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The American Institute of CPAs Foundation has announced the recipients of its first annual CPA Exam Scholarship. Fifty CPA Exam candidates received scholarships. The CPA Exam Scholarship, worth $1,500 each, is awarded to a minimum of 50 AICPA Student Affiliate members or U.S. AICPA CPA Exam Candidate Affiliate members to reimburse exam-related fees and prep […]
Accounting firms Crowe LLP and BKD LLP released year-end tax-planning guides Wednesday, during a time of great uncertainty over future tax changes in the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic and the upcoming election. Crowe’s Tax Planning: 2020 Year-End Guide discusses a number of issues, including recent legislation passed in Congress in response to COVID-19, […]
J. Robert Brown, a member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, heavily criticized recent moves by the PCAOB to strip down its research and standard-setting agendas without proper consultation, in an unusual public statement after a series of upheavals at the board. The statement, dated Oct. 13, pointed to the publication last month by […]
For the first time, the IRS is adding barcode technology to notices sent to millions of taxpayers. Starting this month, CP14 and CP14 IA balance-due notices that inform taxpayers that they owe money on unpaid taxes and their payment options are now equipped with QR barcodes to help those taxpayers securely and easily navigate IRS.gov. […]
Headline indictment; moonshines; how to take care of yourself; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers. Hope is gone Taxing Subjects (https://www.drakesoftware.com/blog): Johnny We Felt We Kinda Knew Ye Dept.: Omnipresent anti-virus king, capital crime suspect in Belize and crypto promoter John McAfee “can now add another title to his job description: defendant” in […]
CFOs and other C suite executives are far more concerned about changes in corporate tax policy during a Joe Biden administration than if President Trump is re-elected, according to a new survey by PwC. The survey of 536 C suite leaders found them to be significantly more concerned about potential change to corporate taxes policies […]
Accountants are deeply concerned about social and environmental issues, according to a new global survey by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. The report found 90 percent of the 829 accountants and finance professionals polled by the ACCA want organizations to increase their efforts to become more environmentally sustainable and make a more positive impact […]
Companies are continuing to increase the level of audit committee disclosures in their proxy statements, according to a new report from the Center for Audit Quality and Audit Analytics. The 2020 Audit Committee Transparency Barometer found that disclosures related to the audit committee’s responsibility for cybersecurity risk oversight is leading the disclosure trend, increasing fourfold […]
Every accounting firm website I look at shows a full range of services, all with great descriptions. I also read many announcements of added services with impressive descriptions. This got me thinking about the followthrough by many of these firms. I’ve been there. Before our firm merged with Withum, we promoted an imposing array of […]
The ups and downs in the economy during the novel coronavirus pandemic are causing audit committees at public companies to focus on the disclosures in their financial statements and SEC filings about the current and potential impacts of COVID-19, according to a new report from KPMG. The report, Challenges Presented by COVID-19, found that companies […]
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