Legislative/Advocacy

SCDOR Offers Filing and Payment Relief Information for South Carolina Taxes

By |2020-11-06T11:04:59-05:00April 14th, 2020|Blogs, Business & Industry, Communicate, COVID-19, Governmental, Legislative/Advocacy, Membership Page Controls, Public Relations, Regulatory, Tax, Technology|

In response to expanded tax relief provided by the IRS, the South Carolina Department of Revenue is providing additional tax filing and payment relief. You can review Information Letter [...]

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IRS Extends More Tax Deadlines for Individuals, Businesses with Notice 2020-23

By |2020-11-05T23:32:14-05:00April 10th, 2020|Advocate, Blogs, Business & Industry, COVID-19, Governmental, Legislative/Advocacy, Membership Page Controls, Regulatory, Tax|

Keep up with all SCACPA updates specific to the COVID-19 situation at www.scacpa.org/covid-19-response-and-resources The IRS released Notice 2020-23 on Thursday, April 9, to extend more tax deadlines for individuals [...]

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View From the Dome: Here are Details of General Assembly’s Unresolved Continuing Resolution Situation for State Operations Budget

By |2020-10-13T14:19:41-04:00April 10th, 2020|Advocate, Blogs, COVID-19, Governmental, Legislative/Advocacy, Membership Page Controls, Regulatory|

By Copper Dome Strategies Friday, April 10, 2020 The General Assembly returned to Columbia on Wednesday for a one-day session but left without a plan to keep the government [...]

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Update on CPAs Acting as an Agent and Getting Paid for PPP Loan Services

By |2020-04-09T19:33:14-04:00April 9th, 2020|Advocate, Auditing & Accounting, Blogs, Business & Industry, COVID-19, Featured, Governmental, Legislative/Advocacy, Membership Page Controls, Regulatory|

Keep up with all SCACPA updates specific to the COVID-19 situation at www.scacpa.org/covid-19-response-and-resources SCACPA hears your frustration around providing services to your small business clients as they apply for Paycheck [...]

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Galasso Learning Solutions: 2020 Q1 in Review

By |2020-10-13T14:19:48-04:00April 9th, 2020|Auditing & Accounting, Blogs, Communicate, COVID-19, Governmental, Legislative/Advocacy, Membership Page Controls, Regulatory|

Keep up with all SCACPA updates specific to the Coronavirus/COVID-19 situation at www.scacpa.org/covid-19-response-and-resources The first quarter of 2020 started much like any other year’s first quarter. Obviously, it didn’t [...]

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Board of Economic Advisors Reduces SC FY20-21Tax Revenue Estimate by $643.5M

By |2020-11-05T23:39:44-05:00April 9th, 2020|Advocate, Blogs, COVID-19, Governmental, Legislative/Advocacy, Membership Page Controls, Regulatory, Tax|

Keep up with all SCACPA updates specific to the Coronavirus/COVID-19 situation at www.scacpa.org/covid-19-response-and-resources South Carolina’s Board of Economic Advisors presented data on Thursday afternoon that show state tax revenue [...]

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CPAs and Your PPP Frustrations: How SCACPA is Working for You

By |2020-04-08T12:56:43-04:00April 8th, 2020|Advocate, Blogs, COVID-19, Featured, Legislative/Advocacy, Membership, Membership Page Controls, Public Relations, Regulatory, Tax|

Keep up with all SCACPA updates specific to the Coronavirus/COVID-19 situation at www.scacpa.org/covid-19-response-and-resources At SCACPA, we hear the frustrations of CPAs throughout South Carolina. We share those frustrations about [...]

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SCDEW VIDEO Q&A: Chief Administrative Officer Jamie Suber Answers SCACPA Member Questions on Filing; Plus SCDEW FAQs

By |2020-11-05T23:33:07-05:00April 8th, 2020|Auditing & Accounting, Blogs, Business & Industry, Communicate, COVID-19, Governmental, Legislative/Advocacy, Membership Page Controls, Regulatory, Technology|

Keep up with all SCACPA updates specific to the Coronavirus/COVID-19 situation at www.scacpa.org/covid-19-response-and-resources SCACPA wants to thank our members for taking advantage of the forums of SCACPA Connect, our [...]

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Gov. McMaster Issues ‘Stay-at-Home and Work’ Order for South Carolina

By |2020-11-05T23:33:18-05:00April 6th, 2020|Blogs, Business & Industry, Communicate, COVID-19, Governmental, Legislative/Advocacy, Membership Page Controls, Regulatory|

Source: South Carolina Chamber of Commerce Gov. Henry McMaster announced Monday afternoon he had issued Executive Order 2020-21, putting a mandatory “Home-or-Work Order” in place beginning Tuesday, April 7, [...]

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View From the Dome: General Assembly Will Convene for One Day on April 8; State Elections Leader Suggests List of Voting Adjustments

By |2020-11-05T23:33:33-05:00April 3rd, 2020|Advocate, Blogs, COVID-19, Governmental, Legislative/Advocacy, Membership Page Controls, Public Relations, Regulatory|

By Copper Dome Strategies Friday, April 3, 2020 The General Assembly will briefly return to session in Columbia for one day next week. Gov. Henry McMaster closed all public [...]

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Thinking Through the Issues of the ‘Paycheck Protection Program’: Should CPAs Offer to be a Loan Agent?

By |2020-04-03T14:08:45-04:00April 2nd, 2020|Auditing & Accounting, Blogs, Business & Industry, Communicate, COVID-19, Featured, Governmental, Legislative/Advocacy, Membership, Membership Page Controls, Regulatory|

SCACPA knows that many CPAs are analyzing the rules of the Treasury Department’s Paycheck Protection Program application. While there are many ways you can help your small business clients, [...]

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Treasury Dept. ‘Paycheck Protection Program’: Help Your Small Business Clients, and You Can Act as Loan Agent

By |2020-04-03T09:55:04-04:00April 1st, 2020|Auditing & Accounting, Business & Industry, Communicate, COVID-19, Featured, Governmental, Legislative/Advocacy, Membership Page Controls, Public Relations, Regulatory, Tax|

The Department of Treasury has released the Paycheck Protection Program application and supplemental information, all available on their website. The AICPA is providing a page on "SBA Paycheck Protection [...]

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COVID-19 Advisory for Employee Benefits: Key Facts on Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) (With Updated FAQ)

By |2020-04-03T13:47:56-04:00March 31st, 2020|Blogs, COVID-19, Educate, Featured, Governmental, Legislative/Advocacy, Membership Page Controls, Partners, Public Relations, Regulatory|

UPDATE (March 31): The IRS released a DRAFT form and DRAFT instructions for IRS Form 7200 for employers to use to request advanced payroll tax credits for providing employees [...]

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View From the Dome: Legislative Session Remains Postponed; Candidate Filing Period Ends on March 30

By |2020-11-05T23:33:54-05:00March 27th, 2020|Advocate, Blogs, Governmental, Legislative/Advocacy, Membership Page Controls, Regulatory|

By Copper Dome Strategies Friday, March 27, 2020 The General Assembly has postponed the legislative session until further notice. South Carolina's public schools will remain closed through the month [...]

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Gov. McMaster Directs DOR to Conform South Carolina’s Income Tax Deadline to July 15

By |2020-11-05T23:39:48-05:00March 23rd, 2020|Blogs, Communicate, Governmental, Legislative/Advocacy, Membership Page Controls, Regulatory, Tax|

SCACPA wishes to thank Gov. Henry McMaster and the South Carolina Department of Revenue for their outstanding leadership as we navigate a crisis that none of us have experienced [...]

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View From The Dome: A Look Inside the $45M COVID-19 Relief Package for DHEC; Return of Legislators is on Hold (March 20)

By |2020-11-05T23:33:47-05:00March 20th, 2020|Advocate, Blogs, Governmental, Legislative/Advocacy, Membership Page Controls, Regulatory|

By Copper Dome Strategies Friday, March 20, 2020 The House and Senate returned to Columbia briefly this past week to approve emergency funding in response to the Coronavirus. The [...]

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SCACPA CEO Chris Jenkins Requests Gov. McMaster to Include Accounting Services as an Essential Service

By |2020-11-06T17:54:49-05:00March 20th, 2020|Advocate, Auditing & Accounting, Blogs, Business & Industry, Featured, Governmental, Legislative/Advocacy, Membership, Membership Page Controls, Partners, Public Relations, Regulatory, Tax, Technology|

Note: The following is a letter from SCACPA CEO Chris Jenkins to South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster with a request to define accounting services as an essential service in [...]

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State House Updates: Senate, House to Vote on COVID-19 DHEC Funding; Future Session Meetings on Hold

By |2020-11-05T23:41:32-05:00March 17th, 2020|Advocate, Blogs, Legislative/Advocacy, Membership Page Controls, Public Relations|

Thanks to Copper Dome Strategies for their assistance in bringing SCACPA Members these developments in South Carolina relating to the COVID-19. SCACPA would also like to thank all state [...]

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View From the Dome: Senate Bills Make Progress for Conformity, Business Personal Property and Business License Tax Reform (March 13)

By |2020-11-05T23:39:57-05:00March 13th, 2020|Advocate, Blogs, Governmental, Legislative/Advocacy, Membership Page Controls, Regulatory, Tax|

By Copper Dome Strategies Friday, March 13, 2020 We are now at the halfway point in the legislative session with nine weeks completed and nine weeks remaining. The House [...]

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AICPA Calls for Tax Relief for Individuals, Businesses Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

By |2020-03-11T17:03:22-04:00March 11th, 2020|Advocate, Blogs, Featured, Governmental, Legislative/Advocacy, Membership Page Controls, Public Relations, Tax|

The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) called for the Treasury Department and the IRS to provide relief to all taxpayers on Wednesday in light of the uncertainty and challenges caused [...]

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Conformity Bills Have Been Introduced in House and Senate: Follow SCACPA Advocacy for Updates

By |2020-11-05T23:41:42-05:00March 11th, 2020|Advocate, Blogs, Governmental, Legislative/Advocacy, Membership Page Controls, Tax|

Bills in the House and Senate have been introduced to start the process of South Carolina’s annual tax Conformity legislation. H.5365 (Rep. G. Murrell Smith Jr.), relating to the application [...]

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Advice on Coronavirus Planning Now Available Thanks to FREE Webinars: Nonprofit Event Scheduling (Tuesday) and Business Continuity (Wednesday)

By |2020-11-05T23:42:22-05:00March 9th, 2020|Blogs, Educate, Legislative/Advocacy, Membership, Membership Page Controls, Public Relations|

To raise awareness of precautions to take in the planning of group events amid the spread of Coronavirus, SCACPA wants its members to know that the Greater Washington Society [...]

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View From The Dome: Education Reform Bill Moves from Senate to House; DHEC Tells of Coronavirus Resources (March 6)

By |2020-11-06T17:55:20-05:00March 6th, 2020|Advocate, Blogs, Business & Industry, Featured, Governmental, Legislative/Advocacy, Membership Page Controls, Regulatory, Tax|

By Copper Dome Strategies Friday, March 6, 2020 Once again, the future of state-owned utility Santee Cooper was front and center as both the House and Senate committees continued [...]

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View From the Dome: House Members Have Upcoming Week to Study Budget Before Floor Debate (Feb. 28)

By |2020-11-05T23:42:29-05:00February 28th, 2020|Advocate, Blogs, Business & Industry, Governmental, Legislative/Advocacy, Membership Page Controls, Regulatory, Tax|

By Copper Dome Strategies Friday, Feb. 28, 2020 The future of state-owned utility Santee Cooper was front and center this week as both the House and Senate held hearings [...]

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