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June 3, 2021 

Deloitte’s MADE Commits $75 Million to Fuel Greater Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Tax and Accounting

Deloitte has announced the establishment of Making Accounting Diverse and Equitable (MADE), a commitment to generate more advisory, auditing, and tax career opportunities and leadership pathways for the next generation of certified public accountants (CPAs). MADE represents a bold vision for the accounting profession, both in terms of increasing racial and ethnic diversity, and helping...…

 Sovos Launches New Advanced Periodic Reporting Cloud Platform

June 3, 2021 

Sovos Launches New Advanced Periodic Reporting Cloud Platform

Global tax software provider processes from extraction through filing with integrated and customizable workflows. ·  View general (GL) VAT and logistical data from ERPs and other systems to present in the format and timeframe tax authorities require. ·  Enhance decision-making with other Sovos VAT compliance solutions to respond to any tax compliance obligation across markets. To learn...…

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June 3, 2021 

6 Essential Measurements of Firm Culture

Firms spend a significant amount of time and money creating a company culture that helps employees feel supported and drives results. In recent years, forward-thinking firms have focused on creating growth cultures rather than performance-based cultures.

Sandra Wiley

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June 3, 2021 

How to Use Polls to Measure Your Clients’ Needs

If I were to ask you, “What do you prefer, working or vacationing?” Which would you choose? That simple question is a poll, providing answers that inform content development to get my target market’s attention. Okay. That sounds fun for consumer brands, but are polls something B2B companies could use? Yes! Here’s why. 7 Benefits...…

Becky Livingston

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June 2, 2021 

5 Ways Workflow Automation Supports Firm Goals

Modern firms know that optimized workflows make for a more efficient and productive workforce, supporting firm growth and profitability goals. Creating efficiencies and promoting productivity doesn’t happen by accident, requiring strategy and ...

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June 2, 2021 

Employers Adding Voluntary Worker Benefit Options

The Emerging Trends in Health Care Survey found that employer interest in offering voluntary benefits has been burgeoning, with 94% of employers finding voluntary benefits to be important to their employee value proposition and Total Rewards strategy ...

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June 2, 2021 

Consumer Confidence Holds Steady In May

Consumers’ appraisal of current conditions improved in May. The percentage of consumers claiming business conditions are “good” fell from 19.4 percent to 18.7 percent, but the proportion claiming business conditions are “bad” also declined, from 24.5 ...

 Illinois CPA Society Announces 2021 Scholarship Recipients

June 2, 2021 

Illinois CPA Society Announces 2021 Scholarship Recipients

The Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS) has awarded $104,500 in scholarships through the CPA Endowment Fund of Illinois to 55 accounting students as part of its annual Accounting Scholarship Program, which supports accounting students at ...

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June 2, 2021 

AICPA Supports Disaster Tax Filing Relief Bill

Currently, the process for receiving tax filing relief from the IRS follows a presidential disaster declaration, which can come days or weeks after a state disaster declaration. This gap places impacted businesses and individual taxpayers in ...

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June 1, 2021 

Bill.com Acquires Divvy

Bill.com, a provider of cloud-based software that simplifies, digitizes, and automates complex back-office financial operations for small and midsize businesses (SMBs), announced today it has completed its acquisition of Divvy, a leader in spend ...