OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE NEBRASKA SOCIETY OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
In this issue, we celebrate members who have maintained 50 or more years of consecutive membership in the Nebraska Society of CPAs. This milestone represents far more than longevity, however. It reflects a lifetime commitment to the integrity, leadership, and advancement of the accounting profession in Nebraska.
Honoring a Lifetime of Professional Commitment Read More »
This past year, 216 Society members, firms, and friends remembered the Society’s Foundation with $199,224 in contributions—$10,630 of those donations were designated for the Society’s 2025 Accounting Workforce Recruitment Campaign, $132,321 was contributed for scholarships to support accounting students at 14 colleges and universities throughout Nebraska, and $56,273 will be supporting accounting students at six community colleges in the state this fall.
Valuations play a critical role in business, tax, and wealth transfer planning, and are often the culmination of work from several of the client’s professional advisors. With the results of a professional valuation being subject to outside scrutiny, practitioners should understand the limits of attorney-client privilege and work-product protection in this context and structure engagements to preserve confidentiality where it genuinely advances legal advice. For CPAs partnering with counsel, the practical question is when valuation work is truly in service of legal advice and when it constitutes ordinary-course business analysis.
Counselor’s Corner: Limitations of Privilege in Valuation-Driven Planning Read More »
Momentum matters. And right now, the CPA profession in Nebraska has it!
LB718—legislation that will create an additional pathway to CPA licensure in Nebraska—has been approved and signed by the governor. This is a defining moment for our profession and for the future of Nebraska’s accounting workforce.
President’s Message: Advancing Opportunity. Strengthening the Profession. Read More »
