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April 7, 2022 

Municipal bonds—frequently called “munis” for short—are often attractive to investors in the highest income tax brackets. Nevertheless, despite the obvious benefits, there are potential drawbacks to watch out for as well.

April 7, 2022 

Filing federal and state tax returns is always a hectic and complicated process. The Illinois CPA Society reminds taxpayers that CPAs have your back. CPAs are strategically positioned to help file your tax returns while determining the best ways to ...

April 7, 2022 

Technologies like Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tools can help FAs stay organized amid this demand—that is, if they leverage the tools to their full capabilities. While many advisors already maintain a customer database, these systems are ...

April 7, 2022 

These updates incorporate the best practices and approaches that have emerged over the last two years of the COVID-19 pandemic into the program, which remains among the most flexible in the profession. These updates are designed to maximize the ...

April 7, 2022 

As businesses navigated recent market disruptions, finance teams rapidly embraced cloud technology that would help drive critical business decisions. However, only 10 percent of finance leaders believe their teams have the full complement of technology...

April 7, 2022 

The CPA Endowment Fund of Illinois, the charitable partner of the Illinois CPA Society, has announced its Board of Directors to serve April 1, 2022, to March 31, 2023.

April 7, 2022 

Applications for U.S. state unemployment insurance fell last week by more than forecast, showing that employers are retaining workers in an increasingly tight labor market.

April 6, 2022 

The diversity of graduates hired into accounting and finance functions of U.S. CPA firms is on the rise with an increase of almost five percentage points from 30.1 percent in 2018 to 34.8 percent in 2020, according to the “2021 Trends: a report on ...

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April 6, 2022 

The ASU expands the current single-layer method to allow multiple hedged layers of a single closed portfolio under the method. To reflect that expansion, the last-of-layer method is renamed the portfolio layer method.

April 5, 2022 

Marketplacer is now part of Avalara's "Certified for AvaTax" program, which features integrations that perform at the highest level to provide the best possible customer experience. The new partnership with Avalara gives both marketplace operators ...

April 5, 2022 

"To enhance disclosure and investor protection in initial public offerings by special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) and in business combination transactions involving shell companies, such as SPACs, and private operating companies."