Pub. 4 2022 Issue 4

24 16 C O N T E N T S 8 ©2022 Nebraska Society of Certified Public Accountants | The newsLINK Group, LLC. All rights reserved. The Nebraska CPA is published six times each year by The newsLINK Group, LLC for the Nebraska Society of Certified Public Accountants and is the official publication for this society. The information contained in this publication is intended to provide general information for review, consideration and education. The contents do not constitute legal advice and should not be relied on as such. If you need legal advice or assistance, it is strongly recommended that you contact an attorney as to your circumstances. The statements and opinions expressed in this publication are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Nebraska Society of Certified Public Accountants, its board of directors, or the publisher. Likewise, the appearance of advertisements within this publication does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation of any product or service advertised. Nebraska CPA is a collective work and as such some articles are submitted by authors who are independent of the Nebraska Society of Certified Public Accountants. While the Nebraska CPA encourages a first-print policy, in cases where this is not possible, every effort has been made to comply with any known reprint guidelines or restrictions. Content may not be reproduced or reprinted without prior written permission. For further information, please contact the publisher at: 855.747.4003. ISSUE 4, 2022 EDITORIAL: The Nebraska Society of CPAs seeks to reflect news and relevant information to Nebraska and other news and information of direct interest to members of the Nebraska Society of CPAs. Statement of fact and opinion are made on the responsibility of the authors alone and do not represent the opinion or endorsement of the Nebraska Society of CPAs. Articles may be reproduced with written permission only. ADVERTISEMENTS: The publication of advertisements does not necessarily represent endorsement of those products or services by the Nebraska Society of CPAs. The editor reserves the right to refuse any advertisement. SUBSCRIPTION: Subscription to the magazine, a bi-monthly publication, is included in membership fees to the Nebraska Society of CPAs. 6 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: SOLVING YOUR PROBLEMS IS OUR PASSION BY JONI SUNDQUIST, NEBRASKA SOCIETY OF CPAS 8 STATE BOARD REPORT: OOPS! I FORGOT TO RENEW MY CPA LICENSE! BY DAN SWEETWOOD, NEBRASKA BOARD OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY 10 2022 NESCPA COURSE CALENDAR 14 22ND ANNUAL FALL CPE CONFERENCE 16 COUNSELOR’S CORNER: A TRAP FOR THE UNWARY PUNITIVE PENALTIES UNDER IRC SECTION 409A BY PETER LANGDON, KOLEY JESSEN 18 STATE TAX BRIEFING: WHEN IS A DUCK NOT A DUCK? RECLASSIFICATIONS IN THE WORLD OF STATE TAXES & INCENTIVES BY NICK NIEMANN & MATT OTTEMANN, MCGRATH NORTH LAW FIRM 21 FRIDAY NIGHT TAILGATE PARTY! 22 THE SELF-EMPLOYED NEED RETIREMENT PLANS: CPAS CAN HELP BY MARK J. GILBERT, CPA/PFS, MBA, REASON FINANCIAL ADVISORS 24 MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: A GUIDING LIGHT HALL OF FAMER FRANK HAYES INSPIRES OTHERS BY DWAIN HEBDA 27 MEMBERS IN THE NEWS 29 FIRMS IN THE NEWS 31 2022 REVISED SCHOOL DISTRICTS AUDITING & REPORTING REFERENCE MANUAL AVAILABLE 31 CLASSIFIED ADS 34 WELCOME NEW SOCIETY MEMBERS! 35 IN MEMORIAM I S S U E 4 , 2 0 2 2

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