Issues impacting the accounting and auditing profession; PCAOB matters, including disciplinary proceedings, legislation related to the Sarbanes Oxley Act and proposed amendments to Auditing Standards; Digital assets attestation issues related to proof of reserves and stablecoin legislation; Issues related to Artificial Intelligence (AI) accountability and attest.
Legislation adding accounting to STEM definition including H.R. 2911 the Accounting STEM Pursuit Act;
General issues related to multiple areas of the tax law and code including: One Big Beautiful Bill Act, P.L. 119-21; Legislative proposals on tax simplification, tax reform, and technical tax changes; Mobile workforce and state income tax simplification issues, including the Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Tax Act (S. 1443); Methods and periods issues, including section 174 research and experimentation expensing, and other expired and expiring provisions; Partnership taxation issues, basis-shifting transactions; Individual tax issues, including qualified business income section 199A; Accounting profession tax matters related to the 2025 budget reconciliation.