric Cooperatives

Published November 14, 2024

Investopedia defines ROI as “a ratio that measures the profitability of an investment by comparing the gain or loss to its cost” (Beattie, 2024, para. 1). Beattie goes on to point out that ROI is calculated by subtracting the initial cost of the investment from its final value, then dividing this new number by the cost of the investment, and finally, multiplying it by 100. This value is then represented as a percentage of ROI. ROI ...

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