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September 2, 2020 

Wage Growth and Hours Worked See Increase in August

Hourly earnings growth was steady at 3.28 percent in August and weekly earnings continue to improve as the number of hours worked increases. The national jobs index stood at 94.39, moderating 0.21 percent from the previous month.

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September 2, 2020 

IRS Offers Guidance on Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax

The final regulations provide detailed guidance regarding how to compute certain BEAT calculations for groups of related taxpayers. The final regulations also contain rules permitting taxpayers to waive deductions for ...

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September 1, 2020 

Pennsylvania CPA Society Acquires CPE Provider CPA Crossings

CPA Crossings will operate independently, leveraging PICPA’s administrative resources and executive oversight. Adam Batchelor will serve as CEO of CPA Crossings. According to Batchelor, “Adding PICPA’s resources and perspective to ...

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September 1, 2020 

Accounting Associations Abacus Worldwide and JHI to Merge:

The merged association will continue as Abacus Worldwide and now counts with 115 legal and accounting member firms in 225 offices spanning 50 countries. With this added growth, Abacus Worldwide ranks among the top 12 global ...

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September 1, 2020 

AICPA and CPA.com Announce Long-Awaited Launch of .CPA Domain

The AICPA and its business and technology arm, CPA.com, have begun an early-phase rollout of .cpa, a restricted Internet domain that allows CPAs to connect with clients and the general public with greater trust, security and verification.

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September 1, 2020 

Credit Card Fraud Has Spiked During Pandemic

Overall, most consumers reported higher losses of money as their age increased. Those between the ages 30-39 reported an average of $379 lost, versus $1600 lost from those 80 years and older. These numbers may not seem like much, but they ...