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2025 Career Showcase Photos

September 30, 2025

The OSCPA Career Showcase was a wonderful evening with record student turnout - thank you to all participants and exhibitors. The future looks bright! View the link to some great photos from Fletcher Wold Photography - download your favorites!

  • careers
  • pipeline

Be Prepared: The Quality Management Standards are Coming

September 30, 2025

The AICPA’s Statements on Quality Management Standards’ (“SQMS”) December 15, 2025, effective date is fast approaching, and many firms are unprepared.

  • accounting + auditing
  • practice management

Treasury, IRS provide guidance for Opportunity Zone investments in rural areas under the One, Big, Beautiful Bill

September 30, 2025

The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service today issued guidance on Qualified Opportunity Zone investments in rural areas as provided for under the One, Big, Beautiful Bill.

  • tax

Leveraging AI for Business Growth: A Practical Guide for Accounting Firms

September 23, 2025

For firm leaders navigating changing client expectations, talent shortages and the pressure to deliver faster insights, artificial intelligence (AI) presents a critical opportunity.

  • practice management
  • technology

Empowering Oregon CPAs through premier professional development

September 16, 2025

The Oregon Society of CPAs (OSCPA) is proud to announce its highly anticipated lineup of 2025-26 Fall-Winter CPE conferences, featuring a slate of timely, relevant, and expert-led sessions designed to equip CPAs and financial professionals with the latest industry knowledge and insights.

  • business + industry
  • careers
  • government + nfp
  • tax
  • oscpa news

Individual retirement accounts offer benefits now and in the future

September 16, 2025

Planning for retirement may seem daunting, but it’s important to start early. Individual retirement accounts provide tax incentives for people to make investments towards their financial future.

  • irs/dor

IRS assesses $162 million in penalties over false tax credit claims tied to social media

September 08, 2025

The Internal Revenue Service is alerting taxpayers about a growing number of fraudulent tax schemes circulating on social media that promote the misuse of credits such as the Fuel Tax Credit and the Sick and Family Leave Credit. These scams have led thousands of taxpayers to file inaccurate or frivolous returns, often resulting in the denial of refunds and steep penalties.

  • irs/dor

OSU-Cascades launches bachelor's degree in accountancy

September 02, 2025

Logan Steele of Oregon State University - Cascades in Bend shares how the new bachelor's program in accountancy will benefit the Oregon CPA pipeline and the Central Oregon business community.

  • careers
  • oscpa news
  • educational foundation
  • pipeline

Collaboration leads to beneficial change for licensure and the accounting pipeline in Oregon

August 28, 2025

How did OSCPA achieve successful passage of SB 796 and SB 797 and what is next for CPA advocacy in Oregon.

  • careers
  • advocacy
  • oscpa news
  • pipeline

IRS announces no changes to individual information returns or withholding tables for 2025 under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

August 07, 2025

The Internal Revenue Service today announced that, as part of its phased implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, there will be no changes to certain information returns or withholding tables for Tax Year 2025 related to the new law.

  • irs/dor
  • tax

Advocacy is not intangible

August 01, 2025

OSCPA membership provides many tangible benefits such as professional development and member discounts. A crucial benefit—that is harder to see and feel—is advocacy. Through the years, my involvement with OSCPA has given me much in return, but none so much as my involvement in advocacy.

  • advocacy
  • oscpa news

OSCPA leaders support expanded pathways

August 01, 2025

Oregon Senate Bill 797, which is part of a national effort to expand pathways to CPA licensure and build the pipeline, was supported by the dedication and commitment of OSCPA leaders and volunteers.

  • advocacy
  • oscpa news

IRS, Security Summit remind tax pros they must have a Written Information Security Plan to protect client data

July 29, 2025

“Protect Your Clients; Protect Yourself” series highlights the importance of having a Written Information Security Plan (WISP).

  • irs/dor
  • practice management
  • technology

Economic forces reshape the construction industry in 2025

July 28, 2025

As the construction industry in Portland and across the Pacific Northwest enters the latter half of 2025, its key players are navigating a period of economic adjustment. Inflationary pressures, higher interest rates, a labor shortage and evolving trade dynamics are all influencing how projects are financed, staffed and delivered.

  • business + industry
  • tax

One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Tax deductions for working Americans and seniors

July 25, 2025

Below are descriptions of new provisions from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law on July 4, 2025, as Public Law 119-21, that go into effect for 2025.

  • irs/dor
  • tax

How to Build State and Local Tax (SALT) Skills

July 24, 2025

Deepen your expertise and sharpen your strategic edge with the SALT Mastery Series, a comprehensive webcast series designed for tax professionals serving Oregon and the surrounding region. Whether you advise individuals, partnerships, or multistate businesses, this series delivers the practical knowledge and legislative updates you need to navigate the SALT landscape with confidence.

  • careers
  • tax

Tips to help tax professionals protect client information

July 22, 2025

Tax professionals are required by law to create a Written Information Security Plan – or WISP – to protect their clients’ data. The IRS and the Security Summit partners have created an easy-to-follow guide that outlines the basics and walks tax professionals through the ins and outs of starting and maintaining a plan.

  • irs/dor
  • practice management
  • technology

The OBBB Act’s Impact on Opportunity Zones: Permanent Extension & Key Changes

July 18, 2025

In this article, we take a closer look at the Opportunity Zone (OZ) program—which has now been permanently extended through The One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) Act, though with some modifications from its original version under the TCJA.

  • business + industry
  • tax

One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Tax deductions for working Americans and seniors

July 15, 2025

Here are descriptions of new provisions from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law on July 4, 2025, as Public Law 119-21, that go into effect for 2025.

  • irs/dor
  • tax

Crystal Khoroshenkikh Awarded Becker CPA Exam Review Scholarship

July 08, 2025

We're excited to announce our latest exam prep drawing winner: Crystal Khoroshenkikh! She now joins Nattie Do and Rebecca Dukes on the 2025 winners list.