IssuesWatch Podcast

This timely podcast covers the latest issues impacting CPAs and accounting professionals in New Jersey. Topics range from legislative initiatives to accounting and auditing updates, to economic issues and more.

All episodes appear below. Instructions for subscribing to the IssuesWatch Podcast are at the bottom of the page. 

NEW! The bi-weekly A&A Update episodes qualify for nano CPE credit! Each episode is 0.2 CPE credits, or a package of five episodes (one CPE credit) can be purchased.
Learn more

Episodes

  • New Jersey’s New Retirement Plan Mandate for Employers

    July 29, 2024
    RetireReady NJ is a new program in New Jersey that aims to fill the void for workers who do not have access to private employer retirement plans. But, like most well-intentioned state programs, the devil is in the details. Chris Fundora of Traphagen CPAs & Wealth Advisors joins us to discuss what CPAs who represent or work for New Jersey employers need to know. The registration deadlines are fast approaching, and there will be penalties for noncompliance.
  • Breaking Down New Jersey’s Budget

    July 16, 2024
    On June 28, New Jersey lawmakers passed the fiscal year 2025 state budget. To summarize it in one word: disappointing. NJBIA's Chris Emigholz joins us to discuss some of the major elements of the budget - the corporate transit fee, the $2.1 billion structural gap, property tax relief, public worker pension funding - and the potential impact and implications.
  • Convention Conversations

    June 27, 2024
    While attending the 2024 NJCPA Convention & Expo, Dr. Sean Stein Smith, CPA, sat down with two active NJCPA members - Joe Hunt, CPA, and Phil Sookram, CPA - to discuss trends in the profession and the value they get from attending the Convention with their peers.
  • A&A Update with Brad Muniz – 6/25/24

    June 25, 2024
    SAS 143 has changed the auditor’s requirements around accounting estimates, largely as it relates to the uncertainty of the estimates and management’s bias. Brad, Frank, and Jay will discuss what auditors need to do and what management should expect.
To subscribe:
  • Download and open the podcasting app of your choice. (We recommend Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher or Overcast.)
  • Use the app’s search function to search for “NJCPA.”
  • Tap on “NJCPA IssuesWatch Podcast.”
  • Tap the subscribe button.
Never subscribed to a podcast? It's just like subscribing to a newsletter. New episodes will be delivered right to your phone or computer as they’re released. Subscribing is completely free. If you don’t want to subscribe, you can always visit this page to listen to the episodes.

Have a topic or guest idea for the IssuesWatch Podcast? 

Interesting in sponsoring an episode of the IssuesWatch Podcast?