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April 28, 2020 

Creativity is Great, Just Not in Accounting

As the quarterly earnings call with investors nears, every CFO, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller gets that funny feeling in their stomachs regarding the forecast—the estimate of the company’s next quarter earnings.

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April 28, 2020 

AICPA ENGAGE Conference to be All-Digital This Year

The core conference taking place online from July 20–24. The event, designed for accounting and finance professionals, is sponsored by the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA).

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April 27, 2020 

Covid-19 Having Significant Impact on Financial Auditors

Although digital advances continue to influence how audits are conducted and how evidence is gathered, as well as aspects of the reporting process, for many firms the crisis is creating a systemic shock to normal client engagement activities.

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April 27, 2020 

IRS Updates Stimulus Payment Tracking Website

The enhancements, which started last week and continued through the weekend, adjusted several items related to the online tool, which debuted on April 15. The additional changes will help millions of additional taxpayers with new or expanded ...

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April 27, 2020 

How to Lead During a Crisis

At this point, there’s no point in pretending that things are anywhere close to normal. The coronavirus crisis has touched all of our lives, changing the way businesses operate and altering the tax calendar itself.

Amy Vetter

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April 26, 2020 

21 Million Taxpayers Delayed Filing Past April 15

As of April 17, 2020, the IRS reported that 115,961,000 individuals had filed their 2019 tax returns, compared to 137,233,000 returns filed for 2018 by April 19, 2019. That is 21,272,000 less— a drop-off of 15.5%.