Accounting October 6, 2026
The 2026 AI Finance Stack
73 tools worth knowing, how I would put them together, and the trends behind why finance teams are picking them.
June 9, 2020
AICPA Asks IRS for More Guidance on E-Signatures and Authentications
With the upheaval created by COVID-19, tax return preparers, alongside their clients and the IRS, are working remotely to comply with public health directives. To help maximize the IRS’ ability to execute on critical duties in a ...
June 9, 2020
IRS Proposes New Regs for Certain Health Care Arrangements
The IRS has released proposed regulations addressing the treatment of certain medical care arrangements under section 213 of the Internal Revenue Code. Section 213 of the Code allows individuals to take an itemized ...
June 9, 2020
FreshBooks Launches New Program for Accounting Professionals With a Vision For ‘Collaborative Accounting’
The FreshBooks Accounting Professionals Program focuses on bringing together modern accounting firms with small businesses. The program is inspired by a Collaborative Accounting approach, in which accounting professionals and ...
June 8, 2020
World Bank Predicts Worst Recession Since WWII
Global gross domestic product will probably shrink 5.2% in 2020, the Washington-based development organization said in its semi-annual Global Economic Prospects report Monday. Emerging and developing economies will shrink 2.5%...
June 8, 2020
Airlines Say Flying is Safe, Argue Against Limiting Passengers
A group that represents several of the nation’s low-cost airlines is seeking federal regulators’ permission to pack passengers into cabins without having to space them out to reduce the risk of spreading the virus.
June 8, 2020
IRS Warns of New Tax and Coronavirus Payment Scams
Criminals are continuing to use the COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments as cover for schemes to steal personal information and money. Scams related to COVID-19 are not limited to stealing EIPs from taxpayers, however.
June 8, 2020
AICPA Offers New Scholarship for Cost of CPA Exam Fees and Courses
The new CPA Exam Scholarship will offer up to $1,500 to at least 50 AICPA Student Affiliate members or AICPA CPA Exam Candidate Affiliate members in the U.S. to reimburse fees for taking the CPA Exam as well as exam preparatory courses and materials.
June 8, 2020
The Center for Audit Quality’s Research Advisory Board Awards Four New Grants
The RAB grant recipients will receive funding to support their research. In addition, since these four projects are behavioral research projects, the CAQ will assist in providing access to auditors from its eight Governing Board firms.
June 8, 2020
Do You Have a Clear Tax Vision?
What do you think happens to your firm when you feed it the right tools and training? What is your future vision of your tax practice? Do you want to be fit and competitive, or do you prefer the alternatives?
June 8, 2020
NATP to Hold Week-Long Virtual CPE Event for Tax Pros, July 27-31, 2020
TaxCon, a week-long virtual event, includes many aspects attendees enjoy about live events, like one-on-one interaction with instructors, attendees and even exhibitors live throughout the event.
June 8, 2020
IRS Has Processed 159 Million Coronavirus Stimulus Payments, Offers Tools to Help Those Left Behind
In the past two months, more than 159 million Americans have received Economic Impact Payments totaling almost $267 billion. Of the payments, 120 million were sent to Americans by direct deposit, 35 million by ...
June 8, 2020
IRS Expands Virtual Settlement Days
The Internal Revenue Service Office of Chief Counsel is expanding its Virtual Settlement Days program after the tremendous success achieved by three offices that took Settlement Days events virtual in May 2020.