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Sep 25, 2020
Lawyers for Donald Trump were met with skepticism from federal appeals court judges as they made their latest attempt to block New York prosecutors from getting their hands on his tax filings and other financial documents through a grand jury subpoena.
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Sep 25, 2020
Those impacted in a number of Alabama counties now have longer to file and make tax payments.
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Sep 25, 2020
The Internal Revenue Service is giving taxpayers and practitioners some extra time if they tried to file their returns on Sept. 15 through CCH Axcess, but were unable to do so because of a system outage.
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Sep 25, 2020
Despite the many, many downsides of COVID-19, one of the biggest silver linings has been that it forced CPAs and accountants into being true advisors to their clients.
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Sep 25, 2020
Apple Inc.'s victory over a record back-tax order faces a challenge at the European Union's top court as Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager seeks to rescue her crackdown on allegedly unfair fiscal deals doled out to multinational companies.
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Sep 25, 2020
The new product comes after Avalara bought Compli, which provides compliance services, technology, and software to producers, distributors, and importers of alcoholic beverages in the United States, last year.
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Sep 25, 2020
VSCPA forms Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Advisory Council; Mauldin & Jenkins launched new tax prep service; and more CPA news.
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Sep 25, 2020
Wagepoint receives $10 million investment; Inflo debuts Workpapers for digital audits; and SIX releases data service for assessing tax-related costs.
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Sep 25, 2020
The shutdown in March forced O&G firms to confront the inefficiencies of their financial processes.
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Sep 25, 2020
Ratcliffe and other senior Ineos executives caused tension with the company's auditor, PwC.
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Sep 24, 2020
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants is members and affiliates with each other after a successful pilot test in six markets.
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Sep 24, 2020
Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting and Thomson Reuters Checkpoint have released their predictions for the expected annual inflation adjustments from the Internal Revenue Service for various tax-related items.
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Sep 24, 2020
Most companies don't expect to reduce their office space in the coming year.
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Sep 24, 2020
The Top 50 Firm is expanding in Texas and New Mexico with its latest deal.
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Sep 24, 2020
KPMG is already starting to use the new standards to improve audit quality globally.
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Sep 24, 2020
A Panama sentencing; ‘subcontractor' mess; fun with funds; and other highlights of recent tax cases.
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Sep 24, 2020
President Trump issued a presidential memorandum on Aug. 8, 2020, directing the Secretary of the Treasury to permit employers to defer the employee portion of Social Security taxes between Sept. 1 and Dec. 31, 2020. On Aug. 28, 2020, the Treasury issued Notice 2020-65, providing a few details about how the deferral should work. The White House has announced that the deferral will be put into effect for all federal employees. Many private employers remain concerned about aspects of the deferral that may lead them to decide against implementation. While the deferral period has already begun, employers could still decide to start deferral later in the period.
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Sep 24, 2020
The annual Accounting and Financial Women's Alliance event will be held online from Oct. 28-30, 2020.
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Sep 24, 2020
If the pandemic has a silver lining, it's that the global accounting world is becoming smaller and borderless.
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Sep 24, 2020
As Nasdaq Inc. and the New York Stock Exchange consider abandoning their New Jersey data centers over a proposed financial transaction tax, they may not find their backup sites in Chicago guaranteed to be levy-free havens.
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Sep 23, 2020
The Institute of Internal Auditors has begun its formal search for a successor to longtime president and CEO Richard Chambers.
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Sep 23, 2020
Regulators are making it harder for small-time shareholders to put forth proposals aimed at cracking down on excessive pay, climate change and other corporate governance concerns.
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Sep 23, 2020
PKF O'Connor Davies, a Top 100 Firm based in New York, has added Albrecht, Viggiano, Zureck & Company, P.C., a CPA firm in Hauppauge, New York, expanding its presence on Long Island.
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Sep 23, 2020
The Big Four accounting firms have developed a set of metrics for companies to use for environmental, social and governance reporting internationally.
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Sep 23, 2020
We started 2020 with hopes of a solid season after a rebuilding year following the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Instead, this season threw us more curveballs, changeups, game delays, and empty seats than any season in history.
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Sep 23, 2020
There are two key areas that CPA firms should closely watch to manage audit fees in 2020.
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Sep 23, 2020
COVID-19 has changed the game. Leaders will need to reshape their companies for the new normal, making the promise of agility and market responsiveness an actual reality.
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Sep 23, 2020
QuickBooks Commerce is designed to allow small businesses to access multiple sales channels, integrate existing ones, manage orders and fulfillment, sync inventory across online and more.
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Sep 23, 2020
Hedge funds are planning to expand their presence in Florida, adding to a migratory trend as wealthy residents of northern states face the threat of higher taxes.
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Sep 22, 2020
Taxes, relief and partisanship; more than a nickel; a new pair; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
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Sep 22, 2020
The Internal Revenue Service said Tuesday that lenders who make Paycheck Protection Program loans that are later forgiven under the CARES Act should not file information returns or furnish payee statements to report the forgiveness.
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Sep 22, 2020
At least 39 states did not have enough money to pay all of their bills at the end of 2019, leaving them ill-prepared to shoulder the costs of the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report.
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Sep 22, 2020
The Virginia Society of CPAs' new committee will advise its board of directors on diversity-focused programs and engage with local leaders to help grow the accounting student pipeline.
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Sep 22, 2020
The Virginia Society of CPAs' new committee will advise its board of directors on diversity-focused programs and engage with local leaders to help grow the accounting student pipeline.
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Sep 22, 2020
The hope is that local jurisdictions will sign on so businesses don't have to reach out to each individually.
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Sep 22, 2020
The cloud-based solution provides dashboard visualization and other tools for managing clients' loan forgiveness applications.
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Sep 22, 2020
Now that U.S. companies have experienced two fiscal quarters in the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic, quarterly reporting for Q3 doesn't seem to be getting any simpler, according to a new report from Deloitte.
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Sep 22, 2020
Teaching is viewed as a chance to improve the profession as well as an opportunity to pass on valuable experiences to those who are just getting started.
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Sep 22, 2020
KfW, Germany's third-largest bank by assets, may drop Ernst & Young as auditor as EY continues to be plagued by its role in the country's Wirecard accounting scandal.
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Sep 22, 2020
The Manhattan district attorney said press reports suggesting potential misdeeds by President Donald Trump and his company could justify a grand jury subpoena of the president's taxes and other financial records.
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Sep 21, 2020
Germany's financial regulator is considering opening a probe into Grenke AG's accounting practices, wading deeper into the controversy after criticism of its failure to unearth fraud at Wirecard AG.
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Sep 21, 2020
But the federal government has been able to correct some of its earlier missteps, like sending millions of stimulus checks to the deceased, according to the Government Accountability Office.
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Sep 21, 2020
The Internal Revenue Service released final regulations Monday to offer guidance on deductions for estates and non-grantor trusts, clarifying that certain deductions aren't to be considered miscellaneous itemized deductions.
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Sep 21, 2020
The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department issued the last set of final regulations to implement the 100 percent additional first-year depreciation deduction from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
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Sep 21, 2020
COVID-19 doesn't seem to be having an impact on such disclosures, according to a report from Ernst & Young.
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Sep 21, 2020
State tax revenues in some parts of the U.S. are rebounding as the economy emerges from the coronavirus lockdown, a positive sign for governors and mayors who had been bracing for the biggest fiscal crisis in decades.
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Sep 21, 2020
Prepare an engagement proposal that lists exactly what you will be doing and the total price for the project.
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Sep 21, 2020
Companies that took advantage of federal pandemic-relief efforts like payroll tax deferrals will face bigger bills next year, possibly complicating an already-challenging climb out of the COVID crisis.
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Sep 21, 2020
The Financial Accounting Standards Board is offering a practical expedient to the current revenue recognition rules for franchise businesses.
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Sep 21, 2020
As the AICPA rolls out .cpa, a new internet domain for CPAs, CPA.com president and CEO Erik Asgeirsson explains the value, and the application process.
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Sep 21, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has made it clear that real-time systems are possible, and critical to decision-making.
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Sep 18, 2020
New legislation aims to offer even more help.
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Sep 18, 2020
The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board is moving beyond environmental issues and more into the areas of social and governance reporting.
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Sep 18, 2020
The annual list recognizes thought leaders, decision-makers, standard-setters and others who are shaping the future of the profession.
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Sep 18, 2020
Prager Metis launches Latin entertainment group; KPM CPAs hires six; and more CPA news.
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Sep 18, 2020
The Top 100 Firm based in Atlanta has acquired Plush Smith P.A., a firm in Sarasota, Florida.
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Sep 18, 2020
The update includes a new point-of-sale tool, advanced expense management, and a new, deep integration with Shopify.
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Sep 18, 2020
The update includes a new point-of-sale tool, advanced expense management, and a new, deep integration with Shopify.
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Sep 18, 2020
As state and local tax forecasts continue to paint a very ugly budget picture, there is little reason to doubt that officials are casting about in search of new sources of revenue.
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Sep 18, 2020
With the incremental complexities and associated risks this year, companies and auditors cannot afford to fall behind.
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Sep 18, 2020
Money managers and pension funds want companies to publish their 2020 annual reports in line with guidance from the International Accounting Standards Board that calls for incorporating climate-related risks in financial statements.
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Sep 17, 2020
Difficult and complex; $4,000 tax on $2 million; little horse sense; and other highlights of recent tax cases.
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Sep 17, 2020
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and Democratic legislative leaders have agreed on a budget deal that will raise taxes on millionaires to fund rebates for about 800,000 middle-class households.
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Sep 17, 2020
Democrats introduce wildfire disaster tax relief bill
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Sep 17, 2020
The Financial Accounting Standards Board released an accounting standards update Thursday to enhance the transparency of how nonprofits report contributed nonfinancial assets, also known as gifts in kind.
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Sep 17, 2020
Rep. Pete Olson, a Republican from Texas, has introduced a bill that would offer tax incentives to employers who train workers about best practices for reducing the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace.
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Sep 17, 2020
The U.K.'s Financial Reporting Council sanctioned Deloitte and two of its former partners for their audits of the software company Autonomy prior to its acquisition by HP and levied a record penalty.
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Sep 17, 2020
The state society will have the Canadian company educate its members on AI and data analytics, as well as MindBridge's software solutions.
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Sep 17, 2020
You didn't like that old job much anyway.
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Sep 17, 2020
Wall Street firms may start facing pressure to pay out bonuses earlier than usual as their employees worry about the prospect of higher taxes under a Biden administration and Democrat-controlled Senate.
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Sep 17, 2020
Delivering advisory services to help small businesses through the pandemic is a win for everyone.
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Sep 16, 2020
The Internal Revenue Service is starting with the customer support area of its Exempt Organizations unit.
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Sep 16, 2020
The Institute of Management Accountants has launched a new promotional campaign to highlight the role of Certified Management Accountants in real-world situations, taking a more serious tone in the midst of the pandemic than its humorous ad campaigns.
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Sep 16, 2020
Tax preparers started noticing e-filing was not functional on Tuesday, September 15, some accountants receiving a message saying the system was experiencing "temporary filing errors."
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Sep 16, 2020
Mastermind Analytics identifies spending risks, provides benchmarks on demand, and gives finance teams more visibility into behavior patterns.
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Sep 16, 2020
There has been a rise in customer requests for help with finding remote hosting solutions.
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Sep 16, 2020
A former FASB chair believes the "revolving door" from firms to regulators and back is good for the capital markets.
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Sep 16, 2020
The U.S. Senate and Supreme Court are joining the House in not implementing President Donald Trump's order allowing employers to defer payroll taxes owed by workers.
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Sep 16, 2020
Facebook Financial, transcriptions in Word, and eight other developments in technology this past month, and how they'll impact your clients and your firm.
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Sep 15, 2020
Crypto help wanted; PPP and R&D; SEO tips; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
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Sep 15, 2020
Richard Jones is making post-implementation reviews of standards one of his top priorities, and taking a closer look at FASB's crowded agenda.
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Sep 15, 2020
The Internal Revenue Service released final regulations Tuesday for taxpayers who claim the rehabilitation credit under changes made in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
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Sep 15, 2020
A majority of CFOs and other C-suite executives anticipate corporate tax rates will rise after the election, no matter whether Donald Trump or Joe Biden wins in November, according to a new survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
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Sep 15, 2020
The American Institute of CPAs awarded the scholarships to five CPAs pursuing doctorates in accounting.
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Sep 15, 2020
Deloitte and other large firms such as PwC, Ernst & Young and BDO have been reporting revenue increases in recent weeks despite the pandemic.
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Sep 15, 2020
How can we adapt techniques that educators and educational institutions use in preparing for online classes to our fall work lineup?
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Sep 15, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic changed the game for everyone, but we'd be missing the beat if we didn't take a minute and look at the opportunity for growth.
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Sep 15, 2020
The collapse of Wirecard AG prompted accounting firm Ernst & Young to send a letter to clients expressing "regret" that it failed to uncover fraud at the company sooner.
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Sep 15, 2020
The Sept. 15 tax filing deadline is causing worries among taxpayers and tax practitioners in the midst of the pandemic, but the American Institute of CPAs believes that taxpayers will be able to avoid tax penalties if they write "COVID-19" at the top of their tax return.
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Sep 15, 2020
The AICPA believes taxpayers will be able to avoid penalties if they write "COVID-19" at the top of their return.
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Sep 14, 2020
Xero has revamped its "Starter" plans in the United States, prompted by the need to better support small and mid-sized businesses while they deal with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Sep 14, 2020
The acquisition offers integration opportunities with CCH Axcess, Wolters Kluwer's cloud-based software suite for professional firms.
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Sep 14, 2020
The Internal Revenue Service has added a page to its website aimed at the marijuana industry to inform cannabis business owners about their tax compliance responsibilities.
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Sep 14, 2020
The biggest increase came in the advisory practice, where revenue rose 29.4 percent, followed by tax at 8.8 percent and assurance by 6.0 percent.
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Sep 14, 2020
The move to remote work has made us realize that modern accounting software such as financial close solutions is no longer a nice-to-have, it's a must-have.
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Sep 14, 2020
Mandated by the COVID-19 pandemic, remote work can also bring serious tax consequences.
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Sep 14, 2020
The annual poll gathers input on key performance indicators, management strategies, staffing and financial results from accounting practices across the country.
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Sep 14, 2020
The better planned the job is, the better organized it is and the better it gets done.
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Sep 14, 2020
It's been a most unusual year for tax pros, and National Conference of CPA Practitioners president Neil Fishman dives into the major issues — and what's to come.
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Sep 14, 2020
The U.S. House of Representatives won't implement President Donald Trump's order allowing employers to defer payroll taxes owed by workers, joining major companies in rejecting the option.
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