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NSAC Great Lakes Chapter Inducts Two Distinguished Leaders into Hall of Fame

NSAC Great Lakes Chapter Inducts Two Distinguished Leaders into Hall of Fame

Published June 30, 2025

Bloomington, IL — June 13, 2025 The National Society of Accountants for Cooperatives (NSAC) Great Lakes Chapter proudly recognized two of its most dedicated members—Rebecca Thoune, Signing Director at CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen LLP), and David Loyd, Chief Financial Officer at Three Rivers FS—by inducting them into the Chapter’s esteemed Hall of Fame during the 2025 Annual Meeting held June 12–13 in Bloomington, ...

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Practical Uses of AI in Your Audit Practice

Practical Uses of AI in Your Audit Practice

Published June 25, 2025

This article explores the evolving role of Artificial Intelligence (AI), particularly Generative AI (GenAI), in financial statement audits, highlighting its practical applications, adoption trends, and oversight considerations. It examines insights from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) regarding GenAI’s current uses in administrative audit functions and the associated governance challenges. The article details how ...

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FASB ISSUES Accounting Standards Update 2025-02 LIABILITIES (Topic 405) Amendments to SEC Paragraphs Pursuant to SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 122 - March 2025

FASB ISSUES Accounting Standards Update 2025-02 LIABILITIES (Topic 405) Amendments to SEC Paragraphs Pursuant to SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 122 - March 2025

Published June 13, 2025

Summary This Accounting Standards Update amends the GAAP Taxonomy (Codification of Standards) in accordance with SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 122. The Section of the Codification that is amended is paragraph 405-10-S99-1 which relates to the topic Accounting for Obligations to Safeguard Crypto-Assets and Entity Holds for Its Platform Users. The entire paragraph is removed. The ASU, including replacement information, is available at ...

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The Cooperative Accountant Summer 2025

The Cooperative Accountant Summer 2025

Published June 6, 2025

The Summer 2025 issue of The Cooperative Accountant (TCA) has been released! Focusing on cooperative-related issues, such as accounting and auditing, finance, cooperative management, legal and regulatory issues and taxation, this journal has become widely recognized as the industry standard. NSAC members, please log into Connect to view or download the latest issue.

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The User Fee for Letter Ruling Requests Is Increased Again

The User Fee for Letter Ruling Requests Is Increased Again

Published April 9, 2025

At the beginning of each year the IRS releases a revenue procedure detailing how to go about requesting a private letter ruling, closing agreement or determination letter. This year’s revenue procedure is Rev. Proc. 2025-1, 2025-01 IRB 1 (December 30, 2024). The annual revenue procedure has gradually expanded and now takes up 117 pages in the Internal Revenue Bulletin. For someone not familiar with the process of seeking private letter ...

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