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As a tax practitioner, you may have contemplated adding personal financial planning services to your practice. There is a natural progression to go from being your client's most trusted tax advisor to also being their most trusted personal financial advisor. But you have questions: will it be profitable? How do I get started? What are other CPA firms doing? All of these questions are addressed in a new research study published by the AICPA's PFP Section that can show you how to expand your services into this lucrative niche area that is a great compliment to your tax practice.

The Personal Financial Planning Section of AICPA and Moss Adams LLP are pleased to announce the results of their first joint study of CPA financial planning and advisory practices- AICPA/Moss Adams CPA Financial Planning Practice Study.

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Tax Shelters

This section contains AICPA comments related to tax shelters.

 

AICPA Outlines Improvements to Proposed Tax Shelter Legislation

This September 2, 2003 letters shows AICPA's clear position on abusive tax transactions—they should be eradicated. Learn More>>

 

AICPA Urges Congress to Conform S Corp "Sting Tax" to the PHC Rate

April 26, 2004. This letter to Congress urges the reduction of the tax on passive investment income to conform to the similar changes made by JGTRRA of 2003 for personal holding companies and with regard to the accumulated earnings tax. Learn More>>

 

AICPA Details Concerns About Tax Shelter Opinion Requirements

The AICPA urges that the standards for determining the application of tax opinion due diligence requirements under Circular 230 conform to the objective criteria that the Treasury ultimately prescribes for what it has termed "reportable transactions" in its March 20, 2002, proposals. These unified standards would encompass non-abusive transactions as well as those with which Treasury might be concerned. Learn More>>