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Technology January 16, 2021
Let’s All Go Phishing: Accounting Firm Security Awareness Training
E-mail based malware and phishing attacks are frighteningly simple to create. Last fall, an international CPA firm association commissioned me to create some materials and resources for their firms.
January 15, 2021
CEOs Start 2021 Concerned About Taxes, Optimistic About Trade & Eager to Return to the Office
The survey gauged CEOs and C-suite executives from around the world about their biggest business challenges in 2021. Among the top stressors worldwide, respondents primarily cited COVID-19, recruiting and retaining top talent, recession risk, vaccine ...
January 15, 2021
Accounting Firm DHG Donates 1.5M+ Meals to Food Banks
DHG raised more than $154,000, which equals approximately 1.8M+ pounds of food and 1.5M+ meals. Of this total, $45,000 benefitted Feeding America directly and the remaining funds benefited local food organizations – many of which are in the ...
January 15, 2021
2021 IRS Income Tax Season To Start February 12, 2021
The Internal Revenue Service has announced that the nation's tax season will start on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, when the tax agency will begin accepting and processing 2020 tax year returns.
January 15, 2021
The Secrets to Closing More Deals
Poker, by definition, is a game of chance, no player has x-ray vision or a relationship with the dealer to influence which cards are dealt. Yet, if poker is a game of chance, why do the same players continually place in the top 100 despite there being ten
January 15, 2021
AICPA’s Financial Reporting Executive Committee Seeks Feedback on Insurance Entities Working Draft: Targeted Improvements to Long-Duration Contracts
The FASB accounting standard on Long-Duration Contracts makes targeted improvements to the existing recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure requirements for long-duration contracts issued by an insurance company. FinREC and the AICPA ...
January 15, 2021
$1,400 Coronavirus Stimulus Payments: Biden Plan Also Includes Grants and Loans for Small Business
President-Elect Biden's new stimulus plan would send $1,400 stimulus payments to taxpayers who received the previous stimulus payments. Small businesses would see $15 billion in grants and $35 billion in low-interest loans.
January 15, 2021
Next Coronavirus Stimulus: $1,400 Payments and $15 Billion in Grants to Small Business
President-elect Biden's new stimulus plan would send $1,400 stimulus payments to taxpayers who received the previous stimulus payments. Small businesses would see $15 billion in grants and $35 billion in low-interest loans.
January 15, 2021
CES 2021 Gadget Highlights – The Biggest Technology Show of the Year
The International CES (Consumer Electronic Show) kicks off each New Year by showcasing the latest gadgets and technology trends projected for the coming year. While COVID forced the program to be 100% digital, it still provided a flood of product...
January 15, 2021
Are CFOs the New CEOs?
In the not-so-distant past, business empires based on “vision” alone grew to billion-dollar heights. WeWork is a particularly prominent example. Its staggering fall, only months before a global pandemic that rocked the entire business world, underlined a fundamental business truth; good leadership is not only about vision – it starts with a solid business plan...…
January 14, 2021
Finagraph and Ace Cloud Hosting Partner for Cash Flow Service in a Hosted Environment
The new strategic partnership immediately gives small businesses and accounting firms a state-of-the-art and hassle-free cloud hosted cash flow solution without changing out their existing accounting system.
January 14, 2021
Laura Peth Named Mazars Sacramento Office Managing Principal
Accounting, tax and consulting firm Mazars has named Laura Peth Office Managing Principal for the Sacramento office, taking over that role from National Healthcare Practice Leader, Gil Enos.