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September 8, 2020 

The more this year of clear vision has progressed, the more it has been blurred by the COVID-19 pandemic, frantic reactive thinking, and desperation. However, some firms have continued to look to the future, and have been proactive at choosing their ...

Randy Johnston

September 8, 2020 

After putting in decades of hard work, Americans naturally expect to have financial security in our golden years. But not all can look forward to a relaxing retirement. According to the Employee Benefit Research Institute’s 2020 Retirement Confidence ...

September 8, 2020 

The study’s findings are based on an analysis of employee performance over an extended period in three workgroups totaling 94 employees who constituted separate shifts responsible for equipment inspection, operation, and maintenance in a ...

September 8, 2020 

Those who believe their finances are better now than they were back in January 2017 tend to be male (31% vs. 22% of females), white (31% vs. 17% of all other races), college graduates (29% vs. 22% with no more than a high school diploma), ...

September 8, 2020 

AICPA News is a round-up of recent announcements from the association.

Mary Girsch-Bock

September 7, 2020 

All the lessons we’ve learned from the pandemic so far have played a role in disrupting the status quo and the same holds true for the auditing profession. As those in the profession are all too aware, we have audited the same way for decades.

September 4, 2020 

Hi. This is Trish with Copytech and we’re running a special on ink I thought you might be interested in. Really, Trish? Our business is down so much that we’re barely making copies right now. Thanks for being tone-deaf. No, I don’t want to hear about your specials. In February you had expressed interest in...…

September 4, 2020 

There’s a saying that a crisis is a terrible thing to waste. What it actually represents is an opportunity–and the space–for change that normally isn’t available. Here are some of the key hurdles that usually stand in the way of change:

September 4, 2020 

During the two-hour program, participants heard from and interacted with inspiring professionals from Accountemps, Becker, Caterpillar, Gleim, Roger CPA, Salesforce, and Wipfli, who covered the ins and outs of networking, standing out in in-person and ...

September 3, 2020 

Empire ATS helps accounting firms minimize the total cost of tax compliance work and maximize profits. This is accomplished by making sure the right resources are assigned to each return based on business sector expertise, client experience, staff ...

September 3, 2020 

Under the Internal Revenue Code, the rate of interest is determined on a quarterly basis. For taxpayers other than corporations, the overpayment and underpayment rate is the federal short-term rate plus 3 percentage points.

September 3, 2020 

The 10 pages of nonauthoritative accounting guidance developed by the AICPA Health Care Expert Panel addresses questions regarding CARES Act provisions and COVID-related FEMA funding specific to nongovernmental health care entities...