News

The WVSCPA continues to keep its members and the public up–to–date on issues related to the accounting profession, whether it be general news about or affecting the profession, accounting and tax code updates, legislative issues, press releases, helpful news for consumers, or more.

Jan 4 2023

IRS Issues Standard Mileage Rates for 2023

The Internal Revenue Service issued the 2023 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes.
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Dec 5 2022

December 2022 Newsletter

The December issue of The West Virginia CPA is available!
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Aug 2 2022

WVSCPA announces 2022 award winners

Each year, a number of individuals are recognized for their outstanding work in numerous areas and are presented awards at Committee Day and the Annual Meeting.
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Jun 21 2022

2022 WV CPA Month of Service

Our 7th annual WV Society of CPA Month of Service hosted by the Young CPA Committee will be during the entire month of July 2022.
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Jun 13 2022

IRS increases mileage rate for remainder of 2022

The Internal Revenue Service today announced an increase in the optional standard mileage rate for the final 6 months of 2022.
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Feb 17 2022

AICPA releases K2/K3 resources

The AICPA’s Tax Practice & Ethics Team has developed IRS Schedules K-2 and K-3 resources.
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Feb 17 2022

Latest spearphishing scams target tax professionals

WASHINGTON – With tax season in full swing, the Internal Revenue Service, state tax agencies and tax industry today warned tax professionals of new email scams that attempt to steal their tax software preparation credentials.
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Feb 9 2022

CPA Evolution will impact today’s interns. How can firms prepare?

For the past few years, the AICPA and NASBA have collaborated with stakeholders to reimagine CPA licensure through the joint CPA Evolution initiative, an effort to transform the CPA licensure model.
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Dec 29 2021

Standard mileage rates to go up in 2022

After decreasing two years in a row, the rate by which taxpayers may compute their deductions for costs of using an automobile for business purposes will go up in 2022.
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Dec 1 2021

E-signing for forms, tax compliance documents extended

In a pair of internal memos, the IRS has extended until Oct. 31, 2023, procedures that allow taxpayers and their representatives to sign digitally or by an image of their signatures an array of forms and returns as well as certain compliance-interaction-related forms and documents.
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