CPAS APPOINTED TO BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCIL

The Department of Revenue recently formed the Business Advisory Council, made up of a diverse group of professionals from the business community. The Council will meet four times a year to discuss tax policy and facilitate communication between stakeholders and the DOR.

The WSCPA is excited to announce that three members have been appointed to the Council. Each member brings years of expertise and experience and will provide valuable feedback and insight.

Darcy Kooiker, CPA, Principal, Ryan, LLC. “As a member of the Business Advisory Council, I look forward to utilizing input from WSCPA members and my extensive Washington tax experience to provide thoughtful, professional, and constructive comments and solutions to tax compliance and administration issues that benefit both taxpayers and the DOR.”

Chris Falco, CPA, CBI, CM&AA, Falco Sult. “My goal is to help the business community advocate for their interests with the State of Washington and the DOR. We need a business voice regarding how their processes and guidance affect our ability to do business in this state with the intent to make our state more business-friendly.”

Michele Baisler, CPA, Senior Manager - State and Local Tax, KPMG, LLP. “During my term as a member of the Business Advisory Council my goal is to focus on clarity in administration and provide visibility into the impacts of the DOR's tax policies and decisions.”

CPAPAC

When you support the CPAPAC, you invest in the profession. You can contribute online at wscpa.org/cpapac. Your contribution:

• Supports fellow CPAs running for office. CPAs are highly qualified when it comes to shaping public policy. Several WSCPA members currently serve in local offices.
• Provides a strong collective voice for the profession. As representatives of nearly 6,000 CPAs, the WSCPA ensures that your voice is heard when important policy issues affecting the profession are being considered.
• Results in successful legislative initiatives. These include exempting CPAs from maintaining a private investigator license, bringing the Public Accountancy Act into closer conformity with the Uniform Accountancy Act, and limited mobility for British Columbia accounting firms.

Hill Day

January 17, 2019

Join us in Olympia for one of the year’s most important advocacy events. Learn about current issues facing the profession on a national and state level. Most importantly, meet with your legislators not just as constituents but as representatives of the CPA profession.

“It was such a rewarding and interesting experience. I am appreciative of the WSCPA for inviting me to come along and meet new people, learn new things, and get out of my comfort zone.”
– Jillian Robison, Eide Bailly, 2018 Hill Day attendee

Ashley Kittrell is the WSCPA Government Coordinator. For more information or to register, please contact Ashley at akittrell@wscpa.org or 425.586.1150.

This article appears in the fall 2018 issue of the WashingtonCPA Magazine. Read more here.