About the Society

Arkansas Society of CPAs (ARCPA) is Arkansas's premier professional home for CPAs and accounting professionals, serving the profession with integrity.

With over 105 years of service to the accounting profession, the mission of ARCPA is to promote and engage members for growth and success through advocacy, education, networking, and mentorship.

Upcoming Events

29th Annual Student Education Fund Golf Tournament

Mon. 5/20/24
1:00pm-
Maumelle

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Federal Court in Alabama Holds Corporate Transparency Act Unconstitutional

A federal district court in Alabama held that the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), P.L. 116-283, which requires the reporting of beneficial ownership information (BOI) by businesses, is unconstitutional. The district court granted the plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment Friday in the case of National Small Business United v. Yellen, No. 5:22-cv-1448-LCB (N.D. Ala. 3/1/24). One plaintiff, the National Small Business Association, has over 65,000 members. While the legislation may have "sensible and praiseworthy ends," the court stated in its opinion, the government's arguments that Congress has "the power to regulate millions of entities and their stakeholders the moment they obtain a formal corporate status" from a state "are not supported by precedent." The act "exceeds the Constitution's limits on the legislative branch and lacks a sufficient nexus to any numerated power to be a necessary or proper means of achieving Congress' policy goals," the opinion said.

Posted on March 5, 2024

U.S. Beneficial Ownership Information Registry Now Accepting Reports

January 1, 2024 -Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) began accepting beneficial ownership information reports. The bipartisan Corporate Transparency Act, enacted in 2021 to curb illicit finance, requires many companies doing business in the United States to report information about the individuals who ultimately own or control them.

Posted on January 8, 2024