November 23, 2022

The Society Mourns The Loss of Members Gary L. Chramosta1942-2021Nebraska Certificate #1234Member Since 1994Society Certificate #0885 Mark S. Eldridge1961-2022North Carolina Certificate #15690Member Since 2014Society Certificate #5890 The Society has made a donation to The Foundation of the Nebraska Society of Certified Public Accountants in remembrance of Gary and Mark.

Membership in the Nebraska Society of CPAs signifies your commitment to the accounting profession and the belief that much can be accomplished by working together. Welcome to the premier organization for CPAs and accounting professionals in Nebraska.

With decades of dedicated service and outstanding leadership within the profession and the business community, Lawrence R. “Larry” Kopsa is being honored as the recipient of the Society’s 2022 Distinguished Service to the Profession Award.

In recognition of her outstanding ability to educate and care for accounting students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the Nebraska Society of CPAs is honored to recognize Kathryn C. “Kay” Maresh as the 2022 recipient of the Society’s Outstanding Accounting Educator Award.

In an effort to recognize his numerous years of outstanding civic and professional involvement, Robert H. “Bob” Berger of Omaha is being honored as the recipient of the Society’s 2022 Public Service Award.

Today, nearly half of the Society’s current members do not practice public accounting but instead have careers as educators, in government, or in a variety of capacities in business and industry in Nebraska. One of those outstanding Society members is
Douglas A. “Doug” Ewald, who is the recipient of the Society’s 2022 Outstanding CPA in Business and Industry Award.

So, you are ready to sell your practice, but how are practices sold? This is one of many questions our prospective sellers have on their mind as they approach the daunting idea of putting their firm on the market. Today, accounting and tax practices are sold in multiple ways and, with the help of APS, you have options to help you find the most value for your business. As you will learn in this article, the premium offered to the seller lies within the deal terms themselves.

Surprises may be great for a birthday, but rarely are they great in business. One significant, unwanted surprise when it comes to state taxation concerns the concept of nexus. Having nexus in a state—unexpectedly—often leads to costly results.

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Small businesses are the lifeblood of the American economy. The U.S. Small Business Administration estimates that small to medium-sized businesses account for nearly 43.5% of the total GDP of the United States and create about two-thirds of new jobs each year.

You’ve heard the phrase, “Not all heroes wear capes.” Well, the NEST 529 College Savings Plan team thinks it’s true, especially when it comes to helping people set their loved ones up for the future while receiving a nice tax deduction.

The Nebraska Board of Public Accountancy at its
Sept. 9, 2022, meeting adopted new guidelines regarding how
CPA firms can associate with non-CPA firms known as an “Alternative Practice Structure” (APS).

The membership of the Nebraska Society of CPAs
has selected an outstanding slate of CPAs to serve in leadership positions for the 2022-2023 fiscal year. New officers and board members were elected during the Society’s Annual Meeting and Society Board of Directors Meeting, held Oct. 27, 2022. The meetings were held in conjunction with the Fall Conference at the Embassy Suites Conference Center in La Vista.