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Judge Temporarily Halts DOJ ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’

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Judge Temporarily Halts DOJ ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’

The Justice Department announced the creation of the fund as part of settling a $10 billion lawsuit President Donald Trump brought against his own government, alleging violations of federal law for releases of his tax return information in his first term.

 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 ...

 AICPA Supports Disaster Tax Filing Relief Bill

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 ...

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June 1, 2021 

AICPA News: June 2021

AICPA News is a round-up of recent announcements from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. A Quarter of American Taxpayers Don’t Have a Financial Plan For some people, submitting their tax return to the IRS is a relief as they put the paperwork out of sight, and out of mind, until next year. Others...…

Mary Girsch-Bock

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June 1, 2021 

Strenghthen Your Client Relationships with Financial Planning

Marriage, divorce, remarriage, having children, or planning for retirement. All of these events can directly impact your client’s tax returns, so why not take tax preparation a step further by offering your clients a way to better plan for these events? It’s likely that you’re already doing some of the work of a personal financial...…

Mary Girsch-Bock

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May 28, 2021 

A Guide to Earning and Managing CPE Credits

Earning and efficiently managing CPE credits is an essential skill for an accountant. You have to decide which courses to take, make sure they meet the necessary requirements, work it into your schedule, report them and then make sure you are always up-to

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May 27, 2021 

New AICPA Chair Focuses on Next Generation of Accountants

Pirolli, a CPA who also holds the Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) designation and the Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF) and Personal Financial Specialist (PFS) credentials, was elected to the one-year AICPA volunteer post by the ...

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May 27, 2021 

What “Ghostbusters” Can Teach Us About Conversations

Being intentional is a key to many successful habits and here it plays a major role again. The first step is to make connecting with your peers is to make it a priority. Each day spend 15 minutes twice a day to call someone and have a conversation.