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October 8, 2020 

Report Shows 840,000 New Unemployment Claims

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell for a second week while remaining elevated, as the labor market makes scant progress amid risks of further weakness without additional federal stimulus.

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October 8, 2020 

Oct. 15 is Tax Deadline for Americans with Extensions

The IRS has electronic filing options, including Free File. Taxpayers and tax professionals should continue to use electronic options to support social distancing and speed the processing of tax returns, refunds and payments.

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October 8, 2020 

AICPA Foundation Grants 25 Minority Doctoral Fellowships

The funding comes from the Minority Doctoral Fellowship program, which serves to bolster racial and ethnic diversity among accounting educators at colleges and universities. It provides $12,000 to each student, renewable for up to ...

Rootworks

October 7, 2020 

The Modern Firm®

For more than a decade, Rootworks has been refining the concept of what it means to be a Modern Firm.

Small Business

October 7, 2020 

CEO Shares Time-Tested Tips for Building a Successful Business

By studying extraordinary people to learn how they became the best in their fields, along with recording every stage of his own progress — including the mistakes — Rollins has created a playbook of proven strategies to help others on their ...

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October 7, 2020 

Deloitte Survey Gives Outlook on Mergers

For many, alternative deals are quickly outpacing traditional M&A activity as the search for value intensifies in a low-growth environment. When asked which type of deals their organizations are most interested in ...

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October 7, 2020 

More Diversity Needed in Accounting Education

The AICPA’s most recent Supply and Demand Report shows an interesting trend, one that the industry needs to find a strategy to address. When students first start down the path of becoming an accounting professional, there’s pretty ...